Finnair cancels 80 flights on July 4 due to Helsinki Airport strike

Finnair will cancel around 80 flights on Friday, July 4, due to a planned industrial action by the Finnish Aviation Union (IAU) at Helsinki Airport, which will disrupt all essential ground services. The cancellations will affect about 8,000...

Scrubber discharge ban in effect in Finland

Delayed harvest drives up Finnish strawberry prices

Due to Finland's cool and rainy beginning to summer, domestic strawberries have been in short supply, and their prices have been relatively high. However, relief is on the horizon for Finland's many strawberry fans, as harvests have started in...

Finland offers Fennica icebreaker to United States

Finland has offered the Fennica icebreaker to the United States for sale or lease. The vessel was built in 1993 and has served both Arctic and offshore industrial duties. No agreement has yet been reached. Negotiations continue between Finnish and...

Finland’s net emissions dropped just one percent last year

Finland’s net greenhouse gas emissions declined by about one percent in 2023, according to the government’s annual climate report. The figure reflects the combined effect of emissions and carbon sinks. The land use sector continues to emit more...

How close is the EU to quitting Russian energy?

Halfway into the third year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the EU has yet to cut the flow of fossil fuel cash to Moscow, casting doubts on its promise to end its addiction to Russian energy by 2027. Despite 17 sanction packages and repeated vows...

I’m pursuing further education in Finland –Possi Gee on music break

Ace Ghanaian music producer and sound engineer Awal Alhassan, popularly known as Possigee, has revealed that he is currently pursuing further education in Finland. In an interview on Property FM, Possigee explained that his decision to return to...

Finnish MoD Looks to Purchase SAR Satellites from Iceye 

Iceye Dwell Fine image of Helsinki, Finland. Photo: Iceye The Finnish Ministry of Defense is looking to purchase satellites from Iceye for intelligence and surveillance capabilities from space, under a new letter of intent announced June 27. The...

Seaber’s optimization solution expanded to Neste’s European shipping operations

Seaber’s AI-assisted scheduling solution has been expanded across Neste’s shipping operations in Europe. This move underscores the operational and financial value Seaber delivers to large-scale industrial charterers and commercial shipowners....

Construction and Verification of Risk Predictive Nomogram in Patients of Connective Tissue Disease with Severe Pneumonia

Introductions Severe pneumonia is a common acute and critical disease in clinical practice, characterized by acute onset, rapid progression, multiple complications and high mortality rate. It is a major disease threatening human life and health...

New $150M Cleveland-Cliffs investment strengthens Ohio manufacturing

COSHOCTON, Ohio — A major investment in Ohio’s steel industry is bringing new energy and technology to the state’s manufacturing future. What You Need To Know Cleveland-Cliffs has invested $150 million in a new hydrogen-powered steel line in...

Finland selects ICEYE for Space-Based Intelligence and Surveillance Capabilities

ICEYE, the European leader in new defense technology and the global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations, and the Finnish Ministry of Defense have signed a Letter of Intent that enables the Finnish Defense Forces to...

AFRY plans additional tracks for railway section in Finland

AFRY Finland, in collaboration with Sweco Finland, has been commissioned by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency to plan additional tracks for the railway section between Hyvinkää and Riihimäki. This railway expansion project is set to...

Helsinki to protect 10% of land and sea by 2038

The Finnish capital will double land protections and increase marine protections tenfold under a new conservation plan. Helsinki has unveiled its ambitious Nature Conservation Area Programme 2025–2038, aiming to protect 10% of both its land and...

Finnish Rock Icons The Rasmus to Ignite Dubai Stage

Finnish rock band The Rasmus will perform at The Agenda in Dubai on 27 October 2025, as part of their expansive Weirdo Tour, marking their sole Middle East appearance that year. Doors open at 19:00 with the concert slated to begin at 20:00,...

Finland to procure first own satellites for defense use

HELSINKI, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Finland's Ministry of Defense has signed a letter of intent with Finnish space technology company ICEYE to procure synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites, marking the first time Finland will acquire its own...

Finland to buy 1st defence satellites for country

The Ministry of Defence and space technology company ICEYE signed a letter of intent that allows Finland to procure Iceye synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites, said the Ministry and the company in separate press release on Friday. The...

Early works agreement for BWRX-300 SMRs in Finland and Sweden

Tuesday, 1 July 2025 GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Fortum are to work on pre-licensing and engineering activities for site adaptation in Finland and Sweden aiming for deployment of BWRX-300 small modular reactors in the 2030s. (Image: GE...

Despite slower home construction, growth is expected in the siding category

There was a time not that long ago in our country when siding wasn’t a needed component of home construction. For example, log homes utilized the logs themselves as the weatherproof exterior barrier against the elements, with chinking...

Consumer confidence remains very weak in Finland in June

The balance figure of the Consumer Confidence Indicator (CCI) stood at minus 8.6 in June, having been minus 8.4 in May and minus 7.4 in April, According to Statistics Finland, One year ago in June, the CCI received the value minus 7.6. The...