On 10 September 2025, the Geological Survey of Estonia (EGT) hosted colleagues from the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), the Geological Survey of Norway (NGU), and the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) at the Arbavere Georesources Research Centre.

They say every geologist has a weakness. Ours? Metamorphic rocks and drill cores. That’s how we ended up in Finland, trying to decode billion-year-old rocks by day and recovering from over-sized Nepalese dinners by night.

On 26 August 2025, the EGT-TWINN partners came together at the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) offices in Espoo, just outside Helsinki, for our annual progress meeting. With only a few months left until the end of the project in December, this felt like a milestone moment.

As Europe races toward its climate neutrality goals, one metal has emerged as a symbol of both promise and paradox: lithium. It powers our electric vehicles, stores renewable energy, and underpins green industrial policy—but where should it come from, how should it be mined, and who gets to decide?

These are the questions at the heart of the award-winning new documentary Europe’s Lithium Paradox, which will be screened at SLO Tallinn 2025 on 16 September, hosted by the Geological Survey of Estonia as part of its programme on social licence to operate in the mineral sector.

The Social Licence to Operate (SLO) Tallinn 2025 Conference is now just a few weeks away — and registration closes on 1 September. Held on 16 September in Tallinn, Estonia, this one-day international event will bring together a wide range of experts and stakeholders working at the intersection of geology, mining, environmental policy, community engagement, and governance.