Finland prepares for ‘nightmare’ wintertime Baltic oil spill
What keeps Jorma Rytkonen up at night is the possibility of a Russian oil tanker colliding with a Finnish or
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Environment (Finland)
Finland protects 3,000 new hectares of forest
The Environment Ministry’s centennial conservation programme made vast areas of Finland’s natural environment protected by law. The move is at
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Saimaa seal population on the rise in Finland
Recent heavy snowfall and large drifts have created ideal conditions for the dens where the endangered Saimaa ringed seal raise
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Finland’s Bird of the Year population in steep decline
BirdLife Finland reports that Finnish populations of the common pochard – chosen to be Bird of the Year 2018 –
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Lahti, Finland to reward residents for cutting emissions
Lahti will apparently be the first city to let residents track their transport emissions – and earn awards for reductions.
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Mega-freeze in Finland: Arctic temperatures plunge into the -30s
Far northern Finland dips to -34.6 Celsius Residents in many parts of Finland found themselves in a deep freeze Monday
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Nature organisation aims to ‘rewild’ Finland
A new NGO established in Finland advocates the introduction of species like European bison in an effort to ‘rewild’ the
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Environment minister proposes coal-free Finland by 2025
Minister of the Environment, Energy and Housing Kimmo Tiilikainen has proposed that Finland should move up its ban on coal-burning
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It won’t be too sunny, but temperatures will rise during the weekend in Finland
Yle meteorologists say Finland’s ongoing cold snap is on its way out, and mild weather is in store in many
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Felt the cold last night in Finland? Lower temperatures on the way
Temperatures in northern Finland plummeted on Monday night, reaching a seasonal low of -22.2 degrees Celsius for the season in
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Finland’s Saimaa seal population on the increase
Saimaa ringed seal populations are slowly growing, estimates state-owned forest-management enterprise Metsähallitus. The organisation says that the populace of the
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Finland’s biggest environmental crime case returns to court
An environmental crime trial about mining company Talvivaara’s past operations began at the Rovaniemi appeals court on Monday. Under scrutiny
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Forest protection well below target in Finland, despite UN obligations
Old-growth forests are hard to find in Finland, the home of a historically dominant paper and pulp industry with an
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Renewables to provide bulk of Finland’s energy in 2018
Finland’s energy market is poised to shift into a new gear next year. Renewable energy sources are expected to produce
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No building permit for northern Finland nuclear project Fennovoima before 2019
The Russian-Finnish nuclear project at Pyhäjoki, northern Finland, will not get a building permit before 2019, according to the company’s
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