Finland welcomes EU’s downgrading of wolf protection status
The change from “strictly protected” to “protected” means wolves can be hunted under exceptional circumstances. Finland’s Environment Minister Kai Mykkänen (NCP) has
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Environment (Finland)
Warm fall, wet November mark unusual autumn weather for Finland
Lapland, Finland’s Arctic region, experienced some of the coldest autumn temperatures in the country, while the southern and eastern parts
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Lapland sees lowest temperatures so far this autumn
The mercury dropped to -27.3 degrees Celsius at the Tulppio observation station in Savukoski on Thursday, marking the coldest temperature
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Snowless Finns suffer ‘eco-grief’
The weather in Finland this autumn has been exceptional in many ways. While it was windy and rainy in Turku
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Warm October temperatures across Finland, including in sunny Lapland
October was warmer than usual across Finland, with temperatures running 1 to 2.5 C higher than the long-term average, the
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Finnish Lapland sees highest November temperature in nearly 50 years
The weekend will be chillier, but clear skies are expected in many areas. The temperature in a Lapland village reached
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Finnish Lapland hit by 30-year autumn warm spell
Temperatures reached a high of 11.2 degrees Celsius in Kilpisjärvi on Friday, compared to a high of -1.7 degrees on
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Parts of Finland experience record warmth in September
Parts of Finland experienced record-high temperatures in September, with an average of of 12.2 C, the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)
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Traffic weather warnings hit Utsjoki and Inari in Arctic Finland
Slushy conditions have hit Finland’s far north, putting traffic weather warnings into effect in Utsjoki and Inari. Temperatures are set
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Finnish Lapland sees season’s first snow cover
Overnight precipitation in Lapland brought three centimetres of snow to Kilpisjärvi in Enontekiö. Other parts of the far northwest of
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Report highlights threat climate change poses for Sami culture
A new report commissioned by the Sámi Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Finland emphasizes the urgent need to establish a
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Exceptionally warm weather in Finland’s arctic region
September has been warmer at Utsjoki in Finland’s far north than an average July, but cooler temperatures are on the
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Last week’s wildfires in Northern Lapland cost taxpayers more than €100k
Fighting the blazes took six days, with rescue workers wrapping up the job on Monday evening. The cost of extinguishing
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Overnight temperatures drop below freezing in Finnish Lapland
The coldest temperature of the night was recorded near the town of Kittilä, where the mercury dropped to -5.3 degrees
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Hotter summers set Lapland ablaze
By Matthew Schilke This season, blazes in the Inari region have nearly doubled. Experts say future fire seasons will be
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