Finnish drivers less likely to receive compensation for damages occurred on Arctic roads
Finland’s road conditions have deteriorated for years, and a 2014 report from a parliamentary working group put the total repair
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Warnings in Lapland after fatal avalanche in Sweden
The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) warns that the avalanche risk in four fell areas of Finnish Lapland is considerable at
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Finland: March temperatures frostiest in five years
The Finnish Meteorological Institute FMI has reported that most parts of Finland were 2 to 5 degrees colder than average
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Finland’s first silver mine to start production next year
Finland’s first silver mine in Sotkamo in eastern Finland will start production next year. The board of Swedish-based Sotkamo Silver
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Is toxic waste behind dead mussel horde in Finnish river?
Thousands of dead mussels have been discovered in Kokemäki river in western Finland, with possible links to earlier spillages of
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Finnish solar industry looks for boost from better storage
A dozen solar panels gleam in the sun on the roof of a semi-detached house in Herttoniemi, eastern Helsinki. In
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Southern Finland looks to lure Chinese visitors beyond Lapland
Many tourism sector operators are looking to cash in on the huge upswing in visitors from China. One of them
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Ex-Talvivaara mine CEO to appeal environmental crimes conviction
On Thursday an appeals court in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland, toughened the conviction of Talvivaara Mining CEO Pekka Perä on environmental
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Arrival of spring equinox promises longer days than nights in Finland
March 20 marks a turning point in Finland, when the days start becoming longer than the nights in the northern
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It’s official: Nordea Bank moves HQ from Stockholm to Helsinki
A general meeting of the largest pan-Nordic bank has green-lighted the plan to shift the HQ to Finland, which unlike
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Finland prepares for ‘nightmare’ wintertime Baltic oil spill
What keeps Jorma Rytkonen up at night is the possibility of a Russian oil tanker colliding with a Finnish or
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Arctic nations develop coast guard co-operation
Despite growing tensions between Russia and NATO in Eastern and Northern Europe, the eight Arctic nations are pushing ahead with
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Finland protects 3,000 new hectares of forest
The Environment Ministry’s centennial conservation programme made vast areas of Finland’s natural environment protected by law. The move is at
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Finland chooses Kirkenes in Norway for new Arctic railway terminal
The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has decided that a railway routing to the Arctic Ocean via Oulu, Rovaniemi
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Sudden shift in weather brings hazardous driving conditions in Finland
Meteorologists warn that a thaw combined with new snowfall may make road conditions dangerous throughout southern and south-west Finland on
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