Finnish live stream gives users bird’s eye view of eagle’s nest
Anyone with an internet connection can now follow life in a wild white-tailed eagle’s nest via a new video stream.
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Nordic nations to hone air combat skills over Finnish Lapland
The last week of June will be noisy along Europe’s eastern border to Russia with exercises both in Finland and
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Finnish president demands Arctic Summit to stop dangerous black carbon emissions
President Sauli Niinistö addressed the Finnish Climate Summit in Helsinki on Wednesday, calling on the Arctic Council member states to
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Finland to headquarter Europe’s new atmospheric research center
Finland will become the new headquarters of ACTRIS, the European Aerosol, Clouds, and Trace gases Research Infrastructure, the Finnish Meteorological
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Newspaper ads seek relatives of hundreds killed in 1918 Finnish Civil War
The Southern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency has taken an unusual step to try to find descendents of those buried
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Finland expecting less blue-green algae blooms than in previous years
This summer there is a decreased risk of widespread blue-green algae blooms in Finland’s sea areas compared to the last
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What makes Finland a meeting point for superpowers?
With relations currently strained between the US and Russia, annual meetings such as the one convening in Vantaa (near Helsinki)
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Villages in western Finland concerned by jump in wolf population
The number of wolves has increased by 10 percent from last year, with 200 wolves now living in Finland. Around
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Top US and Russian generals to meet in Helsinki
The Finnish Defence Forces said they will organise a meeting between the High Command of the US Armed Forces and
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No end in sight for Helsinki’s record, month-long drought
The Finnish capital Helsinki has had no rain for 30 days, a record-breaking dry spell for the Kaisaniemi weather station.
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New Finnish app tests your astronaut skills
The Finnish startup Space Nation has unveiled a smartphone app — Space Navigator — that it says will help anyone
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Finnish President blasts Foreign Minister for attending anti-abortion rally in Canada
President of Finland Sauli Niinistö says he considers Foreign Minister Timo Soini’s public voicing of anti-abortion sentiment abroad to be
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Finnish forest fire sparked by sunbeam through bottle in bone-dry weather
The recent weeks of dry, sunny weather have caused brush and forest fires to spark across Finland. On Tuesday fire
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Finnish FM defends presence at anti-abortion event while in Canada for Arctic Council meetings: report
On Wednesday, Finnish tabloid daily Iltalehti reported that Foreign Minister Timo Soini, who is Catholic, had participated in an anti-abortion
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Northern Finland to cool down over the weekend
Cooler air is streaming into Finland from the north on Wednesday and Thursday. Conditions will be windy especially up north,
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