Finland to revamp recycling system
One plastics recycling guarantor estimates that the average Finn accumulates 15 kilograms of plastic trash every year. Until now plastics
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Environment (Finland)
Critical winter for Finland’s Saimaa seal
Nesting for the endangered Saimaa ringed seal is under threat from rising waters and a lack of ice and snow.
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Sámi spokesperson urges respect for nature
Pekka Aikio, a long-term spokesman for the indigenous Sámi people of Finnish Lapland, implores everyone to respect nature in all
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-30.7 Celsius record in Sodankylä, Finland
Against the backdrop of an unseasonably warm winter, the far northern town of Sodankylä continues to make and break national
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Mixed reactions in Finland to Paris climate accord
Nearly 200 world leaders celebrated an early Christmas in Paris Saturday after signing an unprecedented pact to limit global warming
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Miserable snow conditions in Finland
With long-term forecasts now extending to late December, meteorologists at Finland’s public broadcaster Yle, say it is likely that sleigh
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Finland at COP21: ‘Small steps will no longer do’
Addressing the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris on Monday, the Finnish president likened his country to “a global
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Finnish “ecosystem hotel” to preserve plant species
A project by the Finnish Environment Institute and manufacturing firm Rudus aims to conserve and even increase the number of
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Finland’s president pledges to cut carbon footprint
Like hundreds of other Finns, President Sauli Niinistö has signed an online pledge to take steps to reduce his personal
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Finnish negotiators optimistic about COP21
Despite the recent terrorist attacks, there is a hopeful atmosphere in the run-up to the COP21 UN Climate Change Conference,
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Helsinki City Council to close coal plant
City councillors decided on Monday that one of the city’s two coal plants should be closed by the end of
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Snow in Finland’s weekend forecast
A low pressure area dominating the weather over southern and central parts of Finland is likely to bring snowfall this weekend.
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Finland OKs disposal cave for nuclear waste
The Finnish government has granted Posiva a permit to build a permanent disposal facility for spent nuclear fuel on the
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Lapland TV host becomes nature enthusiast
Television personality Mikko ‘Peltsi’ Peltola says he inherited his love of nature from his grandfather. Known for his years as
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Temperature record broken in Finland
A balmy 14.1 degrees Celsius was recorded in Vuosaari Harbour just before noon on Tuesday, according to the Finnish Meteorological
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