National Sámi Day celebrated across several nations
Tuesday marks the commemoration of national Sámi Day, a celebration held across Finland, Sweden, Norway and Russia on the 6th
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Finland
Saimaa seal population on the rise in Finland
Recent heavy snowfall and large drifts have created ideal conditions for the dens where the endangered Saimaa ringed seal raise
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Climate change and youth loneliness top priorities for President Niinistö’s second term
President Sauli Niinistö officially assumed office on Thursday, taking the oath of office in a special plenary session of parliament.
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Winter blizzard snarls road traffic, delays planes, trains and buses in Finland
Poor road conditions Thursday caused the occasional fender bender while only one runway was operational at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport due
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Bilingual Finnish-Sámi teaching to start in Helsinki school
A Helsinki comprehensive school will offer classes in the indigenous Northern Sámi language more intensively than ever before in autumn
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President Sauli Niinistö on 2nd term: “No need for major changes” in Finland politics
Speaking after a historic re-election win, the Finnish president said that Finland’s security environment is calmer now than a few
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Historic first round victory for incumbent Sauli Niinistö in Finland presidential election
Sauli Niinistö won a second term in office as Finland’s president on Sunday after securing an overwhelming victory in a
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Civil War still divides Finland after 100 years, poll suggests
An Yle survey suggests that mistrust sown in the Finnish Civil War of 1918 has trickled down through the generations
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Finland’s Bird of the Year population in steep decline
BirdLife Finland reports that Finnish populations of the common pochard – chosen to be Bird of the Year 2018 –
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Another snowy, windy, wet and dangerously slippery day in Finland
Heavy, drifting snow disrupted road traffic and delayed rail services in northern parts of the country on Thursday. Rain and
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Finland hits a new low: -36.8C
Yet another record low temperature for this winter was recorded early Wednesday morning at Inari in Finnish Lapland. Meanwhile, snow
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Lahti, Finland to reward residents for cutting emissions
Lahti will apparently be the first city to let residents track their transport emissions – and earn awards for reductions.
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Mega-freeze in Finland: Arctic temperatures plunge into the -30s
Far northern Finland dips to -34.6 Celsius Residents in many parts of Finland found themselves in a deep freeze Monday
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An optimistic picture for Finland’s economy in 2018
The financial group OP predicts that employment, consumption and consumer confidence will grow this year before growth slows again in
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Cash-for-clunkers initiative spurs car sales in Finland
A programme aimed at taking higher-emission cars off the roads seems to be stimulating the car business. Car-owners are already
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