Finland’s highest vehicle emissions down south, oldest cars up north
Finland’s car population continues to age, even as government considers ways to get motorists to switch to newer, more fuel-efficient or electric
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Golden eagles’ reindeer attacks cost Finland 800,000 euros in damages
Finland paid approximately 1.4 million euros in compensation for damage caused by protected animals in 2018, of which barnacle geese
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Finland needs its own space research centre, gov’t report says
Finland must increase its investments in the business and technologies of space, according to a report commissioned by the Prime
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Precipitation levels in North Finland 1.5 –2 times higher than average
Outside of the Arctic region of Lapland, Finland experienced record-breaking average temperatures and all-time highs in the month of January
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Finnish Lapland municipality estimated to have lowered emissions by 121 percent
For the first time, comparable data ranks greenhouse gas emissions for all Finnish municipalities. According to figures released by the
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Davos: Finnish PM stresses importance of Arctic Council for region’s stability amidst climate change
In her international debut at the 51st World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said the world needs
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Finland far behind climate goals, think tank says
Finland’s carbon emissions are dropping far too slowly to reach the country’s climate goals, according to a fresh report from the Research
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40 C temperature gap between northern and southern Finland
Winter temperatures reached their lowest level this winter when the mercury dropped to 37.7 degrees below freezing in Kevojärvi in
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Finland nearly 1 degree warmer than usual in 2019
It was warmer and wetter last year than national averages, the Finnish Meteorological Institute reports. Temperatures in Finland last year
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Colder than average autumn in Finnish Lapland
Arctic Finland experienced a colder autumn than usual in 2019 according to statistics from the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). In
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Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin stresses climate action in New Year message
Marin said that society’s strength can’t be measured by the wealth of its most affluent members. In her Prime Minister’s
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Finland ‘disappointed’ by COP25 failure
The US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement made a new deal more difficult, according to the Environment Minister. UN
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Finns favour nuclear power to fight climate change, poll says
Nearly half of all respondents to an Yle poll said they consider nuclear power to be a sustainable form of
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Polar night begins as sun sets on Finland’s far North
According to the University of Helsinki Almanac Office, residents of the village of Nuorgam — located close to the northernmost
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Finland investigates oil leak risks from Baltic Sea shipwrecks
The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) has sent a research ship to investigate two shipwrecks seen as potential environmental risks. This
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