Total of 75 gold panning licenses, have of which are new, have been applied for newly found gold deposit near Vuotso village in Northern (Finnish) Lapland. If you travel to this region I would suggest trying panning gold in one of those "open" deposits where anyone can try panning for a small fee.
http://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/Sodankylän+esiintymä+houkuttelee+kullankaivajia/a1305560945903 (in Finnish)
Photograph by hs.fi/Mikko Nikkinen
http://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/Sodankylän+esiintymä+houkuttelee+kullankaivajia/a1305560945903 (in Finnish)
Photograph by hs.fi/Mikko Nikkinen