Demand for reindeer meat up in Finland
Finnish reindeer producers had to turn down a German order for the meat from 100,000 animals this autumn, because there
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Seal product ban in Europe upheld by WTO panel
A World Trade Organization panel today upheld a European ban against Canadian seal products, even though it found the European
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Is wind power coming to Helsinki, Finland?
Lumituuli Oy, one of the first Finnish customer-owned wind power producers, has its eyes on the windy city of Helsinki.
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European Commission to review Sweden’s wolf legislation
The European Commission is to review the Swedish government’s proposed legislation on wolves and other predators. The controversial proposal says
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NATO praises Sweden’s defence
A top chief at the US-led military alliance Nato says that the Swedish military is in good shape to defend
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Iceland forms new centre-right govt
The leader of the centre-right Progressive Party was chosen as Iceland’s new prime minister Wednesday and promptly announced a halt to talks
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Blog: Iceland Election and the Arctic
On Saturday’s parliamentary elections in Iceland, two center-right parties seized power from the incumbent Social Democrats. Iceland Review states that the
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Iceland’s Pirate Party gains 3 seats
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Iceland, a nation of seafarers, has been stormed by pirates. They won’t be forming the government, but online
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Sweden relaxes rules on wild boar traps
Wild boars are causing too much damage, says the Swedish government, which has now decided to allow people to use
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