芬兰的采矿业可追溯至400年前,曾是欧洲主要的铁生产国,但目前的生产矿山大多都只有20～30年历史。芬兰的采矿业是在资源有限的情况下发展的,矿床通常品位低、规模小,尽可能采用露天开采方式。但矿体薄及寒冷的冬季却给予了严重的限制。地下开采往往是唯一可选择的方案。尽管有这些不利条件,芬兰仍生产了铜、镍、锌、钒、铁矿石、钴及铬铁 Finland’s mining industry dates back 400 years and was Europe’s leading iron producer, but most of the current production mines are only 20-30 years old. Finland’s mining industry is developed with limited resources. Deposits are usually of low quality and small size, and open pit mining is used whenever possible. However, the thin ore and cold winter have given serious restrictions. Underground mining is often the only option available. Despite these unfavorable conditions, Finland still produces copper, nickel, zinc, vanadium, iron ore, cobalt and ferrochrome