Meet the reindeer farmers facing the challenges of a warming climate ++REPLAY++

Описание: (25 Dec 2025)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rovaniemi, Finland - 12 December 2025

1. Aerial shot of snow-covered forest on outskirts of Rovaniemi, the capital of Finnish Lapland
2. Downward aerial shot of snow-covered forest
3. Various of snow-covered trees
4. Various of Janne Körkkö, owner of Tara Reindeer Farm, going to feed reindeer
5. Various of reindeer eating
6. Various of Körkkö feeding reindeer
7. Reindeer eating
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Janne Körkkö, owner of Tara Reindeer Farm:
"It's very important and almost everything for me as a reindeer herder and this lifestyle what I'm living."

9. Aerial shot of snow-covered forest
10. Downward aerial shot of reindeer in forest
11. Various of reindeer
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Janne Körkkö, owner of Tara Reindeer Farm:
"Most of the time, they are everywhere and we leave them back to wilderness in the spring when they are calving. In summertime they are everywhere in the wilderness having some good food and yeah."

13. Various of Körkkö interacting with reindeer
14. Various of reindeer
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Janne Körkkö, owner of Tara Reindeer Farm:
"In the big picture, the biggest challenges might be the climate change, but also many kind of predators like wolves, bears and everything."

16. Tilt up of Körkkö feeding reindeer
17. Close of Körkkö holding lichens
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Janne Körkkö, owner of Tara Reindeer Farm:
"When the winters are a little bit different, when the weather changes a lot and when first it's cold weather and snow like we have right now, and then the weather gets very warm and it rains water and when it makes it many times there will be layers of ice. And then it's more difficult to find food for reindeer."

19. Various of Körkkö putting harness on reindeer
20. Wide of visitors
21. Various of visitors in sleighs
22. Reindeer
23. Action camera shot of reindeer
24. Various of visitors going on reindeer sleigh ride in forest
25. SOUNDBITE (English) Janne Körkkö, owner of Tara Reindeer Farm:
"Our visitors, they are surprised how well reindeers can survive in the Arctic nature and what kind of benefits they have to survive. They like this peaceful nature and clear nature."

26. Aerial shot of Tara Reindeer Farm
27. Wide of visitors
28. Various of reindeer
29. Visitor filming scene with phone
30. Various of visitors feeding reindeer
31. SOUNDBITE (English) Justen Gorski and his 2-year-old son Colt Gorski, visitors from Los Angeles, U.S.:
Justen: “Do you like seeing them?"
Colt: “The little ones are out there."
Justen: “Did you love it? Was this the best day ever?"
Colt: "Yeah, the big one."
Justen: “Honestly, incredible. Incredible. The scenery, the reindeer, everything about it is just magical."

32. Various action camera shots of reindeer pulling sleigh
33. Körkkö stood on back of sleigh
34. Various action camera shots of reindeer pulling sleigh
35. Action camera shot of snow-covered trees
36. Aerial shot of sun- setting on snow covered forest
STORYLINE:
LEADIN:

In Finland’s far north, reindeer are more than a Christmas symbol - they’re a way of life.

But climate change is bringing growing challenges for these Arctic animals.

STORYLINE:

This is the wonderous, frozen landscape of Rovaniemi in Finland.

At Taava Reindeer Farm, 25 kilometers from the capital of Finnish Lapland, visitors can see reindeer in their natural habitat.

Up here, close to the Arctic Circle, reindeer herding is a way of life.

This farm, next to the flowing Kemijoki River, is home to about 30 reindeer.





Reindeer are well adapted to temperature changes.












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