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Construction begins on Finland’s third Pohjanmaa-class corvette
Naval Technology
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August 28, 2025
Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) along with its subsidiary RMC Defence has commenced the construction of the third Pohjanmaa-class multi-role corvette for the Finnish Navy. The initiation of the construction was marked by steel cutting on 26...
Data-driven destination management: What South Africa, Seville and Helsinki can teach the world
Breaking Travel News
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August 29, 2025
From climate pressures to uneven visitor flows, destinations face unique challenges—but share one powerful solution: data. After working with tourism organizations in South Africa, Seville, and Helsinki, The Data Appeal Company (part of Almawave...
Helsinki Joins Sparkle’s Global Network with New 400GBE-Enabled PoP
The Fast Mode
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August 28, 2025
Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, announced the opening of a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Helsinki, Finland, to expand its footprint and guarantee further redundancy and...
Finland sees €496m trade surplus in June
Daily Finland
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The trade balance showed a surplus of EUR 496 million in June 2025, according to the international trade in goods statistics released by Finnish Customs on Thursday. In January-June 2025, the trade balance had accumulated a deficit of EUR 39...
Preparing India’s Economy for Tariffs
The Pioneer
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For India, the challenge is not merely to expand GDP, but to build an economy agile enough to absorb shocks, diverse enough to spread risk, and robust enough to convert disruptions into opportunities The popular slogan, “Tariffs Are Obstacles,...
Finnish casino entrepreneurs bring Nordic energy to Malta’s SiGMA
Times of Malta
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August 28, 2025
With the Grand Harbour glistening in the morning light, two familiar figures in Finland’s casino affiliate scene paused long enough to reflect on their annual trip to Malta for SiGMA 2025. Tomi Huttunen, founder of OnlineCasinoSuomi.com, and...
Friday's papers: Finnish ambassador to the US, union wealth and repurposed power plant
Yle Uutiset
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August 29, 2025
Tabloid Iltalehti sat down for an interview with Finland's ambassador to the United States Leena-Kaisa Mikkola. "For now we are at the table — and that is good — but whether we will be in the future is another matter." Two days before President...
Are you satisfied with your financial situation? European countries compared
Euronews
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August 29, 2025
Published on 29/08/2025 - 7:06 GMT+2 The financial situation of a household is not only essential for maintaining a decent standard of living, but also plays a crucial role in overall life satisfaction, according to Eurostat, the EU’s official...
Finland to pay €1.4bn in tax refunds to 1.5 million people
Helsinki Times
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August 28, 2025
Finland’s Tax Administration will pay more than €1.4 billion in refunds to approximately 1.5 million taxpayers on Wednesday. This marks the largest single tax refund payout of the year, officials said. The average refund from July to September...
Helsinki launches new strategy as drug-related disturbances surge
Helsinki Times
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August 28, 2025
The City of Helsinki will draft a new substance use strategy and introduce emergency measures to respond to a sharp increase in drug-related harm, according to an announcement made on Thursday by Mayor Daniel Sazonov and senior police officials....
5% of Helsinki residents feel unsafe in weekend evenings: survey
Daily Finland
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As many as 5 percent of Helsinki residents feel unsafe or fairly unsafe when walking alone outside in their residential area in weekend evenings, according to a survey carried out by the City of Helsinki. The safety survey, however, said that 77...
Price of old house drops in Finland in July Y-on-Y
Daily Finland
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The prices of old dwellings in housing companies decreased by 0.9 per cent year-on-year in the whole country in July 2025, according to Statistics Finland. Compared with the previous month, prices increased by 0.2 per cent. Among large towns,...
Finland's tourism revenue dipped last year despite more spending by foreign visitors
Yle Uutiset
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August 28, 2025
Helsinki and Tampere earned the most from tourism, while Finnish Lapland saw the biggest increase. Spending by domestic tourists declined while that by foreign tourists rose. Open image viewer Research indicates that tourism employed more than...
Finland allows nail salons to use up stocks of toxic substance
Yle Uutiset
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August 28, 2025
Classified as a reproductive toxin, a gel nail ingredient is being banned throughout the EU. Open image viewer The hardening agent TPO is being banned by the EU, but Finnish nail salons can still use what they've got in stock. Image: Dani Branthin...
Finnish games industry generates €2.85bn in 2024
Gamesindustry.biz
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August 28, 2025
The Finnish games industry has declined 4.9% over the past two years, turning over €2.85 billion in 2024. That's according to the Finnish Games Industry report, which estimated operating results of €800 million in 2023 and €400 million in 2024....
Finland's foreign population rents, but wants to own
Yle Uutiset
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August 28, 2025
A new study highlights a stubborn divide between foreigners and Finns in the housing market. Open image viewer Foreigners reported that their housing choices were constrained by finances, precarious employment, and the pressures of immigration...
Nurkic Impresses In First EuroBasket Game Since Jazz Trade
KSL TV 5 - Utah
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August 28, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY – Jusuf Nurkic had a strong outing to lead Bosnia and Herzegovina in his first official game since being acquired by the Utah Jazz in June. Bosnia and Herzegovina downed host country Cyprus 91-64 in the team’s first meeting at...
Finances of people with disabilities are worse in the Balkans and Baltics
Euronews
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August 28, 2025
By Carolina Cardoso & Damaso Jaivenois Published on 28/08/2025 - 9:54 GMT+2 •Updated 10:00 Almost a quarter of people who have a disability in the European Union (EU) are struggling financially, says Eurostat. People with disabilities...
Security agencies tell public-sector IT to fix problems given cyber threats from Chinese companies
PublicTechnology
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August 28, 2025
National Cyber Security Centre and agencies in 12 other countries advise those managing networks for government and critical services to hunt for malicious activity and implement fixes for known problems The National Cyber Security Centre has...
China’s Guangdong province lays out ambitious commercial space objectives
SpaceNews
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August 28, 2025
HELSINKI — China’s southern province of Guangdong is aiming to create a fully integrated commercial aerospace ecosystem with its latest policy moves. To continue reading this article: Register now and get 3 free articles every month. You’ll also...