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Northern nations pledge to reduce black coal emissions during Arctic biodiversity talks in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Monday, October 15, 2018 at 09:47 — Last Updated: Monday, October 15, 2018 at 09:57
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Environment ministers of Arctic states said Friday that they want to cut down on the use of black coal, which

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Finland General News Politics Politics (Finland) 

Arctic environment ministers gather in Finland to tackle climate change, biodiversity & pollution

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at 16:29 — Last Updated: Friday, October 12, 2018 at 16:24
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For the first time in five years, environment ministers from the world’s eight circumpolar nations are gathering as a group

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Scientists and leaders gather in Finnish north to talk Arctic biodiversity

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at 09:52
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Finland is hosting the Arctic Biodiversity Congress this week, where 450 scientists, government officials, indigenous peoples and experts from 26

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Lapland village nearly tops Finland’s 2018 heat record

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at 16:10 — Last Updated: Friday, July 6, 2018 at 11:15
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The record for Finland’s hottest temperature so far this year nearly went to Finnish Lapland on Tuesday. The village of

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Rain and wind await Finland for Midsummer weekend

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 13:45
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The upcoming holiday weekend will be wet and windy, according to forecasters, with the Midsummer break featuring a low pressure

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Blog Business Business (Finland) Finland General News 

Blog – In Santa’s hometown, are tourism and a railway threatening Sámi culture?

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, June 18, 2018 at 15:02 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 09:16
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Located just a few kilometers to the south of the Arctic Circle, the unassuming Finnish city of Rovaniemi does not

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Northern Finland braces for worst spring floods in decades

Yle News
Posted: Monday, May 14, 2018 at 10:55 — Last Updated: Friday, May 18, 2018 at 11:19
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The Finnish regions of Lapland (north) and Saimaa (southeast) are likely to see flooding in the coming weeks, as warm

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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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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Ex-Talvivaara mine CEO to appeal environmental crimes conviction

Yle News
Posted: Friday, March 23, 2018 at 09:57
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On Thursday an appeals court in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland, toughened the conviction of Talvivaara Mining CEO Pekka Perä on environmental

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Finland General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Finland) Politics 

Finland chooses Kirkenes in Norway for new Arctic railway terminal

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 9, 2018 at 11:26
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The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has decided that a railway routing to the Arctic Ocean via Oulu, Rovaniemi

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Business General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) Norway 

Can Barents region become a superhub on China’s Arctic Silk Road?

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 08:48
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A new sea port with railway connection could potentially handle up to ten percent of container trade between China and

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Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

Another snowy, windy, wet and dangerously slippery day in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 09:12
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Heavy, drifting snow disrupted road traffic and delayed rail services in northern parts of the country on Thursday. Rain and

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Business Business (Norway) General Norway 

Electric planes could arrive sooner than we think in Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 19, 2018 at 10:20 — Last Updated: Friday, January 19, 2018 at 11:26
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With tens of small airports and many short-haul flights, northern Norway is ideal for introduction of electric passenger aircrafts. For

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Business Business (Finland) Finland General 

Who’s visiting Lapland by plane? No one really knows…

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 16:39 — Last Updated: Friday, January 19, 2018 at 11:26
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Airport operator Finavia maintains passenger stats that may not accurately describe how many foreign tourists visit remote regions such as

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Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Will the electric snowmobile revolution start in Arctic Finland?

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at 14:57
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Imagine the silent ride through the frost and snowy nature under the Northern Lights in Lapland. We are ready to

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