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2 days ago

Heavy rainfall cuts off 16 gravel roads across Finland

Transport officials say the weekend’s flooding caused an unprecedented number of gravel road collapses.
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2 days ago

Experts raise concerns as Russia shifts palladium refining closer to Finland

Russia’s largest mining company, Nornickel, is moving all of its palladium refining to the Kola Peninsula.
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2 weeks ago

Warmer weather returns as climate experts warn of rising temperatures

Temperatures are set to climb above 20 degrees Celsius this weekend as researchers warn that record-breaking heat is becoming the new normal.
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3 weeks ago

Thunderstorms on the way for busy Finnish festival weekend

Outdoor festival organisers are bracing for potentially stormy weather this weekend.
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2 months ago

SDP think tank: 77% of agricultural subsidies hurt the environment

An analysis of 17 key support packages is said to have found 13 that were more or less harmful to the environment.
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2 months ago

Eastern Finland sees first heat warning of the year

“There is a strip of warm air in the east, but there’s also a cold front that has split the country in two,” Yle meteorologist Elias Paakkanen explains.
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3 months ago

Invasive ‘killer shrimp’ reaches Finnish waters

The crustacean could threaten biodiversity in the Baltic Sea, says the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke).
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3 months ago

Monday’s papers: Income gaps, sliding into silence, and summer cottage demand climbs

Education usually leads to higher earnings, but a Helsingin Sanomat analysis highlights a twist.
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3 months ago

Spring warmth record set in Mäntsälä

The mercury rose to 23.5 degrees Celsius on Saturday, following the warmest March-April period ever recorded in Finland.
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4 months ago

SVT: Neste’s “green” aviation fuel contains banned palm oil

The production of palm oil contributes to deforestation, threatens wildlife and can produce even more emissions than traditional fossil fuel.
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