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Majority of Finns prefer to shift away from U.S. products, investment: survey
Xinhua News Agency
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HELSINKI, July 1 (Xinhua) -- A recent survey conducted by Finnish financial services group LahiTapiola reveals that two out of three Finns now prefer to purchase products and services from Europe rather than the United States. The shift is largely...
Finnish Synthetic LNG Plant Targets Shipping Demand
Ship & Bunker
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June 30, 2025
The plant aims to produce more than125,000 tonnes of synthetic LNG to cater to demand from sectors such as shipping. Image Credit: TES Tree Energy Solutions (TES) and CPC Finland have formed a joint venture, Luoto Energia, to develop a large-scale...
Majority Finns for shifting away from US products, investment: survey
Daily Finland
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A recent survey conducted by Finnish financial services group LahiTapiola revealed that two out of three Finns now prefer to purchase products and services from Europe rather than the United States, reported Xinhua. The shift is largely attributed...
Finland Pulls Out of Ottawa Mine Ban Pact
Kyiv Post
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July 4, 2025
Finnish President Alexander Stubb approved the country’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Treaty that bans the use of anti-personnel landmines, citing a “deteriorated security situation.” Finland’s decision will take effect six months after it...
Inside Finnair’s Luxe Helsinki Lounge—Yes, There’s a Sauna Before Your Flight
Business Traveler
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July 1, 2025
Unwind in the sauna, then savor a gourmet reindeer burger and refreshing blueberry juice before boarding — Finnair Lounges in Helsinki Airport are a special invitation to Nordic wellness and luxury. The national carrier of Finland operates three...
EIF, Finnvera launch EUR 30 mln pilot to support Finnish SMEs' exports to Ukraine
Interfax Ukraine
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July 1, 2025
The European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group, and Finland's official export credit agency Finnvera have signed a EUR 30 million guarantee agreement to support Finnish small and medium-sized enterprises'...
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...
Fewer Finns trust their pensions will support them
Helsinki Times
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July 1, 2025
Confidence in the adequacy of pensions has declined sharply among Finns, according to the latest Eläkebarometri survey published by the Finnish Centre for Pensions (ETK). Only 5 percent of respondents now believe they will manage well on their...
Liveblog (closed): Second day of hearing in case against Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen
Christian Network Europe
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15:17 Impression around the courtroom Monday afternoon, after closing the session. Räsänen is very present. She is looking back on this day quite positively. It's her face that dominates in the media, bishop Pohjola less so. Zoltan Bugnyan...
EU-backed €30 million export guarantee pilot launched for Finnish SMEs trading with Ukraine
European Investment Fund
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The European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the EIB Group, and Finnvera, Finland’s official export credit agency, have signed a new guarantee agreement to support Finnish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps exporting to Ukraine....
Fewer Finns support recognising Palestine, poll shows
Helsinki Times
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July 1, 2025
Support for Finland recognising the State of Palestine has declined in the past year, according to a survey conducted by Tietoykkönen for the Uutissuomalainen news group. Thirty-seven percent of respondents said Finland should recognise Palestine....
EUROPE: AFRY to conduct feasibility study for Finnish e-methane plant
Bunkerspot
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July 1, 2025
Details Written by Rhys Berry Published: 01 July 2025 Sweden-based consulting, engineering and design company AFRY has announced it has been tasked by Finnish e-fuel company Arctic Sisu to conduct a feasibility study for a large-scale e-methane...
€30 million pilot launched to support Finnish SMEs' exports to Ukraine
European Commission
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July 1, 2025
European Commission Press release Brussels, 01 Jul 2025 Finnish SMEs and midcaps will benefit from a new EU-backed export guarantee scheme helping them trade with Ukraine despite wartime risks. The European Investmen...
NBI suspects Finnish firm sold substandard body armour to Ukraine military
Yle Uutiset
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July 1, 2025
The Finnish firm agreed to deliver 10,000 bulletproof vests to the Ukrainian defence forces in a deal valued at around 5.7 million euros in 2022. Open image viewer File photo. Image: Olha Pashko Finland's National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is...
Uutissuomalainen: Around two in five Finns would recognise State of Palestine
Yle Uutiset
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July 1, 2025
The share of people supporting recognition of Palestine has fallen slightly in the last year, and the number of opponents has risen slightly. Open image viewer Since the start of the war in Gaza, demonstrators have gathered regularly in Helsinki...
Strike at Helsinki Airport (3): Finnair cancels around 100 flights on July 2nd
AvioNews
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June 30, 2025
"The Finnish Aviation Union (IAU) has announced a union strike at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport for Wednesday, July 2. If the planned actions are carried out, they will impact all essential ground services related to Finnair flights": thus begins a...
Finnish winger who made impressive second-half climb goes to Flyers in fifth round
NBC 10 Philadelphia - Pennsylvania
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June 28, 2025
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Flyers used one of their two fifth-round picks in the 2025 NHL draft on Max Westergard. The Finnish winger went to the Flyers at 132nd overall Saturday afternoon. Westergard was the 30th-ranked international skater by NHL...
Strike at Helsinki Airport cancels flights for 7,000 Finnair passengers
AeroTime News
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June 30, 2025
Around 7,000 Finnair passengers are to have their flights cancelled due to planned strikes at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL). Finnair announced on June 30, 2025, that Finnish Aviation Union (IAU) had confirmed industrial action is set to go ahead...
Trump's Finnish Icebreaker Identified as the 32-Year-Old Fennica
The Maritime Executive
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When President Donald Trump revealed that he is in negotiations with Finland's president to buy an "old" icebreaker, many observers assumed that he was considering the powerful and capable Polaris. It turns out that Polaris is not for sale, and...
Finland in discussions with US over sale of used icebreaker
Janes
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Finnish multi-purpose icebreaker Fennica , operated by Arctia. (Arctia) Finland's Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has confirmed to Janes that discussions with the US are ongoing about the possible sale of at least one Finnish...