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Back to homepageMayors from across the Arctic met in Rovaniemi to discuss the future and the activities of the Forum
NordenBladet – Mayors from across the Arctic met in Rovaniemi 8. May 2019 to discuss the future and the activities of the Forum. âPeople in the north must engage more actively in the conversation about the Arctic future to link
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8 REASONS why you should go on a road trip in Nordic countries
NordenBladet – More and more people love to spend their holidays in Scandinavia because there is safe, amazing nature and a lot to do and everybody are obsessed with Scandinavian culture! This year NordenBladet gave out a FinlandÂŽs travel guide
Read MoreAn effective Arctic process has borne fruit â activities will continue with even closer cooperation
NordenBladet – Esko Lotvonen, Mayor of Rovaniemi extends a warm welcome to everyone attending the Arctic conferences in early May, so that we can work together to ensure sustainable development in the best interests of both current and future generations.
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Helena-Reet: We have opened NordenBladet.fi and NordenBladet.se!! There is great interest for the NordenBladet pages and every day I am thinking – where from here? what from here?
NordenBladet – For many months I have actively been involved with the archives and documentation of NordenBladet. As of today also the portals of Ohmygossip Finland and Ohmygossip Sweden have been joined under NordenBladet! How cool is that?! NordeBladet pages
Read MoreFinnish parliamentary elections: Record number of women winners
NordenBladet – In a very close election, the Social Democratic Party won the most seats in Parliament â but only just. The main issues driving Finlandâs 2019 parliamentary election on April 14, 2019 included the previous government coalitionâs unsuccessful attempt
Read MoreMinistry of the Environment investigates the use of plastics in buildings â ARA, Senate Properties and the University of Helsinki studying how to reduce the use of plastics in their construction projects
NordenBladet â A study by the Ministry of the Environment on the use of plastics in residential buildings and day-care centres reveals that plastics can be found in all parts of buildings. The amount of plastics in individual buildings, however,
Read MoreNational Report on Biodiversity in Finland: Biodiversity still on the decline despite rigorous work
NordenBladet â Finlandâs broad-based working group on biodiversity has approved the sixth national report on the conservation of biodiversity in Finland. According to the report, Finland has engaged in rigorous, well-coordinated work to halt the decline in biodiversity, but the
Read MoreKey Project increases sustainability of Finlandâs food system
NordenBladet â How have the Key Government Projects affected water resources protection and the circular economy? Climate change, protecting our water resources and ensuring the sustainability of food production require a shift to a system in which nutrients circulate. Over
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From good to âgoodestâ: Finland tops the Good Country Index
NordenBladet – Finland is number one in the newest Good Country Index, which seeks to measure âwhat each country on earth contributes to the good of humanity.â We talk to the indexâs creator, Simon Anholt, about what it means to
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APPLY to the thisisFINLAND Foreign Correspondentsâ Programme â Alumni Edition 2019!
NordenBladet – If you have participated in the Foreign Correspondentsâ Programme or Young Journalists, as it was first called in the 90âs, now you might have a chance for another Finland-packed experience. Foreign Correspondentsâ Programme â Alumni Edition 2019 starts
Read MoreNew estimate â every ninth species in Finland is threatened
NordenBladet â A new assessment of threatened species indicates an increasing loss of biodiversity in Finnish nature. Of the 22 000 species evaluated, 11.9% were classified as threatened, compared to 10.5% in the previous assessment. All species groups include threatened
Read MoreRestoration of Urban Longinoja Brook Wins Finnish Biodiversity Award 2017-2018
NordenBladet â Perseverance in the voluntary restoration of the urban brook of Longinoja in the Malmi suburb of Helsinki won the Finnish Biodiversity Award 2017-2018. The winner was chosen by the National Committee of Finland of IUCN, International Union for
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18 common questions with answers: WHAT is Aurora Borealis? What causes the Northern Lights? Where is the best place to go and see the northern lights? Do the Northern Lights give off radiation? etc.
NordenBladet – An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae), sometimes referred to as polar lights, northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in the Earth’s sky, predominantly seen in the high-latitude regions (around the
Read MoreNordic countries agree on closer cooperation to tackle the climate crisis
NordenBladet â At their meeting in Helsinki on Friday 25 January, the Prime Ministers and ministers responsible for climate issues of the Nordic countries decided to speed up their climate actions. The Nordic countries aim to follow the 1.5 Degree
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Helena-Reet: With children on a road trip around Finland (VOL 10 – in Central Finland, Kuopio) Sightseeings + Travel photos!
NordenBladet – Having had our breakfast in Kajaani (read HERE) we started off towards Kuopio. To my mind, travelling by car is pure luxury – you are not bound by time limits, the cars will carry all your belongings, you
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