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EU Funds Latest Finnish Icebreaker, Russia’s Newest Arctic Icebreaking Vessel ‘Katerina Velikaya’ Begins Sea Trials
gCaptain
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July 7, 2025
The European Commission awarded close to $50 million to Finland supporting construction of its new Baltic Sea class B icebreaker. The new vessel is intended to replace aging icebreaking capacity with procurement expected for fall 2025,...
Travel Disruptions Loom: Finnair Cancels 100 Flights Amid Helsinki Airport Strike
Rus Tourism News
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July 7, 2025
Thousands of travelers are facing disruptions as the Finnish Aviation Union (IAU) has announced industrial action at Helsinki Airport for Monday, July 7, prompting Finnair to cancel approximately 100 flights. The strike, if carried out, will...
Mawson Finland Drills Major Step-Out Expansion at Raja Zone, Expands South Palokas & New Lens Zones, and Makes New Near-Surface Discovery
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / July 7, 2025 / Mawson Finland Limited ("Mawson" or the "Company") (TSX-V:MFL)(FRANKFURT:PM6) is pleased to announce results from remaining drillholes from the 2025 drilling season at the Company's...
Abilympics – Work Skill Olympics for Persons with Disabilities Recognizes 26 Medalists in Mumbai, Fuels India’s Finland 2027 Campaign
Web NewsWire
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July 7, 2025
The second and final day of the West Zone Regional Abilympics 2025 concluded with resounding success at the World Trade Centre, Mumbai, as the event spotlighted 67 participants with disabilities competing across 15+ vocational skill categories....
Finland backs Nokia bid to host EU AI gigafactory
Helsinki Times
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July 5, 2025
The Finnish government has formally backed a proposal led by Nokia to establish one of the European Union’s planned AI gigafactories in Finland. The move follows the European Commission’s launch of the InvestAI initiative, aimed at generating €200...
KONE Egypt Launches Cutting-Edge Training Center To Elevate Industry Standards And Drive Urban Transformation
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Located in Cairo, the center offers hands-on, immersive training to technicians, engineers, and service professionals. It applies a modern, skill-based approach combining elevator mock-ups, virtual reality, safety...
HELSINKI FINAL ACT-50: OSCE PA PORTO DECLARATION
EUROPE DIPLOMATIC
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July 5, 2025
Porto 03.07.2025 Amid historic commemoration of the OSCE’s 50th anniversary the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly called for all OSCE participating States to recommit to the spirit of co-operation that inspired the signing of the Helsinki Final Act in...
AliExpress strengthens grip on Europe’s e-commerce market
Payments cards & mobile
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July 9, 2025
While Temu’s meteoric rise continues to capture headlines across Europe, AliExpress – the international marketplace arm of Alibaba – has been quietly cementing its position as a dominant force in European e-commerce. Despite its launch in 2010, it...
Graham Hansen’s late winner downs Finland and puts Norway into last eight
The Guardian
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July 6, 2025
Norway became the first team to reach the knockout stages of Women’s Euro 2025 after grinding out a 2-1 victory over a courageous Finland. Caroline Graham Hansen’s late winner in Sion broke Helmarit hearts after Oona Sevenius had cancelled out Eva...
Riding the digital wave
RAStech
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July 9, 2025
For over ten years, Aquafarmer LLC, a Moscow-based engineering firm, has been building RAS farms in Russia and across the post-Soviet space. In addition to its core business, Anton Pelcher, Aquafarmer CEO, is now also running a popular YouTube...
Finland moves to strengthen forest growth, carbon sinks
Daily Finland
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has launched an extensive package of measures that aims to strengthen forest growth and carbon sinks on a long-term basis, said the Ministry in a press release on Friday. The package is based on the...
Finland unveils forest growth plan to meet climate goals
The Malaysian Star
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July 4, 2025
HELSINKI, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Finland has unveiled a wide-ranging plan to boost forest growth and restore the carbon sink capacity of its woodlands, in a bid to meet national climate targets and strengthen long-term forest resilience, the Ministry...
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...
Helsinki, Lübeck-Travemünde ports get €22M EU boost
Offshore Energy
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July 4, 2025
The European Commission has granted a total of €22 million in co-funding for the Hansalink 3 project between the Finnish Port of Helsinki and the German Port of Lübeck-Travemünde. Port of Helsinki The Port of Helsinki’s share of the support is...
German firm suspected of illegal alcohol sales in Finland, avoiding €40m in taxes
Yle Uutiset
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July 6, 2025
A significant portion of the sales were to Finland, along with deliveries to other Nordic countries and Germany. Open image viewer Image: Marja Väänänen / Yle Two German men and a Finnish-born woman are suspected of aggravated tax fraud and...
Finland receives €91 million in EU transport funding, including icebreaker support
Helsinki Times
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July 3, 2025
The European Commission has approved €91 million in funding for Finland to support nine national transport projects, the Ministry of Transport and Communications confirmed on Tuesday. The largest share, over €42 million, will be used to acquire a...
Finland taps new AI satellite to track toxic algae from space
The Next Web
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July 3, 2025
Tech startup Kuva Space is working with the Finnish Environmental Institute (Skye) to analyse the health of the Nordic country’s waters with a specialised satellite. The pilot test will harness Kuva’s hyperspectral sensors, which can analyse a...
Finnish President Hails ‘New NATO,’ Calls For ‘Burden Sharing’ on Ukraine
Kyiv Post
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON DC – Finnish President Alexander Stubb stated on Thursday that Ukraine “is doing well on the military front” and that Europe needs to find the right balance to help Kyiv, “...where perhaps the Americans are leaving a few gaps.” His...
Latnord gears up for mining sustainability focused conference in Luleå
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 5, 2025
IM is the official Media Partner of the forthcoming international conference The Nordics and Latin America: Sustainable Mining in Luleå, Sweden. This is the second edition of the event, organised by Latnord, the first having been held in 2024 in...
Finnish President Alexander Stubb on why The Hague summit marks ‘the birth of new NATO’
Atlantic Council
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July 3, 2025
Watch the event With the United States halting weapons shipments to Ukraine, “Europeans have to understand that they have to take more of the burden” of supporting Ukraine, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said. “We need to find the right balance...