January temperatures about 10°C above normal in parts of northern Sweden, says weather service
January was warm one for Sweden, which saw average temperatures for the winter month several degrees above normal. Measurements from
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New “Frankenstein” shipping fuel could further pollute the Arctic, environmental groups say
A coalition of environmental groups is demanding answers from the oil refining and shipping industries after it emerged that new
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Davos: Finnish PM stresses importance of Arctic Council for region’s stability amidst climate change
In her international debut at the 51st World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said the world needs
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Biosecurity an increasing concern in Arctic, Antarctic regions, experts warn
As the climate warms, biosecurity issues will become an increasing concern for the polar regions says Kevin Hughes, a researcher
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Finland far behind climate goals, think tank says
Finland’s carbon emissions are dropping far too slowly to reach the country’s climate goals, according to a fresh report from the Research
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Lack of snow due to warmer temperatures puts a damper on Finnish winter hobbies
This winter in southern and western parts of Finland has been dark, wet and unusually warm — what many Finns
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40 C temperature gap between northern and southern Finland
Winter temperatures reached their lowest level this winter when the mercury dropped to 37.7 degrees below freezing in Kevojärvi in
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New report criticises Sweden’s climate policies
Sweden’s climate policy must focus more on really reducing greenhouse gas emissions worldwide than on ‘cleaning its own backyard’. The
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No take off for flight-shaming in northern Norway, but northern Sweden sees fall in air passengers
With 2019 being the year when ‘Flight shame’ was introduced as a social movement aimed at boycotting air travel to
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Questions raised as two species of Arctic seal are spotted in southern Ireland
Two species of seal, whose ranges are typically restricted to the Arctic Ocean and North Atlantic, unexpectedly showed up on
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Northern Swedish airports get compensation for fall in travellers linked to climate change
The government will pay out 67 million SEK to make up for a drop in passengers airports in the north
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Sweden to make all laws follow its climate targets
The government has presented Sweden’s first ever ‘climate policy action plan’ which describes how they will work over the next
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Norway considers size limitation on passenger ships sailing to Svalbard
The initiative, along with a ban on heavy fuel oil, is welcomed by both locals in Longyearbyen and Arctic expedition
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Blog – Is this the end of the Arctic Council and the Arctic governance as we know it?
For a long time, many of us observing Arctic affairs have been using the term Rovaniemi Arctic spirit when we
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Finns favour nuclear power to fight climate change, poll says
Nearly half of all respondents to an Yle poll said they consider nuclear power to be a sustainable form of
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