Lake levels rise in Finland
Some of Finland’s largest lakes are forecast to continue rising for the coming weeks, with record levels predicted for Lake
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Environment (Finland)
Warm month rounds off 2013 in Finnish Lapland
Finland’s Arctic Lapland province saw milder than usual weather in December 2013. Despite several days with temperatures above freezing, the
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Mild winter puts bird migration on hold in Finland
The exceptionally mild winter has persuaded many birds to stick around in Finland for longer than usual. Some small birds
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Rains force bears out of hibernation in Finland
Rainy weather has disrupted the winter slumbers of many bears in Finland this year. Particularly in south-eastern Finland, the rain
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Building dens for Finland’s Saimaa seals
A project to construct man-made dens for the endangered Saimaa seal will continue after recently receiving EU funding for the
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Time-lapse images show northern lights over Oulu, Finland
German-born photographer Thomas Kast’s time-lapse Northern Lights video “Aurora – Queen of the Night” is being shown at a planetarium
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Finland: Radical road tax changes proposed
Finland’s road tax system could be in for radical changes after a working group recommended the current lump sum payment
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Warmer weather and hazardous roads in Finland
A snow front moving across Finland on Tuesday is expected to bring warmer temperatures, with readings in the far north
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Finnish Greenpeace activist second in Guardian poll
Finnish Greenpeace activist Sini Saarela has finished second in the Guardian newspaper’s online ‘Person of the Year’ poll. US whistleblower
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Record November snow cover at village in northwest Finland
The 9:00 AM weather measurements released by the Finnish Meteorological Institute showed 80 centimetres of snow cover at Kilpisjärvi, a
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Finland minister downbeat on prospects for Warsaw climate breakthrough
Finnish Environment Minister Ville Niinistö is pessimistic about the prospects for concrete decisions at the UN climate talks in Warsaw
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Vibrant swamp life in Lapland
The first peatland conservation land survey has now been completed. The widest and most diverse bog life was found in
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Counting elusive Finnish forest reindeer in Russian Karelia
Finnish and Russian researchers are teaming up for the first comprehensive population study of the rare Finnish forest reindeer.
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Understanding the rules to Finland’s ‘right to roam’
Known as “everyman’s right” in Finland, people are free to roam public and private lands for recreation or exercise, even
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Aurora borealis set autumn skies ablaze in Finland
In previous nights the northern lights have lit up skies across Finland, even down south. According to Finnish Meteorological
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