Finland: New environment minister blocks peat bog protection
Legislation to protect boglands in Finland, long in the works at the Envrionment Ministry, has been frozen by the new
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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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Finland names new environment minister
Finland’s new Environment Minister is to be Sanni Grahn-Laasonen, who until her selection had served as Prime Minister Alexander Stubb’s
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Four charged in Finland toxic leak case
Four persons representing the Talvivaara nickel mine were indicted on Monday by the Eastern Finland public prosecutor. The charges levied
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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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One in five farms to disappear from Finland by 2020
Research by the farmers’ union MTK and the Ministry of Agriculture outlines fundamental changes in the structure of the farming
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Arctic parks among most visited in Finland
Nuuksio, Pallas-Yllästunturi and Urho Kekkonen National Parks top the list of parks attracting growing numbers of visitors in Finland, says
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Finland’s pay-as-you-go road tax runs into roadblock
A change of leadership at Finland’s Ministry of Transport may have stalled plans to introduce a pay-as-you-drive road tax. The
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Finland: Used tyres to clean up waters
New rules about to come into force could put an end to recycling discarded car tyres. The changes mean environmental
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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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Finland’s sea eagles now nesting far inland – even Karelia and Lapland
Finland’s white-tailed eagle population is staging a strong recovery after nearly disappearing four decades ago. The majestic raptors, which can
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OECD ‘concerned’ over high suicide rates in Finland
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says in a new report that Finland should spend more money on
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Finland: Environmental authority says nickel leak threatening southwest river
Environmental authorities in southwest Finland fear that nickel emissions from a local mine may be endangering marine life in the
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