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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

April was colder, wetter and snowier than usual in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at 18:19
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The Finnish Meteorological Institute’s figures show that April 2017 was colder, wetter and snowier than average, confirming the gut instincts

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Mild winter temperatures cause damage to roads in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Friday, April 7, 2017 at 18:15
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Higher summer speed limits are being rolled out nationwide on Thursday and Friday. However, damage from winter weather means that

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Fourth year in a row: March temperatures milder than normal in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 15:21
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The weather of March 2017 in Finland was unusually mild. According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute this year marks the

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Blowing snow reduces visibility in southern Finland

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 19:05 — Last Updated: Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 19:07
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A motor accident involving several cars near Lohja has stopped traffic on Finland’s motorway connecting Helsinki and Turku. The Finnish

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Sweden councils spend millions on creating snow

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at 15:50
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Sweden is having another winter without much of the white stuff, but local councils are taking the matter in their

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Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway 

January sea ice extent at record low in Barents and Kara seas

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, February 10, 2017 at 15:18 — Last Updated: Friday, February 10, 2017 at 16:28
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Arctic alarm: Svalbard measured 3°C Friday morning. That is the same as in Paris 3,300 km further south. January sea

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Environment Environment (Russia) General Russia 

100 sailors trapped in ice near Russian Arctic outpost

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 15:19 — Last Updated: Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 15:20
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The historic convoy to Pevek did not have a lucky outcome. Three vessels, among them an icebreaker, might not get

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Winds challenging Finland’s icebreakers despite record low Baltic ice

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 17:27 — Last Updated: Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 19:02
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So far the winter has been relatively mild and the extent of ice cover in the Baltic Sea is less

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Tanker-truck crashes and spills an increasing worry on Alaska highways say regulators

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, November 28, 2016 at 14:50
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Federal and state regulators in Alaska say they’re working to stem what has been a growing number of tanker-truck accidents in

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Migratory birds caught off guard by cold snap in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 13:54
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Many migratory birds were caught off guard by early winter weather last week and made a hasty retreat southward. Over

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Forecast: Winter white-out to continue in eastern Finland

Yle News
Posted: Friday, November 11, 2016 at 01:09
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Heavy snowfall that blanketed southern Finland in recent days eased momentarily Thursday, but is expected to return with renewed vigour

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Snow-buried Stockholm begins digging out

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 15:30
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After 39 cm of snow blanketed central Stockholm on Wednesday, the city is struggling to get roads clear and traffic

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Continued snow disrupts traffic, transportation schedules in Finland… except in Arctic

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 14:04
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The weather forecast is predicting up to 10 centimetres of additional snow on the south coast by Wednesday afternoon. Officials

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Finland’s Arctic Lapland region still awaiting first “official” snow of the season

Yle News
Posted: Monday, October 17, 2016 at 12:56
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Some areas of Finland’s Arctic Lapland region are covered in a thin layer of snow but it’s not yet enough to be

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General Russia Society Society (Russia) 

Russian researchers besieged by polar bears on Arctic island

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 13:35
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The five Russian researchers where trapped for days in their small cabin at the remote Arctic island of Troynoy. The

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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

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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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