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New Nordic Films lifts the veil on its Nordic Co-Production Market line-up
Cineuropa
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08/08/2025 - The Norwegian festival's market will showcase pitches for a total of 21 new projects currently in development, with six of them coming from the Baltic countries in focus Director Benjamin Ree, who has been selected with The Greatest...
WATCH | US should impose more sanctions on Russia, says Finland
Times LIVE
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Finland's President Alexander Stubb was among several European leaders to join a phone call with Trump on Wednesday designed to co-ordinate Western efforts to end the Ukraine war. Valtonen said continued Western arms supplies to Kyiv also had a...
Purra seeks to dismantle education agency after Finns Party ‘woke ideology’ claims
Helsinki Times
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August 9, 2025
Finance Minister Riikka Purra has proposed dismantling Finland’s National Agency for Education, triggering concern over the future independence of school curriculum development and the role of political influence in education policy. The proposal,...
Valtonen: Finland following Israel's actions in Gaza with 'great worry'
Yle Uutiset
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August 8, 2025
Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen reiterated the country's support of a two-state solution. Open image viewer Elina Valtonen. Image: Silja Viitala / Yle Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen (NCP) has said the government is following...
World's Largest Carrier Calls at Marseille, Boosting French Economy
The Maritime Executive
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The nuclear-powered USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the largest aircraft carrier in the world, arrived in Marseille for a port visit on August 4, accompanied by Arleigh Burke Class guided missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81). Both...
Finland sends more aid to Ukraine
Helsinki Times
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August 7, 2025
Finland has continued its delivery of civilian aid to Ukraine, sending 31 rescue service vehicles and 32 truckloads of supplies between January and July this year, according to the Ministry of the Interior. The assistance includes fire engines,...
US should impose more sanctions on Russia, Finland says, as Trump's deadline arrives
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump should move forward with imposing more sanctions on Russia as it would help bring an end to the war in Ukraine, Finland's foreign minister said on Friday in a Reuters NEXT Newsmaker...
Celtic told to conduct transfer business like Rangers as Go Ahead Eagles director aims brutal swipe
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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August 8, 2025
Go Ahead Eagles chief Jan Willem van Dop has aimed a dig at Celtic by telling them to conduct their business like Rangers. The Hoops are no further forward in their drawn-out pursuit of Jakob Breum after having three bids knocked back by the Dutch...
Adequate Financing, Effective Partnerships Key for Achieving Sustainable Development, Speakers Tell Round Table, Also Urging Action to Ease Crushing Debt Burden
News Central Asia
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August 8, 2025
Achieving sustainable development requires adequate financing and effective partnerships, speakers heard at the final round-table discussion at the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries today, as many spotlighted the...
Locarno’s Match Me! Captures the Sweep of Emerging Producers’ Output, From Tales of Queer Migration to Amazon Injustice and the ‘Nicest Bank Robber in History’
Variety
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August 8, 2025
LOCARNO, Switzerland — Launched 2015, Match Me! is now a firmly established festival fixture, an informal networking platform for young producers with strong usually but not entirely auteurist visions looking for international co-production....
What pitfalls lie behind the US-EU and US-Japan trade deals?
Global Times
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Shipping containers stacked at the Rhine-Neckar commercial port in Mannheim, Germany, 29 July 2025. Photo: VCG The US and the EU have reached a trade deal after high-stakes meetings, but the deal — announced after talks in Scotland between US...
How democracy has led to economic stagnation, and what to do about it
Daily Maverick
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August 8, 2025
South Africa is an old country with a lot of old problems that are not amenable to many technical solutions. South Africa belongs to a group of countries that were known as the New World. These are countries that were carved out of the Americas by...
Economists warn Purra’s budget cuts threaten growth targets
Helsinki Times
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August 7, 2025
Finance Minister Riikka Purra has proposed €900 million in spending cuts for 2025, triggering criticism from economists and political opposition who argue the plan weakens Finland’s long-term economic prospects. The proposal includes reductions in...
Blue-green algae situation remains calm in Finnish seas, lakes
Daily Finland
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Published : 08 Aug 2025, 00:16 Updated : 08 Aug 2025, 00:36 The blue-green algae situation has remained calm in inland waters, coastal areas, and open sea areas during the past week, said Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) in a press release on...
Finance Minister Purra proposes abolishing Finnish education agency, refugee quota system
Yle Uutiset
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August 7, 2025
The budget proposal drafted by Finance Minister Riikka Purra (Finns) is looking to find about one billion euros in state savings. Open image viewer Finance Minister Riikka Purra (Finns) speaking at preliminary budget talks in Moisniemi, Espoo, on...
Artists, organizers clash over Israel ties ahead of Helsinki’s Flow Festival
Helsinki Times
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August 7, 2025
Helsinki’s Flow Festival, a major highlight of Finland’s summer music scene, is facing calls for boycott and heated debate as artists and activists protest the event’s indirect economic links to Israel. The controversy has sparked open...
Finland stays out of Nato’s new Ukraine arms scheme for now
Helsinki Times
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August 6, 2025
Finland will not join a new Nato-led arms procurement scheme for Ukraine, according to Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen, who said the country remains committed to supporting Kyiv through its existing strategy. The mechanism, known as the Priority...
Helsinki’s summer streets set to return after positive response
Helsinki Times
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August 6, 2025
Helsinki plans to bring back its summer street arrangements in the Kallio district next year, following positive feedback from residents and local businesses. The initiative, launched as a pilot this summer, aimed to turn busy urban streets into...
Helsinki police killer denied parole again after 27 years
Helsinki Times
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August 6, 2025
Danish national Steen Christensen, serving a life sentence for murdering two Finnish police officers in 1997, has been denied parole for the third time. A court in Denmark, where he is imprisoned, issued the latest rejection. Christensen, now 60,...
Finland’s car scrappage plan faces criticism from environmental organizations
Helsinki Times
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August 6, 2025
Environmental authorities have criticised a government proposal to offer financial support for scrapping old cars, warning that the planned system lacks the strength to drive real emission reductions in Finland’s ageing vehicle fleet. The...