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Questions concerning violations of Finland's airspace and waters have gone unanswered by Moscow. (iStock)
Business Business (Finland) Finland General 

Russia to use pensions funds for Rosatom-funded nuclear plant in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 15:54 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 9, 2014 at 21:01
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Russia will use about one fourth of its National Welfare Fund resources for infrastructure projects including the controversial Rosatom-funded Fennovoima

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Questions concerning violations of Finland's airspace and waters have gone unanswered by Moscow. (iStock)
Finland Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland’s environment minister defends “Finlandisation” comments

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 15:20 — Last Updated: Friday, September 19, 2014 at 19:59
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Environment Minister Ville Niinistö has taken to social media to defend comments he made to the influential business daily Financial

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The Finnish Parliament and government in session. (Yle)
Finland Politics Politics (Finland) Special Features 

Nuclear power project debates expose political divide in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at 17:34 — Last Updated: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 20:39
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The Social Democratic Party’s parliamentary group proposed on Tuesday that supplementary applications from both the Fennovoima and TVO nuclear projects

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A mock-up of the envisioned Olkiluoto 4 unit. (Courtesy TVO)
Business Business (Finland) Finland 

Finnish nuclear utility seeks shorter extension on Olkiluoto 4 reactor

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, September 4, 2014 at 17:37 — Last Updated: Friday, September 5, 2014 at 20:03
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Finnish nuclear utility Teollisuuden Voima (TVO)  has revised its request for an extension to its preliminary permit to build a

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Business Finland 

TVO: Rethink could kill Finland’s Olkiluoto 4 nuclear project

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 15:38
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The TVO utility wants an extension of its preliminary permit for a fourth unit at the ill-fated Olkiluoto plant –

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(Risto Degerman / Yle)
Business Finland 

Safety watchdog issues warning on Finland nuclear project

Yle News
Posted: Friday, May 23, 2014 at 09:48
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Finland’s nuclear safety watchdog, STUK, says that the Fennovoima consortium does not yet have the know-how needed for the design

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"Atomic power? No thanks" said this protester's flag in Luleå on 17 March. (Yle)
Society Society (Sweden) Special Features Sweden 

Concerns in Sweden over Finland nuclear plan

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 11:05
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The planned Fennovoima nuclear reactor on Finland’s northern west coast is arousing stiff opposition across the Gulf of Bothnia in

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A mock-up of the planned facility on Finland's northwest coast. (Fennovoima / Yle)
Business Finland 

Difficulty unloading shares in North Finland nuclear project

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, January 30, 2014 at 12:54
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Companies that are pulling out of the planned Fennovoima nuclear power project are having a hard time getting rid of

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Fennovoima hopes to build the nuclear power station at Hanhikivi, 30 km south of the western city of Raahe in western Finland. (Fennovoima)
Business Finland 

Finland: Nuclear power plant to use Russian fuel

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at 09:46
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A nuclear power plant slated to be built on Finland’s west coast would source its fuel from Russia, the contractor

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Jan Vapaavuori is the former leader of the conservative National Coalition Party's parliamentary group. (Yle)
Business Finland 

Finland’s decisions on Pyhäjoki nuclear project put off until spring

Yle News
Posted: Friday, September 13, 2013 at 13:11
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Any decisions on Finland’s planned third nuclear power plant, to be built near Raahe, will be put off until next

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Commerce Committee chair Mauri Pekkarinen (Yle)
Business Finland 

Should nuclear plan in north Finland be re-evaluated?

Yle News
Posted: Monday, September 9, 2013 at 14:51
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  Finland’s former Minister of Economic Affairs Mauri Pekkarinen says that Parliament and the government must re-consider plans to build

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