Environment - Page 9 of 17

Finnish daycares emphasise nature, music, art and other exciting themes

Many Finnish daycare centres arrange their activities around music, art, exercise, adventure or other themes. The overarching goal is to contribute to a good childhood, of course.

Business & innovation Environment

Finland’s new natural resource

Finnish people love the natural world, and this connection goes beyond leisure activities. It is giving rise to a new natural resource: great ideas that can help mitigate climate change.

Life & society Slideshows

Autumn brings a festival of colour to Finnish Lapland’s fells

The autumn colours come early in Lapland, in the far north of Finland.

Business & innovation Sustainability

Finland pioneers circular economy to ensure prosperity in the future

The goal of the circular economy is simple: to halt over-consumption so that we can still afford to be prosperous in the future.

Life & society Climate

Finnish schools emphasise climate change education

Teaching about the environment and climate change forms an important part of the curriculum in Finnish schools. We look at one school that is also taking action by utilising renewable energy.

Life & society Nature

Finnish summer in the city: garden getaways

When you hear the words “Finland” and “nature,” you may think of the country’s large expanses of forest and numerous lakes. On a different scale, allotment gardens offer many Finnish city-dwellers a way to spend time surrounded by nature.

Business & innovation Sustainability

Finland aims to bid farewell to rubbish dumps

Recycling waste saves natural resources, produces raw material for the circular economy and generates new business opportunities.

Life & society Arctic

Despite progress during Finland’s Arctic Council term, the world still faces a “time of great urgency”

We take a look at the legacy of Finland’s time as chair of the Arctic Council, whose importance is more profound than ever as the Arctic region’s global significance grows and becomes more widely known.