Finland could halve emissions by 2030 while saving money: study
Finland could reduce greenhouse gas emissions more sharply over the next decade than so far projected, according to a report
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Environment (Finland)
Finland’s wolf population has exploded… but winter is coming
Finland’s wolf population may have spiked by as much as 50 percent since last spring, according to the Natural Resources
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Climate change threatens Arctic fox’s future in Nordic nations
Despite being legally protected from hunting and persecution for several decades, the adult population of the Arctic fox in the
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Climate change casts doubt on future of Finland’s forest industry
Forestry is a big industry in Finland and its seedling farms play a major role in keeping the sector alive
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Unusual weather: freezing rain expected in Northern Finland
The forecast over the next few days is for warmer than average temperatures nationwide, but also with plenty of rain.
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Cold, snowy weather spreads across most of Finland
It has been rather cold across Finland in recent days, including in southern areas. Temperatures dropped to a bone-chilling -16.8
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Finnish company turns used batteries into fertilizer
Finnish company Tracegrow has created a method for extracting substances inside used alkaline batteries that can be repurposed and used
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Finnish government proposes banning coal by 2029
Finland’s government proposed on Thursday that the use of coal to produce electricity or heat should be banned by 2029.
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Autumn chill setting in across Finland
Southern and central Finland are seeing scattered showers on Thursday, though rains will move eastward towards the end of the
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Finland’s endangered Saimaa seal population climbing back
The population of the endangered Saimaa ringed seal has risen to 392 individuals in Finland, according to the Ministry of
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Finland breaks October records with temperatures above 20 degrees
On Sunday around 2:30 PM meteorologists in Ylivieska (central Finland), some 130 kilometres south of Oulu, recorded a high of
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Northern nations pledge to reduce black coal emissions during Arctic biodiversity talks in Finland
Environment ministers of Arctic states said Friday that they want to cut down on the use of black coal, which
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Scientists and leaders gather in Finnish north to talk Arctic biodiversity
Finland is hosting the Arctic Biodiversity Congress this week, where 450 scientists, government officials, indigenous peoples and experts from 26
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Finnish minister still supports clearing forests for biofuels following UN climate report
In a report issued on Monday, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) emphasized the importance of forests as
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Photographer tells how he snapped picture of rare white bear cub in Finland
A photo of a rare white-furred bear cub taken by an aspiring young nature photographer, Niilo Isotalo, has gained widespread
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