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World : Finns Celebrate Midsummer With Bonfires, Tradition On Seurasaari Island
Bernama
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June 21, 2025
HELSINKI, June 21 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Thousands gathered on Helsinki's Seurasaari Island Friday evening to celebrate Juhannus Eve, marking the start of Finland's cherished Midsummer Festival with bonfires and folk traditions, reported Xinhua. Held...
Claim of ban on Prof Yunus by Finnish govt is false: Rumor Scanner
Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha
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Claim of ban on Prof Yunus by Finnish govt is false: Rumor Scanner DHAKA, June 21, 2025 (BSS) - Rumor Scanner, a leading fact-checking organisation in Bangladesh, has said the claim of the Finnish government's ban on Chief Adviser Professor...
Half a million Finns now invest in cryptocurrency, survey finds
Helsinki Times
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June 21, 2025
Nearly half a million Finns, around 11% of adults, have invested in cryptocurrency, according to a new survey by Norstat commissioned by Finnish crypto firms. The figure marks rapid growth, with over 200,000 new investors entering the market in...
Finnish Juhannus picnic June 21 in City Park
The Daily News - Michigan
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IRON MOUNTAIN — The Iron Mountain area Finnish American Raja Ryhma organization will have its annual Juhannus Picnic on Saturday, June 21, at the Iron Mountain City Park’s Bradley Maki Pavilion — the log structure with a sky-blue roof near the...
Finland unveils new measures to expand forest carbon sinks
Helsinki Times
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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...
Finnish Prosecutors Consider Charges Against Officers of Tanker ‘Eagle S’ Over Baltic Cable Damage
gCaptain
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June 13, 2025
COPENHAGEN, June 13 (Reuters) – Finnish prosecutors are considering pressing charges against three senior officers of an oil tanker suspected of damaging undersea power and telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea in December, police and the...
Helsinki honours citizens on city’s 475th anniversary
Helsinki Times
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June 13, 2025
The City of Helsinki awarded medals and grants to citizens in culture, science, and sport on Helsinki Day, 12 June. The city marked its 475th anniversary by recognising individuals for their contributions. Daniel Sazonov, Mayor of Helsinki,...
Helsinki Airport's app-based taxi meeting point bustles with activity
Yle Uutiset
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June 13, 2025
The facility handles around 800 app-based rides every day. Helsinki Airport set up a dedicated area for people using app-based taxis at the beginning of this year. Since then drivers of app-based ride services like Bolt, Uber and Yango meet their...
Finland’s EURO hopes hit by narrow defeat to Norway
Tribal Football
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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...
Finnish Police Finish Investigation Recommending Charges for Eagle S Tanker
The Maritime Executive
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Investigators working for Finland’s national police announced they have completed their criminal investigation into the damage to the subsea cables. They reported they officially suspect the master and two officers from the tanker Eagle S who have...
Copenhagen tops global liveability ranking as Helsinki places 13th
Helsinki Times
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June 21, 2025
Copenhagen has been ranked the most liveable city in the world, according to the 2025 Global Liveability Index published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The Danish capital overtook long-time frontrunner Vienna, which dropped to a shared...
Helsinki Airport attains net-zero carbon emissions with renewable diesel
Aerospace Technology - New York
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June 11, 2025
Helsinki Airport, operated by Finnish airport company Finavia, has reached net-zero carbon emissions in its operations, securing the international Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) programme’s net-zero certification. A key factor in this...
Finnish business confidence lags behind Nordic peers
Helsinki Times
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June 12, 2025
Finnish companies continue to show the weakest confidence in overall economic prospects among Nordic nations, according to a new business barometer published by Azets. In a six-country comparison including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Ireland and the...
Calm, moderate blue-green algae seen in Finnish seas, lakes
Daily Finland
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As typical in early summer, the number of blue-green algae observations in Finnish seas and inland water is moderate, said Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) in a press release on Thursday. Some blue-green algae have been observed in inland...
Helsinki Airport – net zero has landed
Energy Live News
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June 11, 2025
Helsinki Airport has reached net-zero carbon emissions in its own operations, becoming the fifth Finavia-operated airport to receive net-zero certification under the international Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) programme. The achievement marks...
Bar posts €10,000 ‘fine’ for bad behaviour – and it might be legal
Helsinki Times
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July 6, 2025
A Helsinki bar’s warning of a €10,000 “fine” for throwing items from a terrace has raised eyebrows. Yet according to Finland’s National Police Board, the practice may fall within the bounds of private agreements known as real contracts. The sign...
Finnish Double-Handed Championship
Sail-World
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June 13, 2025
by Offshore Racing Congress 12 Jun 21:21 PDT 6-8 June 2025 The Espoo-Naissaari Race, held from 6 to 8 June 2025, brought together 17 double-handed offshore teams for a 143-nautical-mile course between Haukilahti in Espoo and Pentala Island. This...
Volume of Finnish investments in Azerbaijani economy increased sharply
APA
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June 21, 2025
In the first quarter of 2025, direct investments from Finland into the Azerbaijani economy reached $19.35 million, APA reports, citing the Central Bank of Azerbaijan. This figure represents a 30.9-fold increase, or $18.72 million more, compared to...
Finnish Double-Handed Championship Showcases Top Teams Ahead of the Garmin ORC DH Europeans 2025
Live Sail Die
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June 12, 2025
The Espoo-Naissaari Race, held from 6 to 8 June 2025, brought together 17 double-handed offshore teams for a 143-nautical-mile course between Haukilahti in Espoo and Pentala Island. This year, the event also served as the Finnish ORC Double-Handed...
ISOPLUS – Hidden but Essential
The European Business Review
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July 7, 2025
The Energy Transition is an enormous opportunity for Europe to harness its millennia of engineering expertise and lead the world in addressing the existential issues of the 21st century: sustainability and the energy transition. Simply put,...