Record year for Norwegian seafood exports
Despite the collapse of the Russian market, exports of Norwegian seafood set new records in 2014. The total value of
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Finland: Recapturing farm nutrients offers double benefits
Finnish officials hope to entice farmers to stop fertiliser and animal waste from leaking into the waterways – and to
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2014 warmest year in history for Norway
2014 was the warmest year ever recorded in Norway. The average annual temperature was 2.2 °C higher than normal –
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Russian-Finnish relations significantly weakened by Ukraine crisis: Yle survey
Sixty-six percent of respondents to a survey commissioned by Yle of Russian-speakers living in Finland felt the Ukraine conflict had
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Stockholm cleans up and passes air quality test
The Swedish capital has passed EU air quality standards for the first time, thanks in part to a ban on
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Rare white elk judged fair game in Finland, protected in Sweden
Two white Eurasian elk have been observed wandering the forests of the southwest city of Mynämäki, Finland this year. The
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Falling oil prices benefit Sweden
The price of oil has dropped since the beginning of November and it is having positive effects on the Swedish
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Sweden: More nuclear waste stored in the sea?
The Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB) has applied to expand its final repository for short-lived radioactive waste (SFR) outside
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London gallery offers multimedia Sámi art
Outi Pieski’s work evokes the bleak snowscapes of the polar north and indigenous Sámi culture stretching back thousands of years.
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Swedish NGO delivers anti-Fennovoima petition to Finland
Members of a Swedish civic organisation collected and delivered more than 20,000 signatures from individuals protesting the proposed construction of
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Norwegian oil drillers seek way around sanctions against Russia
The North Atlantic Drilling Ltd is requesting permission for a continued cooperation with Rosneft. The Norwegian company, a subsidiary of Seadrill,
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Finland wants to sell on-order icebreaker
The Finnish government is ready to sell an icebreaker ordered for the Finnish Transport Agency which was intended to compete
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Sweden’s mountain hares changing fur color too early
The fur of mountain hares in the northern county of Västerbotten is changing colors too early, which could put their
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Finland’s Economic Affairs Minister calls for special audit of Talvivaara mining company
Finland’s Economic Affairs Minister Jan Vapaavuori has called for a special audit of the bankruptcy estate of Talvivaara’s mining subsidiary
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Organic farming does not benefit the environment, say researchers
Relying on organic crop production would be “disastrous” and could “lead to starvation”, according to researchers at the Swedish University
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