Nuclear Controversy in Finland
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| Public Events 2008: | |
| 2008/06/23 | International Anti Nuclear Festival |
| 2008/09/20 | Uranium-Action-Day |
| 2008/10/18 | NUCLEAR weekEND |
| Public Events 2009: | |
| 2009/01/24 | Uranium + New NPP Demonstration |
| 2009/05/26 | Chernobyl-day - several happenings in Helsinki |
| 2009/07/20 | Nuclear Climate Camp |
| 2009/08/13 | Ranua Rescue Action Day |
| 2009/10/17 | E-on -> E-off action |
| 2009/11/07 | Ranua: Rally + Seminar |
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Upcoming actions
- Lecture of scientist Albrecht Körblein from Germany in Oulu on April 27th, 2010
- Lecture of scientist Albrecht Körblein from Germany in Jyväskylä on April 29th, 2010
- Lecture of scientist Albrecht Körblein from Germany in Helsinki on April 30th, 2010 at 11 am
- Speech of scientist Albrecht Körblein from Germany in Mariehamn on May 1st, 2010
- Demonstration against new NPPs in Finland in Helsinki: May 8th, 2010
- IRPA congress in Helsinki - conference of the (mainly) pro-nuclear scientists, authorities and companies to celebrate the alleged "radiation protection" of their institutions
- do something about it!
- Baltic Sea Info Tour in Summer 2010
- June 23rd-25th: stop in Ǻland - 3 days of action, information events and network meeting; topics: nuclear waste issues (start of the Baltic Sea Info Tour)
- June 26th-28th: stop in Helsinki - 3 days of action, information events and network meeting; topics: everything connected with nuclear power in Finland
- June 30th-July 2nd: stop in Isnäs/Loviisa - 3 days of action, information events and network meeting; topics: NPP, LMAW, proposed new NPP
- August 21st-23rd: stop in Oulu - 3 days of action, information events and network meeting; topics: proposed uranium mining, proposed NPP
- August 24th: evaluation of the Baltic Sea Info Tour in Oulu (end of the Baltic Sea Info Tour)
past activities
Chernobyl Day action of Women Against Nuclear Power in Helsinki, Parliament
 Protests against uranium mining in Finland |
 Street theatre of nuclear monsters in front of the NPP Loviisa at 2008 NUCLEAR weekEND |
 Nuclear Climate Camp: Performance in front of the City Hall |
 Areva test drilling in Ranua/Finland |
 Uranium Action Day in Finland |
 Uranium Action Day in Finland |
 Part of the residence of the Anti Nuclear Festival |
- Lecture of scientist Albrecht Körblein from Germany in Rovaniemi on April 26th, 2010
- Lecture of scientist Albrecht Körblein from Germany in Tervola on April 25th, 2010
- Chernobyl Day demonstration in Kemi on April 24th, 2010
- presentation "Nuclear Waste Disposal Disaster in Germany" on April 20th, 2010 at 7 pm in Ǻland
- at the Ǻland Natur och Miljös office, Norragatan 13 - organized by Aktionsgruppen för ett atomkraftsfritt Ǻland
- International Anti-nuclear Network Meeting from March 25th-29th, 2010 in Helsinki
- Uranium Info Tour with expert Prof. Gordon Edwards (Canada) in Finland on January 8th-18th, 2010
- Support gig for Ranua Rescue in Tampere on November 19th, 2009
- We will show a film for the start of the evening. Afterwords there will be music and slide-show during and/or between the bands.
- Local bands: Sulkava (Timo Blues style), Jyri Pitkänen and Teemu -> it will be kind of folkish or pop music
- Gathering for anti-uranium activists in Kajaani on November 14th-15th, 2009
- Support evening for the Ranua Rescue project on November 13th, 2009 in Helsinki
- the festival will be postboned because of the participating bands; instead several workshops will be given and films will be shown
- Rally against Uranium and Independent Expert Hearing in Ranua against uranium mining on November 7th, 2009
- Press conference about the Ranua Rescue Action Camp on September 21th, 2009 in Ranua
- Movie night ("Area 32") about uranium mining on September 21st, 2009 at 6 pm in Ranua
- Ranua Uranium Exploration Action - August 13th, 2009
- Fennovoima office in Simo attacked - July 24, 2009
- Nuclear Climate Camp in Lapland - July 20-26, 2009
- 26. 5. 2009: Tshernobyl-day - several happenings in Helsinki
- Demostration against Nuclear industry plans in Northearn Finland - Oulu 24.1.2009
for information and flyer: http://www.ydinverkosto.net click 'Materiaalia' in 'Viestintä' section.
- KUuMOtUS-karkelot/ Independence Day Launch of Nuclear Free Finland & Rising Tide Finland (http://www.hyokyaalto.org) Esplanadi - Helsinki - 6.12.2008 17-20.
- Demonstration against building any more nuclear power plants in Finland (as the Parliament starts to debate the Government Climate Strategy) - outside Parliament, Helsinki, 0900-1000.
- Anti Nuclear Festival near Olkiluoto - summer 2008
- NUCLEAR weekEND near Loviisa - 18-20 October 2008
Future nuclear activity in Finland
Reactors
- Olkiluoto 3 building going on at the moment, 4th reactor proposed
- Loviisa 3rd reactor proposed.
- Fennovoima project - Possible locations: Ruotsinpyhtää, Simo, Pyhäjoki. Application in process.
End disposal site
- ONKALO in Olkiluoto - construction started in 2004
Uranium prospecting sites[1] [2]
- Rovaniemi - Ylitornio
- Tervola
- Ranua
- Salla / Uranium Mining in Savukoski
- Paltamo
- Kärsämäki
- Sotkamo
- Kuhmo
- Nilsiä
- Eno - Kontiolahti
Other Materials
Links to groups & organisations
- Anti-nuclear action Blog Toimintaryhmä: http://toimintaryhma.blogspot.com/
- Nuclear Free Finland network: http://nuclearfreefinland.org/
- Finnish Association for Nature Conservation: http://www.sll.fi/
- pro Hanhiviki (Pyhäjoki - reactor): http://www.hanhikivi.net/
- Webpages of the movement against uranium mining in Northern Carelia: http://uraanitieto.net/
- Blog about the Olkiluoto NPP: http://www.olkiluoto.info/
- Lappi movement against uranium power: http://www.uraanivoima.com/
- Northern Finland Network against nuclear power and uranium mining and for renewable energy: http://www.ydinverkosto.net
- Climate Action: http://www.hyokyaalto.org/
- anarchist news site: http://takku.net/
