Months before devastating wildfires caused havoc in California, firefighters from across Europe headed to Sweden as authorities there struggled to extinguish several massive blazes. Officials in ...

In a significant win for environmental activists, 80,000 hectares of forests in Finland have been won protection under a landmark deal. Metsahallitus, a forest enterprise controlled by the Finnish ...

HELSINKI (AP) -- Finland's president isn't sure where U.S. President Donald Trump got the idea that raking is part of his country's routine for managing its substantial forests. Trump told reporters ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... I followed news on the Colorado wildfires in December with a heavy heart. Seeing Coloradans bravely battle the forces of nature hit very close to home.

In Finland, forest stands damaged by the European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) tend to concentrate in groups and form clusters, especially in mature Norway spruce forests close to previous ...

Finland has since 2015 established forests next to national healthcare centres as part of the so-called "health forest" project to bolster well-being. In the serene landscapes of Sipoo, a town ...

Young forest owners in Finland find it difficult to deviate from prevailing forest industry norms, a recent study by the University of Eastern Finland and the Natural Resources Institute Finland finds ...

Physical education teacher Valtteri Mulkahainen from Sotkamo, Finland, has been devoting a lot of his free time to wildlife photography. For the past six years, Valtteri has been shooting his ...

Dana Eidsness, director of MITC's Maine North Atlantic Development Office and a 2019 Mainebiz Next List honoree, is leading the virtual mission to Finland that kicks off today. She is pictured in the ...