Both the Sami villages and the UN have said no.

A mine can not cooperate with the reindeer herding industry in the area, according to them.

But Minister of Trade and Industry Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson (S) is convinced that this is possible through the requirements set by the government in connection with the decision.

The mine risks completely destroying the reindeer husbandry in the area - what is it that makes you still choose the mine before the reindeer husbandry?

- We have set 12 very strong demands on the company so that it can coexist with the reindeer herding industry in this area.

The Sami villages will be unharmed when the business starts.

"The land can be restored"

You talk, among other things, about the land being restored, is it possible?

- Yes it does.

I have seen it on several occasions in recent years.

It is of course difficult with the pit of 100 hectares of the 1300 hectare area.

But other areas we know can be returned and used as reindeer grazing again.

The requirements for the company must be met in a dialogue between the company and the Sami village.

That they are met must be followed up by local authorities, according to the minister.

But how the process would go if the company does not follow the requirements, the minister can not answer.

Can the permit be revoked if you do not follow this?

- Yes, that is my assessment.

If it is a requirement as the government says, you must follow it.

Then I do not know 100 percent legally how it works.

"Impressed by the protests"

However, the government's decision does not mean that a mine will be built automatically.

In its decision, the government has not taken into account the infrastructure in the area - where roads and heavy traffic are expected to threaten both the reindeer industry and the world heritage Laponia.

UN rights experts have urged you to say no.

How do you look at it?

- They have assessed the whole.

So also what is far behind what we have decided on today.

For example, all roads, all infrastructure that must be developed if there is to be a mine here.

Today we have made a decision about the mine itself and later in the process the question can be asked whether it affects Laponia.

That issue will be dealt with in the future in the Land and Environmental Court.