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On Trump’s election day, a nuclear-capable B-52 bomber flew over northern Norway into Finland for training

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 11:13
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As the Americans voted in the presidential elections on November 5, several long-range B-52 strategic bombers from Barksdale air force

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Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland’s aging icebreaker fleet needs modernization

Yle News
Posted: Friday, October 18, 2019 at 15:50
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State-owned icebreaker company Arctia is assessing its fleet of eight icebreakers to determine which must be completely replaced and which

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Oxygen levels in Gulf of Finland “exceptionally poor”, institute says

Yle News
Posted: Friday, February 15, 2019 at 12:04
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Oxygen levels in the Gulf of Finland are exceptionally poor, according to a recent survey of the region by researchers

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Cold winter brings out Finland’s icebreakers ahead of schedule

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 14:35 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 14:41
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Months of bone-chilling temperatures have turned much of the Bay of Bothnia into thick slabs of ice. Finnish icebreaker Sisu

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Winds challenging Finland’s icebreakers despite record low Baltic ice

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 17:27 — Last Updated: Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 19:02
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So far the winter has been relatively mild and the extent of ice cover in the Baltic Sea is less

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Will climate change remove dry land between Finland and Sweden?

Yle News
Posted: Monday, June 13, 2016 at 15:55
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The effects of climate change, including rising temperatures and sea level, can already be seen in the Kvarken, the narrowest

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Record-low amount of sea ice in Baltic Sea

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, March 13, 2015 at 17:57 — Last Updated: Monday, March 16, 2015 at 18:31
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This year marks a historically poor ice-winter, reports Swedish Radio News. Ice covered at most, approximately 45,000 square kilometres of

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The waterline is unusually far out at one of Kemi’s most popular swimming spots.(Riikka Rautiainen / Yle)
Environment Environment (Finland) Finland 

Finland’s northern waters receding

Yle News
Posted: Friday, June 13, 2014 at 10:15
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The water level along the northern Finnish coastline of the Gulf of Bothnia is expected to be exceptional low this

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Feature

Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
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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