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Finland sees €60m trade deficit in April
Daily Finland
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The trade balance showed a deficit of EUR 60 million in April 2025, according to the international trade in goods statistics provided by Finnish Customs on Friday. In January-April 2025, the trade balance had accumulated a deficit of EUR 514...
Finnish firm linked to Russia arms exports under criminal probe
Helsinki Times
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June 28, 2025
A Finnish company once dealing in wooden art and tourism is under investigation for exporting sensitive electronic components to Russia, in suspected violation of EU sanctions. Finnish Customs announced on Thursday that the company, based in North...
Helsinki grocer hit hard as shoplifting soars 60%
Helsinki Times
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June 28, 2025
Shoplifting in Helsinki has risen sharply, with thefts at one neighbourhood grocery store now costing tens of thousands of euros each year. Mikko Karmakka, manager of the K-Market on Iso Roobertinkatu, said shoplifting has worsened significantly....
HS journalists convicted for publishing classified military information
Helsinki Times
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July 1, 2025
The Helsinki Court of Appeal has convicted two journalists for disclosing and attempting to disclose national security secrets in connection with a 2017 article on Finland’s military intelligence operations. Tuomo Pietiläinen received a four-month...
Tesla sales in Finland fall by 45 percent in first half of 2025
Helsinki Times
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July 1, 2025
Tesla’s share of new car registrations in Finland dropped by over 45 percent in the first six months of 2025 compared to the same period last year. The electric carmaker registered fewer than 1,000 vehicles from January to June. Its market share...
Land mine ban was a global triumph. Here’s why Finland is leaving.
Christian Science Monitor
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July 1, 2025
Veronika Honkasalo is visibly shaken. She has just emerged from a 3 ½-hour meeting that left the veteran member of Parliament reeling. The Foreign Affairs Committee has decided to back a bill that will take Finland out of the international treaty...
Early works agreement for BWRX-300 SMRs in Finland and Sweden
World Nuclear News
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Tuesday, 1 July 2025 GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Fortum are to work on pre-licensing and engineering activities for site adaptation in Finland and Sweden aiming for deployment of BWRX-300 small modular reactors in the 2030s. (Image: GE...
Twelve of England’s regional mayors back plan to create ‘national active travel network’
The Guardian
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July 1, 2025
Twelve of England’s regional mayors have signed up to an unprecedented plan to create a “national active travel network”, focusing initially on helping children to walk, cycle or scoot to school safely. The scheme, which involves all non-London...
Local heroes Healy and Tuthill lead the Irish charge at Cork City Sports
Irish Examiner
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July 8, 2025
There had been lingering uncertainty in recent times as to the future of the Cork City Sports, but that great cornerstone of Irish athletics is once again back on its marks for its 71st edition at the MTU Athletics Stadium this evening.Among the...
Alltech becomes majority owner of Finland’s only aquafeed plant
Feed Strategy
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July 1, 2025
Alltech has increased its stake and acquired Finnforel’s share of Alltech Fennoaqua Oy, increasing its shareholding and becoming the company’s majority stakeholder. This milestone reinforces Alltech’s commitment to the Finnish aquaculture sector...
Government to decide on nuclear projects under new law
Helsinki Times
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June 27, 2025
Finland’s government is set to assume primary control over nuclear power project approvals under a revised Nuclear Energy Act now open for public consultation. The proposal would shift decision-making from Parliament to the cabinet, ending decades...
Former Panthers Forward Signs Contract With Swiss Team
Yahoo Sports
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Charlotte Checkers forward Jesse Puljujarvi lines up for a faceoff in a game against the Hershey Bears on Feb. 23 at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Charlotte Checkers)Former Florida Panthers forward Jesse Puljujärvi has...
After ‘Ferocious’ Typhon Missile System, U.S. ‘Rattles’ China With 1st Time F-35 Deployment In Philippines
The Eurasian Times
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July 8, 2025
The Philippines is rapidly emerging as a frontline state in the US-China rivalry in the Indo-Pacific, with Washington deploying its latest weapons systems in the country, which is part of the first island chain — the strategic archipelagos in East...
Athens shines as Europe’s Youth Entrepreneurship capital at Gen-E 2025 Festival
Great Reporter
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July 8, 2025
The heart of European youth entrepreneurship beat in Athens this July as Junior Achievement Greece successfully hosted the Gen-E 2025 Festival, Europe’s largest celebration and competition for young entrepreneurs. From July 1 to 3, more than 1,000...
US uncovers $10 billion Medicare fraud involving international network
Helsinki Times
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July 1, 2025
US federal authorities have exposed what they describe as the largest health insurance fraud scheme in the country’s history. The network attempted to defraud Medicare using the personal data of over one million Americans. Officials estimate the...
Finnish MoD Looks to Purchase SAR Satellites from Iceye
Via Satellite
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June 27, 2025
Iceye Dwell Fine image of Helsinki, Finland. Photo: Iceye The Finnish Ministry of Defense is looking to purchase satellites from Iceye for intelligence and surveillance capabilities from space, under a new letter of intent announced June 27. The...
Vietnamese Deputy PM meets Spanish PM, Finnish minister
Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI – Deputy Prime Minister Hồ Đức Phớc met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday within the framework of his attendance at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Sevilla, Spain. Phớc...
Finnish MEPs to join Budapest Pride parade
Yle Uutiset
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June 28, 2025
The parade has become a key issue in the culture wars around EU politics. Open image viewer The Budapest Pride parade has been banned by Hungarian police. Image: Olivier Hoslet / EPA Eero Heinäluoma (SDP), a Finnish MEP, has said he will take part...
Monday 7th July 2025 Football Match Results
The Nigerian Voice
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International Friendlies Senegal vs Guinea 1-0 Club Friendlies TSV Hartberg vs Dynamo Kyiv PP Sion vs Stade Nyonnais PP Napredak Krusevac vs Oleksandriya PP Slovan Liberec vs TSV Hartberg 0-1 Qarabağ vs Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 4-5 Radnički...
For the US and the free world, security demands a resilience-first approach
Atlantic Council
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July 8, 2025
Report July 8, 2025 • 8:00 am ET Print this page For the US and the free world, security demands a resilience-first approach By Elizabeth Sizeland This report is the foundational document of the Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience...