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Weathering winter in Finnish waters: Wildlife copes with changing Baltic Sea
A small, round fish faces straight into the camera.
Life & societyEnvironment

Weathering winter in Finnish waters: Wildlife copes with changing Baltic Sea

Climate change is affecting average water temperatures and amounts of ice cover in the Baltic Sea. That influences the lifecycle and survival of fish and other wildlife, but not always the way you might think.

Tagged in AnimalsClimateEnvironmentNatureWinter
Canines contribute to Covid-19 testing at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
A light-brown dog in a harness hooked to a leash holds its head up as if sniffing the air.
Life & societyAnimals

Canines contribute to Covid-19 testing at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

Making an unusual coronavirus test available to passengers at the airport could provide a needed boost to confidence in international travel.

Tagged in AnimalsHealthTravel
Up close and online: View the Finnish wilderness with webcams
A Saimaa ringed seal resting on a large rock by a lake.
Life & societyEnvironment

Up close and online: View the Finnish wilderness with webcams

Many people have had to spend long periods of time indoors, not to mention curtail travel plans, because of Covid-19 social distancing measures. With live webcams showing Finland’s wildlife and wilderness, you can pass the time and get a travel fix.

Tagged in AnimalsEnvironmentFinlandNatureVideoWebcam
Warm winter makes rescuing Finland’s Saimaa seal many degrees more difficult
A Saimaa ringed seal pup in the snow.
Life & societyNature

Warm winter makes rescuing Finland’s Saimaa seal many degrees more difficult

Climate change presents fresh challenges for Finland’s already endangered Saimaa ringed seal population and those trying to save it. We visit them on the lakeshore.

Tagged in AnimalsArcticEnvironmentNatureResearchWinter
Let your Finnish-language animal run free
A wolverine.
Life & societyLanguage

Let your Finnish-language animal run free

Splendiferously long words, complex grammar, inscrutable sayings – the Finnish language contains many idiosyncrasies that fascinate and challenge learners. For a light interlude, take your Finnish to new heights of animalistic self-expression.

Tagged in AnimalsFinnishnessLanguageNature
Felines flourish at Finnish cat cafés
Life & societySlideshows

Felines flourish at Finnish cat cafés

A cup of coffee and a cuddly cat create a purrfectly fancatstic café catsperience. We visit cat cafés in Tampere and Helsinki and come away with a whole slideshow of cute cat pics.

Tagged in AnimalsBusinessFinlandSlideshows
Still saving Finland’s Saimaa ringed seal
Life & societyEnvironment

Still saving Finland’s Saimaa ringed seal

In order to help the highly endangered Saimaa ringed seal, conservationists are harnessing the power of reality TV in the form of a live webcam.

Tagged in AnimalsArcticEnvironmentLakesWinter
Endangered Finnish seals get winter help from locals
Life & societyEnvironment

Endangered Finnish seals get winter help from locals

A Finnish nature lover shows us what his winter looks like: shovelling snow on a lakeshore to help the rare Saimaa ringed seal overcome problems caused by climate change.

Tagged in AnimalsArcticEnvironmentNational parkWinter

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