Finnish minister still supports clearing forests for biofuels following UN climate report
In a report issued on Monday, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) emphasized the importance of forests as
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Photographer tells how he snapped picture of rare white bear cub in Finland
A photo of a rare white-furred bear cub taken by an aspiring young nature photographer, Niilo Isotalo, has gained widespread
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Electricity prices to jump in Tampere, southern Finland
The price of electricity is set to rise in Tampere and the surrounding Pirkanmaa region of south-central Finland this autumn,
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Chinese tourists replacing Japanese visitors in Finnish Lapland
However, at the same time – and for the past decade – the number of Chinese tourists visiting Finland’s Arctic
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Obama addresses business leaders in Finland on climate change and technology
At a business seminar in Helsinki, the former American president called for global solutions to global problems. Former US president
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Finnish conservation group offers bounty to catch wolf poacher
A wolf conservation group is offering 1,000 euros for information leading to the arrest of a poacher who killed a
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Finnish and Russian PMs talk environment, cooperation and money laundering probe in Helsinki
Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipilä met with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev in Helsinki on Wednesday afternoon. The premiers held
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Blustery winds, snow and subzero nights on the way in Arctic Finland
Thousands of households lost power on Wednesday as rain, sleet and high winds swept through much in Finland. A powerful
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Cities in Finland and Sweden among Europe’s fastest-warming, data shows
This past summer was a record-breaking one in Finland. Now new data compiled by a European journalism group shows Finland featuring prominently
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Saami Council says planned Arctic railway threatens reindeer herders
A railway will affect the income and existence of the reindeer herding communities in the entire area from Rovaniemi in
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Finland braces for first autumn storm
Finland is about to experience its first autumn storm, which could lash parts of the country with high winds starting
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Finland’s interior minister dismisses proposal to bar dual citizens from Border Guard
Finland’s Minister of the Interior Kai Mykkänen said the ministry will not move forward with a proposal to parliament for
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Gold mining in northern Finland hurts reindeer, says Natural Resources Institute
Gold mining in Lapland (northern Finland) is causing more ecological problems than a local association has reported, according to the
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Finland’s foreign minister’s presence at anti-abortion event in Canada criticized by Chancellor of Justice
The Chancellor of Justice (which ensures that government bodies and their representatives comply with the law) has condemned Foreign Minister
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Warm temperatures ahead for Finland, highs of 15 degrees in North
A warm air mass due to move in over Finland could see a welcome, albeit fleeting return to warmer summer
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