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Finland detects small amount of radioactivity, sees no health impact
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on January 30, 2026
1 min readLast updated: January 30, 2026
Quick Summary
Finland detected low radioactivity levels with no health risks. The source is unidentified and not from Finnish nuclear plants, says STUK.
Finland Reports Low Levels of Radioactivity with No Health Risks
Overview of Radioactivity Detection in Finland
COPENHAGEN, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Small amounts of radioactive substances have been detected in air samples in Finland though there was no risk to public health, the country's nuclear safety watchdog said on Friday.
Health Implications
"The concentrations were very low and posed no risk to people or the environment," the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) said in a statement.
Source of Radioactive Substances
STUK said that the radioactive substances did not originate from Finnish nuclear power plants, though it did not offer an explanation for their detection.
Regional Context
"In many cases, the source of the radioactive substances cannot be identified," the agency said. Finland, Sweden, Russia and the wider region have a number of nuclear power reactors.
(Reporting by Stine Jacobsen, editing by Terje Solsvik)
Key Takeaways
- •Low levels of radioactivity detected in Finland.
- •No health risk to the public or environment.
- •Radioactive substances not from Finnish nuclear plants.
- •Source of radioactivity remains unidentified.
- •Region includes several nuclear reactors.
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