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Humpback salmon threaten to enter the Tenojoki river
More than half a million humpback salmon threaten to enter the Tenojoki River A way to stop the invasive species has been found, but Finland is hesitant to apply it. Finland is interested in using the control technique from Norway, though. JARMO SIIVIKKO 13.9. 5:15 The Norwegians have the same problem as the Finns in the Teno River. The Storelva River in northern Norway is overrun by aggressive salmon that threaten native salmon stocks. Humpback salmon (Pink Salmon) Now the [Read more ... Lees verder ...]
New methods produce data on forest resources even at the accuracy of individual trees
New methods produce data on forest resources even at the accuracy of individual trees Photo: Julia Hautojärvi / Finnish Geospatial Research Institute (FGI) The forest database already contains data on more than 100 million trees in Finnish forests. The interpretation of individual trees enables more accurate data on forest resources than conventional grid- and pattern-based methods. When trees are known in more detail, the most vital trees with the highest carbon sequestration capacity can be left standing in [Read more ... Lees verder ...]
Finlandia Hall presents its new venue Pikku-Finlandia
Finlandia Hall presents its new venue Pikku-Finlandia in central Helsinki. The iconic main building of Finlandia Hall, designed by Alvar Aalto, is now over 50 years old, which is why it was closed for renovation in January and will remain closed for about two and a half years. But due to the economic and cultural importance of Finlandia Hall as a venue for congresses and conferences that bring significant value to the city of Helsinki, a temporary substitute had to [Read more ... Lees verder ...]
The Finnish citizens’ initiative to ban hunting irons by law has succeeded
The Finnish Parliament Picture: Mikko Huisko The Finnish citizens' initiative to ban hunting irons by law has succeeded and is being considered by Parliament. The citizens' initiative 'All hunting tools (such as clamps and snares) must be banned by law' has been successful. The initiative has received 52,042 statements of support. Hunting iron picture: Jussi Nukari According to the rationale of the initiative, animals other than small predators, such as bears, will also be victimized and [Read more ... Lees verder ...]
New National Park in Sallatunturi
New National Park in Sallatunturi Now it’s official. Finnish Parliament approved the proposal of establishing a new national park in Sallatunturi, the eastern part of Finnish Lapland. Sallatunuri will be the 41st national park in Finland. Minister of the Environment and Climate Krista Mikkonen yesterday (23 November) said that the parliament approved the government proposal to establish the national park in Salla and it’s impressive that the network of national parks increasing in Finland. The Sallatunturi National Park is easily [Read more ... Lees verder ...]
Surveillance camera captures bears marching off to winter slumber
Surveillance camera captures bears marching off to winter slumber [09-10-2021] A border guard surveillance camera in Kainuu recorded a female bear and four cubs heading for hibernation. Finland's brown bear (Ursus arctos) is the largest predator in Europe. Image: Kainuun rajavartiosto Kainuu Border Guard on Friday tweeted an image it had captured of a mother bear and four cubs walking along a lakeshore to their hibernation spot. Jouko Kinnunen, captain of the Vartius border crossing point on the Finnish-Russian border, [Read more ... Lees verder ...]
