Poultry and fur farm workers begin receiving vaccines against bird flu July 8, 2024 Workers at poultry and fur farms in Finland will, in the coming days, receive vaccines against bird flu becoming the first of 14 other EU countries… Continue Reading
Finland supermarket has dog carts for canine shoppers August 27, 2023 We’ve always wanted to visit Finland, especially after hosting visitors this year from Tampere University. Now there’s another reason to go. A grocery store… Continue Reading
Pilot project using COVID-19 sniffer dogs at airport in Finland proving successful November 2, 2020 Pandemic pooches are performing well in a Finnish pilot project designed to sniff out coronavirus in airline passengers, according to officials behind the initiative…. Continue Reading
Pandemic Pooches: Helsinki Airport employs COVID-19 sniffing dogs September 24, 2020 Move over dogs that detect drugs, bombs and all manner of contraband being smuggled through airports. Finland has brought in specially trained pandemic pooches… Continue Reading
Velvet spider species discovered in Iran named after ‘Joker’ star Joaquin Phoenix September 19, 2020 It’s not the usual way actors are rewarded, but Joaquin Phoenix now has a spider named in his honour. The Loureedia phoenixi velvet spider… Continue Reading
Baby deer stranded on ice rescued in Finland March 21, 2018 This is truly Bambi on Ice. The Finnish Border Guard saved a fawn that was struggling on the ice on the Inkoo archipelago in southern… Continue Reading
Pygmy owls: they wink, they get stuck in the snow. They’re adorable. December 9, 2013 A new book by photographer Jari Peltomaki focuses on the Pygmy owl, one of the smallest species in Europe. Small they may be, but… Continue Reading
