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Port of Helsinki commences €28 million West Harbour upgrade
The Port of Helsinki and YIT Infra Oy have signed a €28 million ($32 million) agreement to expand the southern end of West Harbour. Construction is scheduled to begin in July 2025 and conclude by the end of 2027. The project aims to increase...

Kiwi disc golf exponents face world's best on Finnish fairways
Michelle Simpson took up disc golf during Covid lockdown, after an extensive background in ultimate. Photo: Supplied Kiwi disc golf exponent Michelle Simpson seems somewhat surprised to be taking on some of the niche sport's biggest names at the...
Finnish media reports several people have been stabbed near a shopping center in Tempere

Finnish President Hails ‘New NATO’, Calls For ‘Burden Sharing’ on Ukraine
Finnish President Finnish President Alexander Stubb stated on Thursday that Ukraine “is doing well on the military front” and that Europe needs to find the right balance to help Kyiv “where perhaps the Americans are leaving a few gaps.” His...

Finnish President Alexander Stubb on why The Hague summit marks ‘the birth of new NATO’
Watch the event With the United States halting weapons shipments to Ukraine, “Europeans have to understand that they have to take more of the burden” of supporting Ukraine, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said. “We need to find the right balance...

Warner Music Acquires Catalog of Helsinki-Based Indie Skorpioni: ‘A Trendsetter in Finnish Music’
Warner Music Finland CEO Ramona Forsström. Photo Credit: WMG Warner Music Finland unveiled the IP buyout today, less than one month after Skorpioni announced it would cease operating. Founded in 2017, the Helsinki-based label built a roster...

Finnish police say stabbing that wounded 4 people at mall in Tampere not a terror or...
No details were provided about the suspect or a motive, but Finnish news media said that a man was arrested. The condition of the wounded wasn’t immediately clear. Workers used pressure washers to clean up blood stains outside the mall, Finnish...

Finnish Club AC Oulu Part Ways with Sierra Leone Midfielder Abu Dumbuya
Finnish top-tier football club AC Oulu have officially announced the departure of Sierra Leonean defensive midfielder Abu Dumbuya, following a mutual agreement to terminate his contract. In a statement released on Thursday, the club confirmed: “AC...
Mullen Meets With Russian Counterpart in Helsinki
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.20.2008 Courtesy Story The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff met with his Russian counterpart here today in the first face-to-face meeting between the two powers since Russia’s invasion of Georgia in August. The...

Finnish police say a suspect is arrested in the stabbing of 4 people at a mall in Tampere (World)
Photo: The Canadian Press Police cordon off the area outside the Ratina shopping centre in Tampere, Finland, Thursday July 3, 2025, after several people were stabbed. An assailant in Finland stabbed four people outside a shopping center in the...

Finnish police say a suspect is arrested in the stabbing of 4 people at a mall in Tampere
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — An assailant in Finland stabbed four people outside a shopping center in the southern city of Tampere on Thursday afternoon before being arrested, police said. There were no fatalities, and police said there was no longer...
4 injured in Tampere stabbing, suspect in custody: Finnish police
HELSINKI, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Four people were injured in a stabbing attack near a shopping center in the southern Finnish city of Tampere on Thursday afternoon, police said, adding that no one was killed. Police said in a statement that the...
Finnish police say a suspect is arrested in the stabbing of 4 people at a mall in Tampere

Four people stabbed near shopping mall in Finland's Tampere
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Four people were injured in a stabbing attack near a shopping mall in the Finnish city of Tampere on Thursday and one person was arrested, but there were no indications of a terrorist or racist motive in the incident, police...

Finnish police say several people stabbed near shopping centre in Tampere
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Several people were stabbed near a shopping centre in Tampere, Finland's third-largest city, on Thursday and one person has been arrested, the police said. The situation no longer posed a danger to others, a police statement...

Finnish police say several people stabbed at shopping centre in Tampere
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Several people were stabbed at a shopping centre in the Finnish city of Tampere on Thursday, police said. Police said in a statement they had arrested one person and that the situation no longer posed a danger to others. The...
Finnish media reports several people have been stabbed near a shopping center in Tempere
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Finnish media reports several people have been stabbed near a shopping center in Tempere. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed...

Finnish police say stabbing that wounded 4 people at mall in Tampere not a terror or racist attack
HELSINKI (AP) — A stabbing attack that wounded four people Thursday outside a mall in Finland wasn’t believed to be a terror or racist attack, police said. A suspect was arrested and there was no longer a threat to the public in the southern city...
Finnish police say stabbing that wounded 4 people at mall in Tampere not a terror or racist attack
HELSINKI (AP) — A stabbing attack that wounded four people Thursday outside a mall in Finland wasn’t believed to be a terror or racist attack, police said. A suspect was arrested and there was no longer a threat to the public in the southern city...
Finnish media says several people have been stabbed in the southern city of Tempere