Finland – Wind farm aims to limit harm to birds
The threat posed to birds by wind turbines has long been debated. A wind farm being built off Finland’s west
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Environment (Finland)
Yle: Police to probe Forssa waste disposal company
Employees of the Forssa waste management company Envor have blown the whistle on the organisation’s operations, Yle’s investigative programme MOT
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Laser scanning sheds a new light on animal habitats in Finland
A major laser scanning project spearheaded by the National Land Survey of Finland has generated a welcome by-product. Intended to
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Solar and wind power yield cheapest energy say Finnish experts
Scientists at the eastern Lappeenranta University have calculated that China would become even more profitable if it were to make
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Finland: Recapturing farm nutrients offers double benefits
Finnish officials hope to entice farmers to stop fertiliser and animal waste from leaking into the waterways – and to
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2014 the second hottest year in Finnish history
Weather-wise, 2014 was an extraordinary period in many ways. According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute FMI, last year will go
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Study: Finland’s average temperature rising faster than anywhere
A study from the University of Eastern Finland finds that Finland’s mean temperature has risen by more than two degress
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Fresh saline pulse reinvigorates Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea started receiving a new pulse of saline this past weekend, as recent storms have caused the oxygen-rich,
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EU drops seal-protection complaint against Finland
The European Commission has dropped a warning to the Finnish government over protection of the critically-endangered Saimaa ringed seal. In
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Bird ambulance swoops to the rescue in eastern Finland
A group of bird enthusiasts in South Karelia decided to set up the avian emergency service after intervening to save
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New measures to protect the Saimaa seal in Finland
Restrictions on new holiday homes, more limits on fishing and an 800 metre no-go zone around dens are included in
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Finland: Snow cannon to help Saimaa seals build dens
Dark, snowless winters can feel gloomy in Finland—but to the endangered Saimaa ringed seal, milder weather is an existential threat.
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Climate change could mean more winter precipitation, summer heatwaves for Finland
Climate change could mean more stuff coming down from the sky during the Finnish winter, according to director general of
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Finland: New environment minister blocks peat bog protection
Legislation to protect boglands in Finland, long in the works at the Envrionment Ministry, has been frozen by the new
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Northern Finland bear hunters legally exceed quota
The Finnish Wildlife Agency on Friday called a halt to this year’s bear hunt in the western reindeer herding area
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