Finland carbon neutral by 2045 says country’s environment minister
Environment Minister Kimmo Tiilikainen says that Nordic countries should be world leaders in climate policy. He says Finland could reach
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Environment (Finland)
Bio-buses join public transit system in Vaasa, Finland
Twelve biogas-fuelled buses join the City of Vaasa’s public transit system this week. Using eco fuel created from food leftovers
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Finnish farming lobbies decry WWF meat guide
Finnish pork and poultry farmers are questioning a meat guide issued on Tuesday by the national branch of the WWF.
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Finnish government buys naturally diverse historical island from forestry giant
Forestry company UPM has sold the island of Ärjänsaari in Kainuu to the Finnish government. The island has abundant nature
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Weather forecast – Big chill coming to Finland
Finland is set to shiver into next week, with temperatures down as low as -20 degrees Celsius—even in the south.
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EU wants ban on heavy fuel in Arctic
European Union considers to prohibit the use and carriage of heavy-fuel oil for vessels calling at EU ports. In a
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Winds challenging Finland’s icebreakers despite record low Baltic ice
So far the winter has been relatively mild and the extent of ice cover in the Baltic Sea is less
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Leaked transport plan would replace new car tax with road usage fee in Finland
Yle has obtained an advance copy of a government white paper calling for a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s road
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World’s most eco-friendly icebreaker starts duty
The first ever natural gas-powered icebreaker, dubbed Polaris, set off for the Bay of Bothnia from Katajanokka harbour in Helsinki
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Trains freeze up again on holiday weekend
Bitterly cold weather has again spurred train delays around Finland on Friday as the country begins a long holiday weekend.
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Finland’s wolverines again in hunters’ sights after 35 years?
The Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry wants to allow restricted hunting of wolverines in reindeer herding areas. The elusive
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Bone-chilling cold arrives in Finland
Starting on Wednesday morning, winter will continue to make a comeback in what has so far been an unusually mild
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Vaasa, Finland set to roll out biogas-fueled buses
The city of Vaasa on Finland’s west coast is nearly set to deploy a fleet of biogas-powered buses on its
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Finland’s future – Even darker winters with temperatures like Hungary?
Average temperatures in Finland are rising nearly twice as fast as in the rest of the world, says the Finnish
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Finland bets on electric cars, more renewables in new energy and climate strategy
Government’s new energy and climate strategy focuses on cutting emissions from road traffic by rolling out a quarter of a
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