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A volunteer from the environmental NGO WWF helps with the arduous cleanup operation. (Joonas Fritze / WWF )
Environment Environment (Finland) Finland Special Features 

WWF: Oil spill in northwest Finland worse than expected

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at 11:45
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Volunteers will continue oil spill cleanup operations in the Raahe archipelago in northern Ostrobothnia for up to a week. The

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(Risto Degerman / Yle)
Finland Politics 

Fennovoima permit changes face stiff opposition in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 12:17
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The Green League is threatening to quit the government if a much-altered nuclear project’s permit is reconsidered by parliament. Community

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Minister of Economic Affairs Jan Vapaavuori made the announcement at noon on Tuesday. (Yle News)
Business Finland 

Finland to reconsider Fennovoima nuclear plan

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 11:23
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Finland’s minister of economic affairs Jan Vapaavuori said on Tuesday that the Fennovoima consortium has filed revisions to its application

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The Laiva mine has been loss-making since it opened. (Yle)
Business Finland 

Gold mine for sale in northwest Finland

Yle News
Posted: Monday, July 8, 2013 at 10:23
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A mine in the north-western town of Raahe, Finland is up for sale, after its parent company Nordic Mines announced

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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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