Seasonal foods threatened by pollution problems, Swedish study says
Christmas dinner could be set to change, according to BalticEye, a research organisation based at Stockholm University. The amount
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Finland’s environment suffering from human activity, report says
The status of natural habitats in Finland has continued to deteriorate over the past decade with 48% of the nearly
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Citizens’ initiative prompts Finnish lawmakers to consider microplastics ban
A citizens’ initiative proposing that Finland ban the importation, production and sale of cosmetics containing microplastics has received the 50,000
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Baltic cruise business still booming
Finnish cruise firm Finnlines and Estonian-based Tallink Silja report they served record-breaking numbers of passengers in July. Finland-based Viking Line
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As Finland’s temperatures rise, so does the threat of toxic algae
Forecasts for sizzling weather into next week will likely speed up blue-green algae growth, says the Finnish Environment Institute SYKE.
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Can a high-pitched noise scare seals away from Baltic fisheries?
This summer Finland’s Natural Resources Institute (Luke) is experimenting with a newly developed acoustic deterrent in the Baltic sea waters
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Swedish raft made from trash draws attention to plastic pollution
A small raft made out of salvaged plastic from Sweden’s west coast sailed the Baltic Sea this week to raise
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Dumped bombs pose toxic threat to Gulf of Finland
Wartime depth charges and naval mines in the Gulf of Finland pose an increasing environmental risk to marine life, according
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Sweden reluctantly greenlights construction of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
Sweden gave the go ahead to the controversial construction of an underwater natural gas pipeline between Russia and Europe. But
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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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Baltic Sea helps Helsinki post record cruise season
This summer is shaping up to be the busiest ever for the Finnish capital’s cruise-ship business, says the city-owned Helsinki
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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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Amid snow blizzards in Sweden, motorists warned not to go out
Sweden’s Transport Administration has called in its fleet of tank-tracked all terrain vehicles as the snow blizzards and high winds
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Could an underwater tunnel connect Estonia to Finland by train?
It would connect the heart of Europe with the Arctic region, Finnish minister Anne Berner says in a presentation of
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Researcher blames lack of ice on Baltic Sea for southern Finland’s messy winter
Ice has not yet covered many areas of the Baltic Sea around southern Finland. A researcher says that warm sea
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