Finnish Christmas traditions explained
The Christmas season is all about holiday traditions, from decorating the tree to prepping the big meal and waiting for
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Finland: Chainsaw-wielding fisherman rescues seal
Fisherman Tarmo Tolvanen from Rantasalmi in eastern Finland surged to fame in Finland after he cut a hole in the
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Young Karelians face blacklisting by Kremlin over Finns Party visit
The Finns Party youth wing has defended a society based in Russian Karelia from charges it is a foreign agent.
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Finnish fighter jet broke sound barrier during unspecified operation, air force declines comment
The Air Force declined to comment on the reason for the operation, but says that it would have announced immediately
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Finland’s bears are on the move
Finland’s bears are waking up after their lengthy winter hibernation. Sightings have been made in several municipalities including Suomenselkä and
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Survey: More than half of reservists in Finland pro-Nato
Support for Finland joining Nato is far higher among members of the Finnish Reservists’ Association than in the rest of
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Finland: Majority of parliamentary candidates rate climate change above competitiveness
Over 58 percent of parliamentary candidates running in the general election say that mitigating climate change should take priority over
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China, defence strategy & drilling: Arctic week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this
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Finland to participate in NATO crisis management exercises
Finland is to participate in a series of crisis management exercises with NATO and its partners, starting Wednesday. The non-military
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Asian tourists flock to Rovaniemi in Finland’s Arctic
This February the hotels of Rovaniemi, Lapland have been full to the brim with customers. Usually this many people stay
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Finland’s real estate market forecast to slump in 2015
Finland’s real estate market is set to continue to slide this year, according to a new report. Investors are more
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Finland: Nuclear reactor offline for another week
A leakage was detected in Finland’s Olkiluoto nuclear power plant’s number-two reactor on Wednesday, and the unit was detached from
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Yle: Police to probe Forssa waste disposal company
Employees of the Forssa waste management company Envor have blown the whistle on the organisation’s operations, Yle’s investigative programme MOT
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Hbl: No Finnish Navy orders for Russian-owned shipyard
The Finnish Navy’s Chief of Staff says it will not seek any bids from Helsinki’s Russian-owned Arctech Shipyard. Since Helsinki’s
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Finland: Talvivaara gets extra time for restructuring plan
The beleaguered Finnish mining company Talvivaara has caught a break in the form of extra time to re-submit a restructuring
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