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Finland unveils plan for electric aircraft routes across Lapland region

Yle News
Posted: Monday, February 7, 2022 at 11:40
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An experimental project operating out of Enontekiö Airport in the northwest corner of Finland is set to test the viability

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Finland expects a white Christmas nationwide

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 09:11
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Finland will wake up the morning of Christmas Eve to a winter wonderland, according to a forecast from the Finnish

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Cold snap in Finland loosening its grip up to southern Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 11:58
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Current bone-chilling conditions are expected to ease next week with temperatures above freezing all the way up into southern Lapland.

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Temperatures headed toward -40C in Finnish Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Friday, December 3, 2021 at 12:17
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The biting cold could impact Independence Day celebrations on Monday A cold wave is set to hit Finland this weekend,

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Finland approves new national park in Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at 10:23
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Finland’s Parliament on Tuesday approved a government proposal to establish Sallatunturi National Park in Finnish Lapland. The approximately 10,000-hectare area

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Earthquake rattles Santa Claus Village in Arctic Finland on weekend

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 08:52
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A minor earthquake, described by one resident as “a proper jerk”, shook Rovaniemi. A mild earthquake hit Rovaniemi, capital of

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“If we lose the Arctic, we lose the globe,” says Finnish president at UN Climate Summit

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 15:43
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World leaders and policymakers are meeting in the Scottish city of Glasgow to expedite climate commitments. In an address on

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Winter comes early to Scandinavia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 14:19
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A cold wind brought snow to all inland areas above the Arctic Circle in Finland, Norway and Sweden. With temperatures

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Wintry weather hits Finland with 20cm snow accumulation in Northern Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Monday, October 18, 2021 at 09:43
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The autumn holiday for Finnish schoolchildren may seem more like a winter vacation with subzero temperatures in Lapland and snow

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Flooding in Finland is getting worse, new climate report says

Yle News
Posted: Friday, September 24, 2021 at 15:51
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Pori and Rovaniemi are among the areas to be worst affected in the coming decades, the Finnish Climate Change Panel

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Finland’s ‘official’ first snow of winter falls in Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 13:54
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Over one centimetre of snowfall was measured in Lapland before 9am on Tuesday morning, meeting the required criteria to be

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Finland set for spectacular Northern Lights this autumn

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at 10:12
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The sun’s solar cycle is moving from a period of lower solar activity to Solar Maximum, when much stronger and

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Climate change will hit Finland’s winters hard, researchers warn

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at 14:09
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Snowy Christmases are already becoming a rarity in Finland, especially in southern parts of the country. Children in Finland often

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Finland’s July temperatures in Lapland one to three degrees above average

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at 12:31
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The month of July was exceptionally warm in Finland this year, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). Temperature readings

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Sami, environmental groups weigh in on Finland’s Climate Act reform

Yle News
Posted: Monday, July 5, 2021 at 09:52
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The government proposal is a step in the right direction, but falls short in many respects, experts say. The government

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