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Historic temperature peaks in dry, cool July for Finland

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 14:26 — Last Updated: Friday, August 2, 2019 at 10:05
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July 2019 will be remembered for breaking records for both freezing nights and blistering days at Finland’s meteorological measuring stations.

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Sweden’s small wind farms reducing energy production

Tatiana Kireeva, Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 11:13 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 10:54
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Small Swedish wind farms have been reducing the amount of energy they are producing because to do more would be

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Finland General News Society Society (Finland) 

Hospital wards across Finland clogged with “unnecessary patients”

Yle News
Posted: Friday, July 26, 2019 at 16:18 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 10:06
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Senior physicians at five major central hospitals in Finland have issued a “wake-up call” on the issue of congestion in

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Satellite photos show contaminated algae blooming in southern coast of Finland

Yle News
Posted: Friday, July 26, 2019 at 15:54 — Last Updated: Friday, July 26, 2019 at 15:59
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The heat that hit Finland in late July may draw crowds to beaches, but certain bacteria that live in the

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A eurasian elk in a forest in Sweden. (iStock)
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Thirsty elks will seek water during heatwave in Finland, motorists warned

Yle News
Posted: Friday, July 26, 2019 at 10:14
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The police department of Southwestern Finland warns people driving in the region of wandering elk that may cross roads unexpectedly

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Finland General News Politics Politics (Finland) 

Aircraft that breached Finnish airspace was from Russian state, officials confirm

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 10:56 — Last Updated: Friday, July 26, 2019 at 09:39
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Finland’s Border Guard has confirmed that the aircraft which breached Finnish airspace last week was owned by the Russian state.

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Walt Disney Animation Studios to release Saami-language version of “Frozen 2”

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at 09:37 — Last Updated: Friday, July 26, 2019 at 16:40
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The sequel to the Walt Disney mega-hit film Frozen will also be available in the Saami language,  Walt Disney Animation

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Finnish Border Guard’s camera catches bear killing elk near Russia

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at 16:00
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Rare images of a brown bear attacking and killing an elk was captured by a camera in northeast Finland operated

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Business Business (Finland) Finland General News 

Rovaniemi, Kuopio and Oulu most lucrative Finnish cities for residential investment

Yle News
Posted: Friday, July 19, 2019 at 12:12 — Last Updated: Monday, July 22, 2019 at 10:30
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The most attractive cities for residential real estate investors in Finland are Rovaniemi, Kuopio and Oulu, followed by Turku and

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Finnair reports weakening profits in second quarter

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 14:59
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Finnair’s operating profit declined to 47.2 million euros in the second quarter of 2019, a drop of nearly 20 percent

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Finnish team assists in cutting methane emissions from cow burps

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at 16:13 — Last Updated: Friday, July 19, 2019 at 15:47
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Methane emissions could be reduced worldwide by altering the microbes living in the guts of cows and thereby reducing the

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Finland General News Politics Politics (Finland) 

Russian aircraft suspected of airspace violation in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at 13:42 — Last Updated: Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 10:42
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Finland’s Border Guard said it suspected that a Russian aircraft entered Finnish airspace on Wednesday morning. The airspace incursion reportedly

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Cooler summer weather has positive effects in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 16:11 — Last Updated: Friday, July 19, 2019 at 15:47
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This summer has been exceptionally cool in Finland so far, but some say there are upsides to the low temperatures.

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Finland General News Politics Politics (Finland) 

Citizens’ initiative to reform mining law heads to Finnish Parliament

Yle News
Posted: Monday, July 15, 2019 at 14:53 — Last Updated: Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at 13:23
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A citizen’s initiative to reform Finland’s mining law has received 50,000 signatures, meaning that the proposal now qualifies for consideration

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General News Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Inuit from Alaska, Canada, Greenland & Russia condemn U.S. torpedoing of Arctic Council declaration

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 19:18 — Last Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 04:28
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The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), an organization that represents 165,000 Inuit in Alaska, Canada ,Greenland, and Chukotka, Russia, blasted the

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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