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Campaign for northern forests by indigenous Saami and Greenpeace ended successfully in Finland

Saami reindeer herders and Finnish governmental forest enterprise Metsahallitus have agreed on a deal concerning the long-lasting dispute on reindeer grazing forests in northenmost Finland. Almost 80 % of the forests defined as important by reindeer herders and Greenpeace in 2002 have now been set outside of forestry either permanently or for the next 20 years. This is the result of recent negotiations and earlier protection decisions since 2006.Greenpeace and reindeer herders started their joint campaign for reindeer grazing forests in 2002. Last eight years saw intensive campaigning for

3000 demonstrators call on Finnish MPs to turn down nuclear applications

In Finland's largest environmental demonstration for almost a decade, over 3000 people marched today for safe clean energy, against the expansion of nuclear power and nuclear waste in Finland. A key demand from the demonstration was for Finnish MPs to vote against the ministers’ irresponsible plan of authorizing the construction of two new nuclear reactors."We gathered today to urge the MPs to reject the construction of two new nuclear reactors. These plans would turn Finland into a massive exporter of nuclear electricity and the world's largest producer of nuclear waste per person. The

Greenpeace activists shut down Prime Minister's office as ministers vote on new nuclear

Greenpeace climbers have hung a 10-meter banner on the façade of the Prime Minister's Office, where Finnish ministers have gathered to vote on proposals for new nuclear reactors. The banner reads "Jyrki rules, Mauri obeys, Finland bears the risk", criticizing the ruling center party minister Mauri Pekkarinen for making a dirty deal with concervatives, a minority party in the cabinet, led by finance minister Jyrki Katainen. The decision will need an approval from the parliament, and the activists are calling on the MPs to reject the deal.Greens and center had the power to decide on the fate

Olkiluoto 3 commercial operation delayed until 2014

Greenpeace estimates that very optimistically Olkiluoto 3 might start operating in 2014, five years late and 13 years after the parliamentary decision.Helsingin Sanomat ran today a story that the start of the commercial operation of the Olkiluoto 3 plant will be delayed even further than 2012. Originally the plant was supposed to be up and running by 2009. The construction company Areva still claims to make it operational by 2012 but their Finnish customer TVO is no longer as positive. TVO project director Jouni Silvennoinen refuses to give his own estimation on the timetable. Silvennoinen

Greenpeace activists in Olkiluoto call for an end to nuclear construction

Three Greenpeace activists skied and paddled to the construction site of Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor on Monday morning. They climbed to one of the cranes with a banner saying “more nuclear waste to our children” in Finnish. The activists call for an end to nuclear construction because of the health and environmental hazard caused by nuclear waste. Building another reactor in addition to Olkiluoto 3 would make Finland the largest producer of nuclear waste in the world on a per capita basis."Construction of new nuclear reactors needs to stop for two reasons: Firstly, because of the enormous

Activists demonstrate against the coal power of nuclear companies

Seven Greenpeace activists have occupied the chimney of Meri-Pori and Tahkoluoto coal power plants in Finland, Pori. They have hanged a banner that demands stopping CO2 emissions and nuclear power.They are taking action to expose the climate bluff of the nuclear industry, carrying banners reading “Stop coal and nuclear”. The Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant was supposed to help close down dirty coal and peat fired power plants. Now the owners of the new reactor, far from cutting down on the use of dirty fuels, are building new polluting power stations. The unit of two coal power plants in

Greenpeace pleased with the resolution on Nellim forests

One of the long standing conflicts between Saami reindeer herders and Finland's State forest service Metsähallitus has been resolved in Nellim, in northernmost Finland. The law suit filed in 2005 by three Saami reindeer herders was settled with an agreement between the reindeer herders and Metsähallitus.The agreement published today saves the majority of mature forests in the area for the next 20 years. This means that practically all old-growth forests and important reindeer pastures of Nellim are protected until 2029. Nellim is a part of the municipality of Inari in the Homeland of the

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