Lingonberries and other natural products from Finland are safe to eat based on STUK’s radiation measurements. Photo: STUK
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The natural environment in Finland continues to contain remnants of radioactive substances from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, according to the latest annual report by the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK). The report, “Environmental Radiation Monitoring in Finland,” provides a detailed account of the presence and concentrations of artificial radioactive substances found in the environment over the past year.
STUK’s environmental monitoring program is meticulously designed to detect even minor changes in environmental radioactivity, allowing for swift and appropriate responses when necessary. Due to the ubiquitous nature of radiation, STUK’s comprehensive and precise measurement methods ensure a reliable assessment of the Finnish environment’s radioactivity levels.
The measurement results from 2023 indicate that there were no radioactive emissions that posed any health risks to humans or the environment in Finland. The artificial radioactive exposure for Finns was less than 0.02 millisieverts (mSv), a minuscule amount compared to the average annual radiation dose of 5.9 mSv, most of which originates from natural
Source: www.helsinkitimes.fi
