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Exclusive-Finland and Lithuania set to produce anti-personnel mines, officials say

Regional Media News - Iowa · July 9, 2025

By Andrius Sytas and Anne Kauranen VILNIUS/HELSINKI/TALLINN (Reuters) -Lithuania and Finland look set to start domestic production of anti-personnel landmines next year to supply themselves and Ukraine because of what they see as the military...

Short Offshore Race Opens the 2025 ORC DH Europeans in Helsinki with Tight Racing and Shifting Winds

Live Sail Die · July 8, 2025

The 2025 Garmin ORC Double Handed European Championship got underway in Helsinki with the Short Offshore Race on Tuesday, July 8. This marked the official start of racing after days of measurement, safety checks, and a practice race. Hosted by...

Heavy rainfall causes flooding concerns in southeast Finland

Helsinki Times · July 8, 2025

A major rain system from the south moved into Finland on Tuesday, bringing extended rainfall to southern and eastern parts of the country. The Finnish Meteorological Institute issued a warning for southeastern Finland, where total rainfall during...

Finland sees fewer hot days, lower sunshine in June this year

Daily Finland ·

The average temperature in June was normal in Finland, but the number of hot days was lower than usual, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The average temperature in most parts of the country being 0 to 1 degree Celsius below...

Preview: Finland Women vs Switzerland W - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole ·

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Women's European Championship clash between Finland Women and Switzerland Women, including predictions, team news and possible lineups. A place in the Women’s European Championship quarter-finals will be at stake...

Blood pressure linked problems more prevalent in Eastern, Northern Finland

Daily Finland ·

During pregnancy Complications during pregnancy related to elevated blood pressure, such as pre-eclampsia and gestational hypertension, are more common in Eastern and Northern Finland than elsewhere in Finland, said the Helsinki and Uusimaa...

How is Veikkaus preparing for licensed iGaming in Finland?

iGB · July 8, 2025

Veikkaus iGaming EVP Jarkko Nordlund and VP sports Andreas Reimblad talk up its preparations, including a new sportsbook, PAM and talent acquisition drive. The gambling monopoly story is a well-worn one, but Finland’s Veikkaus is planning to break...

She ain't heavy, she's my wife: Wife-carrying contest returns in Finland

CBC/Radio-Canada · July 9, 2025

23 minutes ago News Duration 1:20 The 2025 Wife-Carrying World Championships concluded over the weekend in Sonkajärvi, Finland, with this year's edition featuring a team event and a separate women's series. Altogether, more than 200 people from 18...

transparent happiness: yinka ilori transforms iconic mounds of helsinki’s amos rex

Design Boom · July 8, 2025

a vibrant new roof for helsinki’s underground museum Yinka Ilori: Transparent Happiness opens at Helsinki’s Amos Rex museum as a vibrant public art commission that invites the Finnish capital to reimagine its urban spaces. Unveiled on June 20th,...

UEFA Champions League 2025–26 Qualifying Kicks Off As Finland’s Kuopion Palloseur and Sweden’s Malmo Win First-Leg Games

Latestly · July 8, 2025

Mumbai, July 9: Qualifying for next season's Champions League kicked off Tuesday even as freshly crowned title holder Paris Saint-Germain is still playing games at the Club World Cup. In Finland, KuPS Kuopio and Milsami of Moldova were the first...

Finland unveils new measures to expand forest carbon sinks

Helsinki Times · July 6, 2025

The Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry announced a package of measures on Friday aimed at boosting forest growth and strengthening carbon sinks. The initiative supports Finland’s statutory goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2035. The...

Minerva Academy U-14 side off to a dominant start at Helsinki Cup 2025

The Statesman (India) · July 8, 2025

Minerva Academy’s Under-14 team kick-started its campaign at the prestigious Helsinki Cup 2025 in emphatic fashion, making a resounding statement on European soil. Playing in Finland, the young Indian side stormed to back-to-back wins, dismantling...

Finland’s EURO hopes hit by narrow defeat to Norway

Tribal Football ·

Finland fell to a narrow 2-1 loss in Group A of the 2025 UEFA Women’s European Championship after Caroline Graham Hansen scored a late winner for Norway who move onto six points and the brink of the Quarter-finals, while the Finns remain on three...

Sara Nunes appointed as High Roller MD & CCO, Finland

Gambling Insider ·

This move comes ahead of the imminent de-monopolisation of the Finnish market. By Will Underwood Key points: - High Roller has appointed Sara Nunes as its new MD & CCO in Finland - Nunes will now lead the company’s commercial department in the...

Champions League qualifying kicks off as Finland's KuPS and Sweden's Malmo win first-leg games

Alberta Prime Times · July 8, 2025

GENEVA (AP) — Qualifying for next season's Champions League kicked off Tuesday even as freshly crowned title holder Paris Saint-Germain is still playing games at the Club World Cup. GENEVA (AP) — Qualifying for next season's Champions League...

Finland ready to challenge Norway, eye quarter-final spot

Tribal Football ·

A second win in two games at the 2025 UEFA European Championship will put Finland on the cusp of a place in the Quarter-finals, and though today's match with Norway will be a stern test, the Finnish side believe they can pull off an upset. Finland...

Finland promotes digital innovation for carbon neutrality at Renewable Energy Asia 2025

ScandAsia · July 6, 2025

Ambassador Kristiina Kuvaja-Xanthopoulos represented Finland at the Renewable Energy Asia (REA) Conference in Bangkok, where she addressed the Plenary Session on Finland’s path toward a carbon-free future. In her speech, the Ambassador highlighted...

Finland and Vietnam meet in Spain to discuss cooperation

ScandAsia · July 6, 2025

Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Hồ Đức Phớc met with Finland’s Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, Ville Tavio, in Seville, Spain, on Monday 1 July 2024 to strengthen bilateral cooperation on green trade and education. According to Vietnam...

Finland backs Nokia-led plan for AI gigafactory

Yle Uutiset · July 6, 2025

The government has thrown its weight behind a bid for a massive artificial intelligence centre in Finland as part of an EU scheme to establish such gigafactories around Europe. Open image viewer Part of the LUMI AI factory in Kajaani. Image: Rami...

Metals One terminates deal to buy FinnAust Finland from 80 Mile

ShareCast ·

Under the terms of the agreement, Metals One would no longer proceed with its acquisition of FinnAust Mining, which holds the Hammaslahti Copper-Zinc and Outokumpu Copper projects. In exchange, 80 Mile would receive a £0.15m cash payment and waive...