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Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

As snow continues to fall, Eastern Finland enters second week without power

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, January 4, 2018 at 10:46
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Heavy snow in the Kainuu region of northern Finland has caused rolling power cuts for a week now, with new

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Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Challenges ahead for electric car chargers along Europe’s northernmost highway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, November 17, 2017 at 15:58
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Bellona teams up with regional authorities to see how and where charger should come between Murmansk and the border to

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smart-grid-electrical-systems-a-new-export-jackpot-for-finland
Business (Finland) Finland 

Smart grid electrical systems – a new export jackpot for Finland?

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 18:53 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 14:17
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Smart electricity systems can save consumers money while easing the transition to low-emission energy sources – and Finnish high-tech firms

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Business (Finland) Environment Finland General 

Renewables help keep energy costs low in Finland: experts

Yle News
Posted: Monday, July 25, 2016 at 13:20
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Some households’ electric rates have risen incrementally this summer, but overall prices remain low compared to long-term averages. Experts attribute

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Business Business (Norway) General Norway Special Features 

New wind power park planned for Arctic Norway

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 1, 2016 at 16:53 — Last Updated: Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 21:28
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The Hamnefjell project will take advantage of rich Arctic winds to deliver an annual 186 GWh. The site is among

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Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

Power being restored in Pori, Finland

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 14:20 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 21:06
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Some 2,000 households in the Meri-Pori area awoke to a power cut on Tuesday morning, but the majority have now

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Storm Helga weather warning for Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, December 4, 2015 at 14:59 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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The Swedish weather service SMHI has issued an official warning for high winds of up to 30 metres per second in the

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General Special Features 

Finland’s president pledges to cut carbon footprint

Yle News
Posted: Friday, November 27, 2015 at 15:06 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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Like hundreds of other Finns, President Sauli Niinistö has signed an online pledge to take steps to reduce his personal

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Business Business (USA) General USA 

New Alaska rules may help renewable energy projects

Rachel Waldholz, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, November 26, 2015 at 15:29 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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New rules could make it possible to develop more renewable energy in Alaska, by making it easier for independent projects to

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Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

Finland storm knocks out mobile networks

Yle News
Posted: Monday, November 23, 2015 at 17:16 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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This weekend’s power cuts in Finland, caused by heavy wet snow on power lines, have also caused severe disruption to

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Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

Controversy over street lighting in Finnish town

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 15:15 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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Municipalities in Finland have been turning off street lights at night in order to save money. In the town of

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The Swedish nuclear power plant Forsmark in 2006. (Fredrik Sandberg/AFP/Getty Images)
General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Will Sweden be able to produce enough energy in the future?

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2015 at 15:14 — Last Updated: Friday, August 28, 2015 at 19:09
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This last spring and summer Sweden’s energy companies announced that four of ten nuclear reactors could need to be decommissioned,

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Solar panels manufactured by SaloSolar in south-western Finland. ( Lassi Lähteenmäki / Yle)
Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Solar power prospects good in Finland despite rainy summer

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 14:30 — Last Updated: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 18:32
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Despite this summer’s cloudy weather, the amount of solar energy produced this year in Finland is about the same as

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Windmills in Finnmark. (Trude Pettersen/Barents Observer)
Business Business (Norway) General Norway Special Features 

Japan wants wind power from Arctic Norway

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, May 29, 2015 at 13:26 — Last Updated: Monday, June 1, 2015 at 15:46
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The Japanese market eyes opportunities for import of clean energy from Finnmark. Japan is interested in having long-term connections with

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Central Helsinki during Earth Hour on Saturday, 28 March. (Yle)
Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Earth Hour doesn’t move the needle on Finland’s electricity grid

Yle News
Posted: Monday, March 30, 2015 at 13:23
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Several Finnish landmarks turned the lights out on Saturday night to mark the WWF’s Earth Hour event to highlight climate

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