Finland approves new national park in Lapland
Finland’s Parliament on Tuesday approved a government proposal to establish Sallatunturi National Park in Finnish Lapland. The approximately 10,000-hectare area
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Environment (Finland)
Earthquake rattles Santa Claus Village in Arctic Finland on weekend
A minor earthquake, described by one resident as “a proper jerk”, shook Rovaniemi. A mild earthquake hit Rovaniemi, capital of
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“If we lose the Arctic, we lose the globe,” says Finnish president at UN Climate Summit
World leaders and policymakers are meeting in the Scottish city of Glasgow to expedite climate commitments. In an address on
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Winter comes early to Scandinavia
A cold wind brought snow to all inland areas above the Arctic Circle in Finland, Norway and Sweden. With temperatures
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Wintry weather hits Finland with 20cm snow accumulation in Northern Lapland
The autumn holiday for Finnish schoolchildren may seem more like a winter vacation with subzero temperatures in Lapland and snow
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Flooding in Finland is getting worse, new climate report says
Pori and Rovaniemi are among the areas to be worst affected in the coming decades, the Finnish Climate Change Panel
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Finland’s ‘official’ first snow of winter falls in Lapland
Over one centimetre of snowfall was measured in Lapland before 9am on Tuesday morning, meeting the required criteria to be
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Finland set for spectacular Northern Lights this autumn
The sun’s solar cycle is moving from a period of lower solar activity to Solar Maximum, when much stronger and
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Climate change will hit Finland’s winters hard, researchers warn
Snowy Christmases are already becoming a rarity in Finland, especially in southern parts of the country. Children in Finland often
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Finland’s July temperatures in Lapland one to three degrees above average
The month of July was exceptionally warm in Finland this year, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). Temperature readings
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Sami, environmental groups weigh in on Finland’s Climate Act reform
The government proposal is a step in the right direction, but falls short in many respects, experts say. The government
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Lapland among regions to be bit by snowstorm in Finland
Eastern and central Finland may receive more than 20cm of snow, even 30cm in some areas. Eastern Finland is bracing
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Saimaa ringed seal nest count begins in Finland
The annual count of endangered Saimaa ringed seal nests has begun. The count aims to provide an estimate of how
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NGOs seek stricter fishing rules to protect Finland’s endangered Saimaa seals
New regulations have been proposed to restrict fishing in the habitat of the endangered Saimaa seals, one of the world’s
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Lapland temperature of -39 C marks year’s coldest day so far in Finland
A warning of dangerously cold temperatures is in effect for nearly the whole of the country. The lowest temperature readings
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