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18.5. 06:12 • Updated May 18 06:20
There is already a rush to replace energy wood imported from Russia: “Peat may be used more if there is a cold winter”
District heating companies in cities and towns are eagerly looking for a substitute for energy wood imported from Russia next winter. Two million cubic meters more energy wood should be found in domestic forests and it should be felled to dry by midsummer to keep homes warm next winter. If there is not enough wood, the use of peat may increase.
Wind power construction is now heading for the high seas – the impact of the ice masses in the Gulf of Bothnia makes researchers think
Hundreds of wind farms will be built along the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia in the next few years. The Finnish Environment Institute mapped suitable areas, and research permits have been pending and applied for in the Gulf of Finland up to the Gulf of Bothnia. However, changing ice conditions due to climate change are still to be considered.
What the heck is Bosnian election law? What is the Croatian president talking about when he threatens to overthrow Finland’s NATO membership?
President of Croatia Zoran Milanovic caused a storm in the media after threatening to block Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO membership. Experts say it is not possible, but what was the reason for Milanović’s threat? The political crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a serious matter and is also intensifying ahead of the autumn elections. At its core is the state system agreed at the end of the Civil War in 1995.
Zelenskyi: Evacuation from Azovstal continues
Ukrainian soldiers still in the Azovstal steel plant area in Mariupol are being evacuated, said Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyi at the turn of Tuesday and Wednesday in speech (switch to another service). At least more than 250 soldiers fortified in the factory area have surrendered to Russian forces after weeks of resistance. Both Ukraine and Russia have said there are more than 50 seriously wounded soldiers.
The weather is warming
Today the weather is warming and getting rainier. The rains are receding east during the morning. However, cloud cover is still plentiful in the east and north. The west and south are sunny and quite sunny. Temperatures in the southwestern part of the country rise above 15 degrees. In Lapland, the temperature stays at +5 degrees.