Friday 30/January/2026 – 10:11 AM
The Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority in Finland (STUK) announced that small amounts of radioactive materials were detected in air samples inside the country, stressing that these levels are very low and do not pose any danger to public health or the environment, according to what Reuters reported.
The authority said in an official statement that the detected concentrations were very limited and do not represent a threat to people or the environmental environment, stressing that the situation is subject to continuous monitoring in accordance with approved standards.
Determining the source of such materials may not be possible
STUK explained that the observed radioactive materials do not belong to nuclear power plants operating in Finland, without providing a specific explanation for their source, pointing out that determining the source of such materials may not be possible in many cases.
It should be noted that Finland is located in an area that includes a number of nuclear power reactors in neighboring countries, including Sweden and Russia, in addition to reactors inside the country, which requires constant monitoring of radiation levels in the environment.
