Life & societyEnvironment

Three environmental portraits

This selection of minisites zooms in on the Northern Lights, the seemingly endless Saimaa lake system and the underwater world surrounding Finland’s archipelago.

These minisites feature Finnish nature and natural phenomena, so full of colour and texture that you’ll think you’re there.

The heart of Finnish lakeland

A special report on Saimaa, a labyrinthine system of lakes with 15,000 kilometres of shoreline and 14,000 islands.
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Beneath the waves of the Archipelago Sea

Photographer Jukka Nurminen dives deep to show us Finland’s underwater natural world.
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Aurora Borealis

We present the Northern Lights in words, pictures and video footage.
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