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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 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...
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...
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...
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...
Haitian chambers unite to help entrepreneurs thrive locally and abroad
Spectrum News 13 - Florida
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August 28, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. -- Haiti’s ongoing instability has made it harder for businesses to operate out of the nation’s capital. But Haitian entrepreneurs abroad are finding ways to keep commerce and culture alive. Now, chamber leaders from Florida to Japan...
Yle: Residents leaving state-backed housing - Finland prepares to scale down ASO system
Helsinki Times
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August 28, 2025
Finland’s right-of-occupancy housing system is facing a sharp decline in popularity and growing financial risk, prompting the state to end new project subsidies and launch legal reforms aimed at limiting its exposure. According to reporting by...
IFC joins IDB Invest and Finnvera on Brazilian pulp financing package
Global Trade Review
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August 27, 2025
Forestry company Arauco has sealed a US$2.2bn export credit agency-backed financing package from a diverse group of lenders to develop a pulp production factory in Brazil. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank Group’s...
Foreign tech professionals in Finland face worsening prospects
Helsinki Times
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August 28, 2025
International technology experts living in Finland report increasing concerns over discrimination, poor job prospects, and a deteriorating social climate, according to a new survey published by TEK and The Union of Professional Engineers in...
Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - August 2025
JD Supra - California
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August 30, 2025
[co-author: Semhal Gebrekirstos] Welcome to Horizon, DLA Piper’s monthly bulletin reporting on late-breaking legislative and policy developments in ESG. Our aim is to scan the litigation, enforcement, and regulatory horizon to help inform business...
International coalition including Canada accuses three Chinese companies of hacking campaign
The Globe and Mail
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August 28, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:An electronic display showing cyberattacks in China at the China Internet Security Conference in Beijing, in 2017.Mark Schiefelbein/The Associated Press An unusually broad coalition composed of the United States, its...
Finland backs clean energy shift at Busan summit
Helsinki Times
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August 27, 2025
Mika Nykänen, State Secretary to the Minister of Climate and the Environment, represented Finland at the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM16) and Mission Innovation (MI-10) meetings in Busan, South Korea, held from 25 to 27 August. Finland joined over...
Finland President speaks to PM, discusses ties, India-EU FTA
The Indian Express
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August 27, 2025
With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stating that Europe could soon host talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Finland President Alexander Stubb on Tuesday spoke to PM Narendra Modi and shared his assessment on the recent meetings...
HIG Capital backs nordic circular Economy with acquisition of Finland’s Fluo Group
Cyprus Mail
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August 28, 2025
H.I.G. Capital has taken a controlling stake in Fluo Group, a Finnish waste management and recycling platform, in a move that underscores the private equity firm’s focus on sustainability-driven infrastructure. The deal gives H.I.G. a foothold in...
BetBlocker launches Finnish language version through Casino Guru partnership
Gambling Insider
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The move aims to make the organisation’s blocking software more accessible to Finland’s gambling population, enabling new users to access the tool in their native language. By Jack Found Key points: - BetBlocker launches Finnish-language version...
Amex GBT reports rising cost of business travel
Business Traveller
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The latest reports from Amex Global Business Travel (GBT) reveal that the overall cost of business travel has risen consistently over the last five financial quarters. For its Business Travel Pulse analysis, Amex GBT monitors air fares, hotel...
A Finnish renaissance: Sanoma’s CCO on winning back ad spend from big tech
The Drum
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Digital media consultant Mark Challinor continues the News Horizons series by talking to the people shaping tomorrow’s media. Today, it is Tuomas Airisto, chief commercial officer at Sanoma Media, Finland under the microscope. At Sanoma Media...
Shoplifting in Finland at record levels
Yle Uutiset
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August 28, 2025
"There are no higher figures in the entire history of the statistics," said Kimmo Haapakangas, Senior Statistician at Statistics Finland. Open image viewer About half of all theft offences in the country were shoplifting cases. Image: Petteri...
Finland’s President Stubb, PM Modi discuss Russia-Ukraine war, agree to deepen India-EU ties
The Economic Times
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August 27, 2025
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation on Wednesday, focusing on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and deepening India’s relations with the European Union. PM Modi said he had a “good...