Read more Life & societyPolitics Presidential dialogue in the Finnish capital In a natural continuation of Finland’s advocacy of dialogue in international relations, Helsinki hosts a meeting between the presidents of Russia and the US.
Read more Business & innovationClimate Finnish Arctic weather expertise takes trip to Pacific tropics We talk with a Samoan and a Finn about a four-year cooperative effort between the Finnish Meteorological Institute and 14 Pacific island nations to improve critical weather forecasting and warning capabilities.
Read more Arts & cultureEnvironment In Finnish climate change film, the future still exists British Finnish documentary film director John Webster takes a new approach to a topic that is important to him and a few billion other people: climate change. Spoiler alert: Don’t abandon hope.
Read more Life & societyEducation Finnish arts education inspires action all over the Arctic Inspiring children to be aware of climate change and its perils is a key aim of Green Actions, a Finnish project that involves schools and universities across the countries that make up the Arctic region.
Read more Business & innovationArctic Finland and Arctic Council take aim at climate change At a meeting in Alaska, Finland takes over from the US as chair of the Arctic Council at a critical moment for the environment and residents of the Arctic region.
37.2 °C (99 °F) Record high temperature, measured in Liperi, July 2010 Source: Finnish Meteorological Institute
Read more Business & innovationArctic Finland’s icebreakers plough through Baltic ice Although climate change, as noted by the Finnish Meteorological Institute, is evident in Finnish winter temperatures, ice in the Baltic Sea remains an annual obstacle for sea traffic. A fleet of icebreakers clears the shipping lanes (slideshow).
Read more Life & societyWebpick Finland moves towards a sustainable future By 2030, Finland will reduce its dependency on imported fossil fuels by 50 percent and ban the use of coal in power generation. And that’s not all.
Read more Business & innovationClimate Finnish weatherman for the world Foreigners in Finland are often amazed to find that everything still seems to work here even in the worst Nordic winter weather. One key factor behind this miracle is the expert forecasting work done by the Finnish Meteorological Institute.
-51.5 °C (-60.7 °F) Record low temperature, measured in Kittilä, January 1999 Source: Finnish Meteorological Institute
