Finland
ASM Population: 3,100
Gold mining technology as seen on Youtube videos is typical for the small-scale segment of ASM. The Gold Prospectors Association reports 3,100 members.
Min/max: As not all association members might be active, min might be 2,000?. As association members most likely do not include workers, max might be 5,000?.
Female participation: typically high in Scandinavian countries. ~30%? → 1,000?
All data is for gold.
Data sources for estimation
2020: 3,100
Gold Prospectors Association of Finnish Lapland (Lapin Kullankaivajain Liitto) https://www.kullankaivajat.fi/lkl-in-english/
“Nowadays the association has over 3100 members prospecting gold at 300 claims and 30 open pit mines in Finnish Lapland. The mission of the association is to secure and enhance the rights for prospecting gold. ” (Website retrieved Feb. 2020)
Publications
Further Materials
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW0k64ZQOWlp3poKbdDl7J0g80O8XbFan
Articles:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapland_gold_rush
Data section
| ASM DATA - Country Database Record | |
|---|---|
| Country Code | FIN |
| Country | Finland |
| ASM Status | Existing (data assessed) |
| Country Count | 1 |
| Data year | 2020 |
| Publ. year | 2020 |
| ASM Miners | 3,100 |
| - gold | 3 ,100 |
| Data curation | as reported |
| Inc. DevMin | no |
| - min. | 2,000 |
| - max. | 5,000 |
| - female | 1 ,000 |
| ASM Commodities | gold |