Industrial Turnover Watch: Statistics Finland reports working-day adjusted industry turnover rose 10.4% year-on-year in May, led by chemicals (+19.7%), mining and quarrying (+13.8%), and electricity/gas/steam (+13.7%), with export turnover up most in mining and quarrying (+20.0%). Air Quality Science: Tampere University and the University of Helsinki find nitric oxide can boost aerosol particle formation under some urban conditions, helping explain sudden city haze. Finland Defense Policy: Finland’s ambassador to Japan says lifting the nuclear arms ban (effective July 1) is meant to strengthen deterrence and would still involve “checks and balances” before any introduction. NATO & Energy Security: The Kremlin accuses Ukraine of “terrorist” attacks on global energy infrastructure, citing alleged UAV strikes on Gazprom compressor assets tied to Blue Stream/TurkStream during the Ankara summit. Space & Tech: Physicists in Finland create a two-dimensional topological crystalline insulator, a long-predicted quantum material, while Scaleway buys HPC specialist Qarnot to expand engineering and simulation compute. Public Safety Case: An 18-year-old Hyderabad student missing since May in Finland has been found dead in Helsinki waters; police say no crime is suspected, while the family calls it suspicious.