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Finnish Border Guard’s camera catches bear killing moose near Russia

Rare images of a brown bear attacking and killing an moose was captured by a camera in northeast Finland operated by the Border Guard over the weekend, according to a tweet issued by the agency on Monday.
July 24, 2019

Rovaniemi most lucrative Finnish city for residential investment

The most attractive cities for residential real estate investors in Finland are Rovaniemi, Kuopio and Oulu, followed by Turku and Jyväskylä – all of which are university cities, according to a forecast published jointly by the Finnish Landlords Association and the Pellervo Economic Research Institute.
July 19, 2019

Citizens’ initiative to reform mining law heads to Finnish Parliament

A citizen’s initiative to reform Finland’s mining law has received 50,000 signatures, meaning that the proposal now qualifies for consideration on the parliamentary floor.
July 16, 2019

Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel deal set to be inked with Chinese construction company

The Finland to Estonia undersea rail tunnel project led by businessman Peter Vesterbacka has taken a step forward.
July 09, 2019

Finland must further reduce logging to preserve carbon sink, environmental institute says

Finland’s Natural Resources Institute (Luke) has revised its benchmark assessment of target carbon sink levels, after discovering an error in its calculations.
June 11, 2019

Sámi youth oppose proposed Arctic rail line in northern Finland

As lawmakers have gathered at Helsinki’s House of the Estates for government formation negotiations over the past several days, demonstrators from various groups have also assembled there.
May 23, 2019

US, Norwegian troops join military drill in northern Finland

A major international military exercise began in Sodankylä, Finnish Lapland, on Wednesday. About 100 foreign soldiers are taking part in manoeuvres in Sodankylä, along with several Norwegian tanks.
May 16, 2019

Lapland authorities plan zones for controversial rail line

The Regional Council of Lapland decided on Monday to include a controversial rail line from Rovaniemi to Kirkenes, Norway in an updated regional land use plan.
April 30, 2019

Press Freedom Index: Norway keeps top spot, Finland climbs to second place

After several years of lower ratings, Finland is again ranked near the top of the World Press Freedom Index. Finland is now in second place behind neighbouring Norway, with another neighbour, Sweden, in third. The Netherlands, which was second last year, now slides to fourth.
April 18, 2019

Finnish nuclear safety investigator suspected of conflict of interest

The Finnish Security Intelligence Service (Supo) has suspended a detective suspected of official misconduct. He was detained on Monday and his premises searched.
March 26, 2019

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