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Finland and Colorado share common ground on wildfires

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Mikko Hautala, Finland’s ambassador to the United States, photographed at the Hilton Denver City Center, during a visit to Denver, Feb. 15, 2022.

Like Colorado, Finland is becoming more prone to wildfires. We interview Finnish ambassador to the US Mikko Hautala, who was in Colorado as part of an economic development tour, about those commonalities and about possibilities for future economic ties between Finland and Colorado. The ambassador also shared his views on the standoff between Russia and Ukraine.