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Younger Finns more and more attracted to winter swimming

Yle News
Posted: Monday, January 7, 2019 at 14:11
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People of all ages have traditionally engaged in winter swimming – especially in Finland – but regulars have begun to

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Microbes pose no threat to winter swimmers, according to Finnish Health Institute

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, December 27, 2018 at 15:30
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The Finnish tradition of ice swimming poses very little risk of microbial infection to swimmers, the National Institute for Health

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Inuvik's Midnight Sun Complex in Canada's Northwest Territories. CBC's Cross Country Checkup call-in show visited Inuvik earlier this month to ask the question: "Is Canada making the right moves in developing the north?" (Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic)
Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

Why water safety programs aren’t working in the Arctic

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, May 13, 2016 at 19:57 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 11:24
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Across the country, Canadians are saying good-bye to winter and looking ahead to warm-weather activities including boating and swimming. It’s

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Society Society (USA) Special Features USA 

Competitor dies in grueling Alaska backcountry race

Craig Medred, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at 14:11
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The inevitable has happened in the 32-year-old Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic, and 44-year-old Rob Kehrer is dead. A 10-year veteran

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