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Climate

Niinistö at UN Climate Summit: "If we lose the Arctic, we lose the globe"

Nato

Haavisto meets Russian foreign minister as Finland takes over Euro-Arctic presidency

Climate change

EU Commission: Climate change 'most comprehensive threat' facing Arctic

Lapland Province

Lapland council scraps plans for controversial Arctic rail line

Unrest, Crises, Conflicts and War

First public report on military intelligence: New police-like powers already in use

Sauli Niinistö

Niinistö proposes 2025 Helsinki summit to tackle climate and security issues

China

Defence Ministry blocked Chinese plans for research airbase in Lapland

Weather

Winter's coldest weather may arrive this weekend

Weather

Scientists say 2020 was exceptionally warm in Finland

Tampere City Centre

Corona's impact on hotel sector less severe in Tampere

Astronomical Phenomena

Finland's Northern Lights may soon have names

Arctic & Northern Lights Tourism

Union "shocked" as Lapland's biggest tourism group starts redundancy talks with 2k jobs at risk

China

Researcher: US aiming to influence Finland's ties with China

Space Programs

Finland needs its own space research centre, gov't report says

Arctic Council

Davos: Finnish PM says fighting climate change is "opportunity"

All Points North

APN Christmas special: How Santa became Finnish

Foreign Language

Monday's papers: Faltering foreign languages, daycare discontent, appearance angst, Arctic chill

Antti Rinne

Climate, Arctic on the agenda as Prime Minister Rinne visits Iceland

Northern Europe

Arctic winds chill Finland in July

Youth Groups and Gangs

Sámi youth group protests proposed Arctic Railway

European Ethnic Group

Ex-Angry Birds marketing chief's involvement in Arctic Railway ruffles feathers in Lapland

Arctic Council

Arctic Council fails to agree on declaration as US holds out on climate change

Arctic Council

US Secretary of State slams "aggressive" Russia in Arctic Council speech

Arctic Council

Finland’s Arctic Council chairmanship overshadowed by global tensions

Dairy Products

Can you get a carton of milk on May Day? Check our holiday reminders

European Ethnic Group

Lapland region zones for controversial Arctic rail line

Sauli Niinistö

Sanctions, GPS jamming on agenda during bilateral talks between Finnish, Russian presidents

Sauli Niinistö

Niinistö and Putin meet in Russia

Sauli Niinistö

Finnish president to meet with Putin at Arctic Forum in Russia

University of Lapland

Report: Tighter regulations, oversight needed for Arctic mining activity

Lapland Province

"Coldest air mass in Europe" brings -38.7 degree winter record

Tampere City Centre

Wednesday's papers: Slow assault litigation, robotics in Tampere, Arctic jet set wonderland

Sauli Niinistö

Hundreds of scientists, leaders in Lapland for Arctic Biodiversity Congress

Sauli Niinistö

Putin welcomes Niinistö’s Arctic Summit initiative

Weather

July heat shatters Finnish record

Planet Saturn

Saturn to make appearance in Finnish skies on Wednesday

Wildflowers

Nordic Wildflower Day celebrates natural diversity

Sauli Niinistö

President Niinistö calls for Arctic Summit – including Russia and US – to tackle black carbon

Climate change

Finland activists aim to carve "Mount Trumpmore" ice sculpture on melting glacier

Sauli Niinistö

Finnish President Niinistö and Trump discuss Arctic, other issues in Monday phone call

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