Tag: Fishing
Forest Agency: Hunting and fishing crimes increased last year
The police in Eastern Finland are investigating a large poaching ring in which dozens of people are suspected of killing large carnivores and protected birds.
Hamina's battery factory gets permission to discharge waste water into the Baltic Sea
AVI for Southern Finland stated that the sulfate contained in the wastewater does not cause significant harm to the environment or the risk of such harm if the facility is used in accordance with the permit. Non-governmental organizations have launched a petition demanding partial cancellation of the environmental permit and obliging the facility to treat…
Superflow of magma under Grindavík
According to scientists, a river of magma of unprecedented volume and flow flow flowed beneath an Icelandic fishing town late last year, and the region experienced another dramatic eruption. Before 2021, the Reykjanes Peninsula had not had an eruption for 800 years. It is now noticeable that volcanic activity in the region has returned from…
The controversial Sino-Finnish battery factory in Hamina receives an environmental permit
Last summer, CNGR Finland's offer gathered hundreds of worried responses. According to the decision, the company must comply with emission restrictions and pay an annual fishing fee.
In Finland, bankruptcies reached 25 years, the construction industry is the biggest victim of the year
“Although the number of companies that went bankrupt in the last year is the highest in 25 years, it is still clearly below the bankruptcy figures of the 1990s recession,” he reminded. For example, in 1992, the courts declared a total of 7,391 companies bankrupt. Compared to the financial crisis, the number of bankruptcies has…
Finnish fishermen pay a record 10 million euros in fishing fees, which leads to a fee for sustainable fishing
These high percentages contrast sharply with regions like Uusimaa and Ostrobothnia. Although Uusimaa has the largest number of payers, only 6% of its eligible population has participated in the system. This low percentage is intriguing given the abundance of water in these areas, suggesting that non-compliance is not due to a lack of fishing opportunities.…
The Finns follow: A new study reveals surprising trends in fitness, sleep and diet among adults
According to the report, less than half of Finnish adults over the age of 20 meet the national exercise recommendations. Only 46% of men and 38% of women exercise enough. These guidelines recommend at least 2 hours and 30 minutes of moderate aerobic activity or 1 hour and 15 minutes of vigorous activity per week,…
Finland welcomes the EU’s decision to continue herring fishing
The European Commission had considered banning herring fishing in the Baltic Sea due to dwindling stocks.
Finnish tourists become the largest tourist group in Åland – Summer in the archipelago continues well into autumn
“Mainland Finns have discovered the uniqueness and exotic charm of Åland. We have noticed that domestic customers want to experience Åland even more comprehensively than Swedes, emphasizing the quality of accommodation and dining,” he says. Niko MicklinVisit Åland’s marketing and sales director. Åland’s autumn months offer plenty of things to do for travelers interested in…
The citizens’ initiative calls for the extension of the ban on fishing nets in the Saimaa region
The lake is home to the highly endangered Saimaa grouse, which often gets entangled in nets and sometimes drowns.
The highly endangered Saimaa grouse drowns in a fishing net
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Road trip from Lapland to Norway and back – Reminder to prepare
If you have goods that need to be declared when crossing the Norwegian border, you should visit a customs office. Along the border between Finland and Norway, customs offices are located in Kilpisjärvi, Kivilompolo, Karigasniemi, Utsjoki, Polmak and Näätämö. Requirements for traveling with pets When arriving at customs, pet owners must present a pet passport…
Let’s reveal the summer adventures of Finnish university students: Let’s get to know the most common ways of spending the holidays
1. Embracing the great outdoors Finland is known for its breathtaking natural wonders, and university students fully embrace the beauty of their surroundings during the summer. Unless they have to stay inside and play online registration is free games, the country’s countless lakes, forests and archipelagos become a playground for students seeking both adventure and…
Therefore, Putin refuses to fire his defense minister
Ekot’s reporter Johanna Melén tells the story of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. A man with no military training who usually goes on hunting and fishing trips with Putin. Around midsummer, the paramilitary Wagner group marched on Moscow and threatened to depose the defense minister. The rebellion was stopped after negotiations. Host: Caroline Kernen Guest:…
Summer in the museums and castles of the National Museum – Tips for summer trips
The Arabian Art Department Association brings contemporary ceramics to Hvitträski The Arabian Art Department Association is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year by combining contemporary ceramics with the unique environment of Hvitträski. Each artist of the association has their own unique way of working with clay. The artworks on display showcase the many possibilities of…
Whaling will stop until August 31
“The MAST agreement is so strong that it was clear that we had to step in,” Minister Svandís Svavarsdóttir told mbl.is. The Animal Welfare Board of the Food Standards Authority (MAST) recently issued an opinion which concluded that the fishing methods used for whales did not comply with the provisions of the Animal Welfare Act.…
Warm waters require suspensions of fishing permits
The sale of fishing permits has been suspended in two areas where water temperatures have risen to a critical high, especially for salmon.
PM Nilsson
In the fall of 2022, the journalist left PM Nilsson the job as political editor at Dagens industri to work as state secretary for the prime minister Ulf Kristersson (M). Three months later, he left the assignment after it became clear that he had been illegally fishing for eels. Since then, PM Nilsson has been…
The minister should ban whaling immediately
The Icelandic Veterinary Association / Dýralæknafélag Íslands says that the Food Agency’s report on the welfare of whales during hunting clearly shows that the method used to kill the animals violates the main objectives of the Animal Welfare Act. The Minister should therefore immediately ban fishing. This is stated in a statement from Dýralæknafélag Íslands…
A Pole died in a ship fire in Njarðvík
Last night, a fire broke out on board the fishing vessel Grímsnes GK-555, which was in the port of Njarðvík. A Pole died in the fire, who would have turned 50 this year. The captain of the ship, Sigvaldur Hólmgrímsson, told journalists that the man left his wife and teenage son in Poland. The fire…
The opposition is calling for action over revelations that Russian boats are using the Faroe Islands as a marina
The fallout following the release of ‘Skyggekrigen’ (The Shadow War), a new documentary co-produced by public broadcasters from the four largest Nordic nations, continues to deliver revelations about Russian espionage in the region that have been described as astonishing and worrying of Danish members of parliament. Over the weekend, the Faroe Islands, which Russian ‘fishing…
Russian trawler suspected of espionage
As reported by Morgunblaðið, at least one of the 50 Russian ships suspected of spying in the legal waters of the Nordic countries is also believed to have operated in Iceland. A team of journalists from Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark recently produced a document that proves the involvement of Russian fishing vessels in acts…
Copenhagen the seventh best destination for a once-in-a-lifetime holiday on the road
Copenhagen is the seventh best destination in the world for a once-in-a-lifetime road trip, according to a ranking based on 150,000 customer reviews published by DiscoverCars.com. It was the only Scandinavian destination to feature in the scenic drives top 20, but Finland prevented it from claiming all the Nordic bragging rights with two inclusions: Rovaniemi,…
Fishing nets banned to protect endangered seal pups in Lake Finland area
Only found in South-Eastern Finland, the Saimaa seal is one of the world’s rarest seal species, and according to the WWF, it is “on the verge of extinction”.
Police are investigating a minor found on the ship
On board the fishing vessel Grímsnes GK-555, a wanted 15-year-old girl was found yesterday. The teenager was on board with a 24-year-old man, reports ruv.is. The captain of the ship maintains that the crew did not know about the girl’s presence, and the man responsible for getting her on board has been fired. The police…
The record smuggling of cocaine outside Styrsö
It all starts when three guys are out fishing when they make the big find. In the following days, even more cocaine floats up in and around Styrsö. In total, it is 24 kilos. But it will turn out that the amount to be smuggled in was a whopping 400 kilos. When the police begin…
Whodunnit: The Nord Stream mystery continues
Any hope that the mysterious object found attached to the Nord Stream pipeline might reveal the culprit behind the September explosions appears to have been dashed. Military researcher Johannes Riber has stated that it is extremely unlikely that the object, which measures 10 by 40 cm, has anything to do with the sabotage, reports DR.…
Fragments of the plane and a human skull were found
The crew of the trawler Hrafn Sveinbjarnarson GK-255 recovered the plane’s wreckage and a human skull while fishing in Jökuldýpi, about 50 miles west of the Reykjanes peninsula in south-west Iceland. The news was first reported by Vísir.is. Captain Kristján Ólafsson tells mbl.is that it’s part of the plane’s tail, part of the outer skin…
One in eight full-time employees in Denmark is a foreigner
Ukrainians eager to workFigures from ALMR also showed that the Ukrainians who fled to Denmark to escape Russia’s invasion have not been idle. Of the nearly 12,500 who have been granted residence in Denmark and whom municipalities consider ready for work7,218 (58 percent) have found a job. It is up to the individual municipalities to…
The longest collective agreement in the fishing industry was signed
Representatives of the Icelandic Seafarers’ Union and the Union of Fishing Companies (SFS) have signed new collective agreements. These agreements are to run for ten years. The new agreement puts emphasis on wage increases in line with those implemented by the Workers’ Federation (SGS), increasing pension contributions and increasing the safety and health of workers.…
Right now: PM Nilsson resigns – after the eel fishing
The Prime Minister’s State Secretary announces his resignation on Facebook. PM Nilsson has been in trouble after being sentenced to a fine for fishing eels without a permit. He also allegedly lied about it to the police.
50 years since the Heimaey eruption
The history of great events is worth remembering and drawing as many conclusions as possible from them. Such a case is the volcanic eruption on the island of Heimaey in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, which began half a century ago, on the night of January 23, 1973. It’s still amazing that no one died then. The…
The MPs reject the citizens’ initiative to ban net fishing in Saimaa
In the area of South-Eastern Finland lives the highly endangered Saimaa marten, which can get caught in nets and drown.