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Finland’s roads crumble after worst thaw in 20 years

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 10:01 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 10:06
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Motorists are being warned of increasingly poor driving conditions, especially on secondary roads, in areas from the south coast up

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Finland Geopolitics Geopolitics (Finland) News Politics 

In crisis, would Finland’s supplies be safe on Arctic rail near Russian border?

Yle News
Posted: Monday, April 9, 2018 at 12:39 — Last Updated: Friday, April 13, 2018 at 15:04
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Amidst recent plans to explore a proposed Arctic Railway that would run from Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland to the Norwegian

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Finnish drivers less likely to receive compensation for damages occurred on Arctic roads

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 14:14 — Last Updated: Friday, April 6, 2018 at 14:04
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Finland’s road conditions have deteriorated for years, and a 2014 report from a parliamentary working group put the total repair

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Rails projects key to Finnish Arctic plans

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 10:09
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Expectations were sky-high as the Finnish Minister of Transportation and Communication took the stage in today’s Kirkenes Conference. Berner has

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Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

Winter blizzard snarls road traffic, delays planes, trains and buses in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, February 1, 2018 at 11:14 — Last Updated: Friday, February 2, 2018 at 08:47
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Poor road conditions Thursday caused the occasional fender bender while only one runway was operational at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport due

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Reindeer in Finnish Lapland. (iStock)
Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General Special Features 

Up to 500 reindeer killed annually by trains – no fences planned

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 18:28 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 21:00
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Citing high annual livestock losses,  the  Reindeer Herders’ Association is urging Finland’s State Railways VR to build fences alongside railway

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland 

Weather animation: Powerful storm front passes through Finland

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, July 31, 2014 at 13:45 — Last Updated: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at 20:45
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Torrential rains, high-speed winds and even hail are expected to accompany today’s thunderstorm front. The Finnish Transport Agency warns that

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