Finland food prices to drop due to Russian sanctions
Cheap food imports such as meat and dairy products are flowing into Finland, strengthening the market competition and leading to
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More funding for the military in Finland
A parliamentary working group in Finland is proposing annual increases in Defense Forces appropriations for arms purchases. The plan calls
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Finland: Nuclear reactor project still possible despite cabinet rejection
Finland’s prime minister Alexander Stubb has denied that the government’s rejection of an application for a nuclear licence by energy
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Sweden: No proof that elk get drunk say researchers
The “drunken” Swedish elks that get so much attention this time of year may be a myth. Swedish Radio Science
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Finland’s president calls for action at UN climate summit
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö has warned that climate change will be inevitable and could get out of hand if nothing
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Feature interview: a pilot project towards food sovereignty in Northern Canada
During his annual visit to the Arctic last month, Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper announced that an experimental modular farm
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Sweden: huge insurance bill for Malmö floods
The recent floods in Malmö are estimated to have cost at least SEK 250 million, Swedish Radio News reports. Three
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Finland: Hard to imagine a good explanation for Russia’s airspace violations
Finland’s minister of defence Carl Haglund says Finnish and Russian foreign ministers will meet to discuss the airspace incursions after
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Sweden’s potato farmers face big losses
Potato farmers in Sweden’s Värmland region risk losing big parts of their crops because of intense rain. Farmer Gunnar Carlsson
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Sweden announces payout to save Coast Guard
The government announced plans to earmark SEK 143 million for the Swedish Coast Guard which had given notice of major
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Demand triggers black market for wild game in Sweden
Greater demand for wild game has created a black market for gangs of poachers in Sweden who hunt the animals
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Finland ministers call for changes to solar energy tax
Finnish Customs say that current legislation requires small-scale producers of solar energy to pay taxes, even if the power is
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TVO: Rethink could kill Finland’s Olkiluoto 4 nuclear project
The TVO utility wants an extension of its preliminary permit for a fourth unit at the ill-fated Olkiluoto plant –
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Heat-wave causes summer train delays in Sweden
Delayed or cancelled trains have put a damper on many a vacation plan this summer. Part of the the problem
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Sweden’s finance minister says cut to 2015 growth forecast likely
Sweden’s Finance Minister Anders Borg painted a gloomier picture of the Swedish economy on Monday, saying the nation’s growth forecast
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