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Revised Declaration of Helsinki adopted by global medical community, strengthening clinical research ethical standards
World Medical Association announce adoption of 2024 Revision of the Declaration of Helsinki (DoH), global reference for medical research with human participants FERNEY VOLTAIRE, AIN, FRANCE, October 21, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The World...

ICN charts a bold vision and calls for urgent investment in nursing to secure the future of care
Against a backdrop of escalating global health challenges, ICN issues a powerful call for urgent action to address the nursing workforce crisis HELSINKI, FINLAND, June 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Against a backdrop of escalating global health...

Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard and Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa met their Finnish counterparts at Swedish-Finnish government meeting
SWEDEN, September 24 - Foreign ministers highlighted support to Ukraine During the visit, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard and her Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen took part in a panel discussion on Swedish-Finnish...

Declaration on Swedish-Finnish Cooperation
SWEDEN, September 16 - Declaration on Swedish-Finnish Cooperation, presented by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, 16 september 2024

CHMP recommends third indication for darolutamide for patients with advanced prostate cancer
ORION CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE 20 JUNE 2025 at 13.30 EEST CHMP recommends third indication for darolutamide for patients with advanced prostate cancer CHMP adopts positive opinion for the marketing authorisation of darolutamide in combination...

Maria Malmer Stenergard visits Helsinki for meeting with Finnish counterpart
SWEDEN, September 13 - Ministers on this page who have changed areas of responsibility Maria Malmer Stenergard has been Minister for Foreign Affairs since 10 September 2024. Between 18 October 2022 and 10 September 2024 she was Minister for...

Swedish and Finnish ministers to undertake joint visits
SWEDEN, September 13 - Study visit at vocational higher education institution for construction engineers Minister for Employment and Integration Mats Persson and Finland’s Minister of Employment Arto Satonen will visit the vocational higher...

Swedish and Finnish Governments to hold joint meeting in Stockholm
SWEDEN, September 3 - Published 03 September 2024 The Swedish and Finnish Governments will hold a joint meeting on 16 September 2024. Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will hold a press conference at...

EU EASTERN BORDERS: Baltic countries and Poland call on EU to increase focus on eastern border ― Estonian NGO helps to relaunch mental health support helpline for Ukrainians ― Finland’s border law set for 18-month extension ― NGO criticises Poland’s tr…
The Baltic countries and Poland have called on the EU institutions to increase their focus on the bloc’s eastern border. An NGO in Estonia has relaunched a helpline to provide mental health support for Ukrainians living in Ukraine and elsewhere in...

Labubu Plush Toy Craze Takes Over Finland
(MENAFN) A quirky, sharp-toothed plush named Labubu—crafted by Chinese brand Pop Mart—has taken Finland by storm, drawing crowds and captivating collectors across the country. This past weekend, excitement peaked at Helsinki’s Forum shopping mall,...

Nordic Business Forum Confirms Full Speaker Lineup as Ticket Sales Top 7,000
Helsinki, Finland, June 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nordic Business Forum, Europe’s leading business and leadership conference, returns to Helsinki on September 24–25, 2025. With 7,000 tickets sold and only 300 remaining, the event is set to be a...

Carccu® Custom Printed Deli Paper Recognized in the Global Shift to PFAS-Free Food Packaging
SASTAMALA, PIRKANMAA, FINLAND, June 18, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Carccu®, a Finnish packaging company, has been identified in a recent report by Grand View Research as one of the contributors to the growing PFAS-free food packaging market. The...

MEC Anton Bredell signs Letter of Intent with Finnish Government on cooperation
The Western Cape Government (WCG) today signed a Letter of Intent with the Embassy of Finland, representing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland, to establish a collaborative framework aimed at upgrading water infrastructure,...

OSCE convenes high-level Annual Security Review Conference to address the current security situation in the OSCE area
Vienna, 25 June 2025 – The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is holding a two-day Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC) in Vienna on 25 and 26 June 2025. As one the OSCE’s principal fora to address regional security...

Virtune AB (Publ) ("Virtune") has completed the monthly rebalancing for May 2025 of its Virtune Crypto Altcoin Index ETP
Stockholm, 9th of June 2025 – Virtune AB (Publ) ("Virtune") today announces that it has completed the monthly rebalancing of the Virtune Crypto Altcoin Index ETP, listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and Nasdaq Helsinki (ISIN code SE0023260716). In addition...

Chief People Officer, Lorna Gibb to leave Nokia
Nokia Corporation Stock Exchange Release 26 June 2025 at 10:00 EEST Chief People Officer, Lorna Gibb to leave Nokia Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announces that its Chief People Officer, Lorna Gibb, has decided to leave the company and step down...

DHS Bolsters America’s Supply Chains, Critical Infrastructure, and Domestic Industry Through Arctic ICE Pact
Representatives from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) met with Canadian and Finnish counterparts as part of a two-day summit for the ongoing Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE Pact), a trilateral agreement to strengthen United States...

Nokia selected by Verizon as hardware and software provider for Thames Freeport multisite private 5G deal
Press Release Nokia selected by Verizon as hardware and software provider for Thames Freeport multisite private 5G deal Verizon Business, in collaboration with Nokia, will deliver multiple Verizon Private 5G Networks to industrial campuses across...

Climate change, firms and aggregate productivity
by Andrea Caggese, Andrea Chiavari, Sampreet Goraya and Carolina Villegas‑Sanchez[1] The effects of climate change on aggregate productivity Climate change is one of the most pressing policy challenges of our time, occupying a central place in...

Arctic Exceptionalism as Myth, Method, and Mirror
Back to Publications Meteor shower and Northern Lights over Snæfellsnes glacier, Iceland. Photo: Diana Robinson There is a story we tell ourselves about the Arctic. Every Arctic expert knows it by heart. It began in Murmansk, 1987, when Soviet...