Arctic Council experts gather in Helsinki for black carbon meeting
The Arctic Council’s expert group on black carbon and methane will gather in Helsinki on Wednesday for a two-day meeting
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Environment (Finland)
First ever winter sighting of blue-green algae in Gulf of Finland
The Finnish Environment Institute Syke says that in early January, it received several notifications of blue-green colored ice and algae
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Deep snowbanks bode well for Finland’s rare Saimaa seals
The endangered Saimaa seals of eastern Finland may be able to nest this spring without human help. In recent years
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Teen protesters in Helsinki demand climate action
A group of upper secondary school students, mainly from Swedish-speaking schools in the Helsinki region gathered on the steps of
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Photos – Cold temperatures create amazing landscapes in southern Finland
Finland’s lakes have been freezing behind schedule this winter, according to Finland’s Environmental Administration, which urges those venturing out on
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Finland’s power prices dropped as wind turbines were fed by winter storm
Record-strong winds pushed the price of electricity down early Wednesday as they kept wind turbines spinning during a major winter storm.
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Temperatures hit new low in Arctic Finland
A winter storm brought frigid temperatures of -32.2 degrees Celsius (-26 F) to Finnish Lapland (Arctic) early Thursday morning. The
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Strong winter storm batters Finland, causing power cuts, traffic delays
Record wind speeds have been clocked in southern maritime districts of Finland as a storm dubbed Aapeli causes widespread power
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Microbes pose no threat to winter swimmers, according to Finnish Health Institute
The Finnish tradition of ice swimming poses very little risk of microbial infection to swimmers, the National Institute for Health
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Nuclear power plant in northern Finland delayed four years to 2028
A controversial nuclear power plant to be located in Pyhäjoki in northern Ostrobothnia on Finland’s northwest coast will take four
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Finland will have a white Christmas, meteorologist says
Clear, crisp winter weather is in store for Finland as of Thursday, bringing a spell of subzero temperatures lasting through
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Finland’s environment suffering from human activity, report says
The status of natural habitats in Finland has continued to deteriorate over the past decade with 48% of the nearly
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Finnish energy sector’s emissions dropping sharply: report
Emissions from electricity and district heating production are taking a nosedive thanks to policy measures aimed at fighting climate change,
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Finland ninth, Sweden first in EU climate efforts: enviro group
Among 28 European Union countries, Finland is ranked ninth in efforts to combat climate change, says Climate Action Network (CAN).
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Finnish parties find consensus at cross-party climate summit
Prime Minister Juha Sipilä says that he thinks Finland is ready to do more to fight climate change, after he
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