”When our rewilding program started, many big corporations offered us huge amounts of money if we certified carbon credits. We consulted with communities. But our answer was that we don’t sell nature.”

https://e360.yale.edu/features/tero-mustonen-interview?_hsenc=p2anqtz-8qjorrtilmbt14nt4u5r0mw9f2x-hsqsmrt7jgbvhkaktea_1-bgyaitudxi1aluczlc_w

#wetlands #rewetting #prevention #deterrence #rewilding #Finland #Karelia #peatland #restoration #landUse

Singer-songwriter Vilma Jää has earned acclaim in two far-flung worlds – #opera and folk-pop – while tackling tough societal issues.

#FinnishMusic #finland #FolkMusic #Karelia #Ingria #VilmaJaa

https://musicfinland.com/en/news/vilma-jaa-music-is-my-activism

Vilma Jää: “Music is my activism”

Music Finland
Rocky coastline of Ladoga lake near Sortavala. May 2026. #photography #landscape #ladoga #karelia

Similar restrictions have also been reported at certain stations in #Moscow, the #Moscow region, and #St_Petersburg.

In #Krasnoyarsk and the #Tomsk region, drivers are being refused fuel sales in jerry cans. In #Karelia, authorities blame the restrictions on the holiday season, while residents in the #Murmansk region are also reporting difficulties refueling their vehicles.

Cliffs on Ladoga lake, near Sortavala. Karelia, May 2026. #photography #ladoga #karelia #landscape

But why improve the well-being of your own people when you can harm your neighbour instead?

📹: A #Finnish blogger showed #Karelia, the territory the #USSR seized from #Finland.

#ukraine #putinisamasskiller #putinisawarcriminal @kardinal691

Spring time in Karelia. Lososinka river, Petrozavodsk. March 2026. #photography #landscape #karelia #spring