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Environment

“Mother Wait”
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“Mother Wait”

ThisisFINLAND Magazine 2016

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Eliminating waste in a circular economy
Business & innovationCleantech

Eliminating waste in a circular economy

ThisisFINLAND Magazine 2016

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Finnish weatherman for the world
Petteri Taalas
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.

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Finnish author writes memories of the future
“I think that as a species we have a built-in capacity for self-destructive behaviour, but also a built-in capacity to improve things, to make a change,” says Emmi Itäranta.
Arts & cultureLiterature

Finnish author writes memories of the future

With elements of sci-fi and mystery, Emmi Itäranta’s book Memory of Water takes place in the future but comments on the present.

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Tapping into Finnish lakes
Finnish lakes, Päijänne, Saimaa, tunnel, water supply, cleantech, environment, swimming, skiing, skating, Jyväskylä, Lahti, Helsinki, Finland
Life & societyEnvironment

Tapping into Finnish lakes

Finland’s 188,000 lakes offer leisure activities all year round and show how the country invests in the environment.

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Iconic Finnish nature symbols stand out
A whooper swan couple with four cygnets swimming in a lake.
Life & societyEnvironment

Iconic Finnish nature symbols stand out

Close-to-nature Finland has seven natural symbols, including a national fish, a national tree and even a national insect.

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Celebrating Finland’s natural assets
Finnish Nature Day, Finland, nature, conservation, outdoors, wildlife, mushrooms, whooper swan
Life & societyEnvironment

Celebrating Finland’s natural assets

Finland’s annual Nature Day, a relatively new addition to the calendar, encourages Finnish people’s close relationship with nature and spotlights the health and happiness effects of the country’s beautiful natural settings.

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Smart Finnish nature app acts as a guide
NatureGate, website, app, nature photography, guide, species identification, Finland, English, Finnish, Swedish, French, German, Spanish, Danish, Norwegian
Life & societyEnvironment

Smart Finnish nature app acts as a guide

Slideshow and video: Multilingual Finnish app NatureGate makes it easy to identify and learn about plants and animals.

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