SVT Norrbotten is on site at the Kaunisvaara mine during the visit from the court and the various parties to the cases.
Namely, there are two goals to be decided at the same time.
* On the one hand, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency has requested that Kaunis iron's current permit be revoked.
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency considers that the operation is not conducted in the manner described in the more than ten-year-old condition that Kaunis iron inherited from the previous owner Northland resources.
* At the same time, the court will decide Kaunis iron's application for an extended permit for the existing mine and for more mines in direct connection.
Delayed process has created concern
According to Deputy CEO Åsa Allan, these are important decisions.
And the protracted process around environmental permits has already created concern and uncertainty with consequences for the mine's operations.
- It affects extremely much, not only our business when we have to recruit staff but also entrepreneurs when they have to invest, she says.
Is it about Pajala's future?
- This is a milestone for Pajala's future.
Much depends on how they go in the different goals.
In the video, Åsa Alla talks about the different scenarios that different court rulings can give.