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Young Finns snub their mother tongue by reading in English

Publishers fear for the future of translated literature as sales of foreign language books rise

The Guardian - UK

European countries must be ready to fight Russia, says Finnish president

The Finnish leader said new security guarantees being discussed could see European countries engage militarily with Russia

The Independent UK

Security guarantees for Ukraine require readiness to fight Russia, says Finland’s president

Exclusive: Alexander Stubb says a plausible deterrent and ‘American backstop’ are needed in the event of a future peace deal

The Guardian - UK

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Nato intercepts Russian fighter jets on ‘reckless’ violation of Estonian airspace

Russia denies what EU calls ‘dangerous provocation’ after Italian air force heads off three MiG-31s over Gulf of Finland

The Guardian - UK

Sweden and Finland move to safeguard bioenergy production

Nordic PMs asked the European Commission to allow flexibilities under EU forest rules.

Euronews

Finland is ready for the next crisis, with stockpiled food and 72-hour kits – Europe should be too

The next pandemic or geopolitical shock could be close at hand. To look after our people, we’re looking after our supply chains, agriculture and fuel reserves, says Miika Ilomäki of Finland’s National Emergency Supply Agency

The Guardian - UK

‘There are hundreds in the Baltic’: tracking Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ of oil tankers

The Guardian joins the Swedish coastguard to patrol an area that has become a hybrid warfare battleground

The Guardian - UK

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You haven’t felt the power of heavy metal until you’ve seen a room of grown men cry

Here in metal-mad Finland, I see the 50-year-old genre is still in rude health – and helping people see the light in dark times, says Mike Watson, media and art theorist based in Finland

The Guardian - UK

British ice dancer and same-sex skating partner to compete in Finland after rule change

Mille Colling and Emma Aalto given go-ahead to compete in qualifier for national championships next month

The Guardian - UK

Watch this: What EU countries use the most online advertising?

On average, 32.6% of EU businesses used online advertising in 2024, according to new data by Eurostat. Malta, Finland and Cyprus emerge as biggest users.

Euronews

Will small nuclear reactors start Europe’s atomic renaissance?

Divisions within the EU persist, as its two largest economies remain at odds over nuclear power — France relies heavily on it, while Germany shut down its last reactor in 2023.

Fortune

Emma Thompson’s daughter was ‘very excited’ for them to star in film together

In The Dead Of Winter, Gaia Wise plays a younger version of the character Barb, who is played by her mother Dame Emma Thompson.

Evening Standard

Company in Finland exploited dozens of Thai workers, court says

A district court in Finland has sentenced Vernu Vasunta, CEO of berry company Kiantama, to three and a half years in prison for aggravated human trafficking involving dozens of Thai workers.

Bangkok Post

A scalding hot 'sand battery' is now heating a small Finnish town

Engineers create a sand battery that they say will slash the carbon emissions in Pornainen, Finland, by 70% — it uses renewables to heat the sand to more than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

LiveScience

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The Independent UK

Interrail sale: All the best European train route itineraries, according to a top expert

Exclusive: Author of Europe by Rail, Nicky Gardner, believes that train travel offers “a chance to think”

Radio France Internationale

'Moving with the times': Finland retires swastika as air force emblem

The Finnish Air Force has used the swastika as its emblem since 1918, but has now announced it will remove it from its flags.

Euronews

Finland sentences Nigerian separatist leader to six years in prison

In 2024, the Nigerian military declared Simon Ekpa wanted as part of nearly 100 people sought on charges of terrorism. After his arrest in Finland, the Nigerian government sought his extradition.

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The 15 Times Nature Surprised Me With Incredibly Beautiful And Unexpected Northern Wild Encounters

The wild has a way of gifting extraordinary encounters to those who live close to it.

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Euronews

Finland will remove swastikas from its air force flags to avoid 'awkwardness' with Western allies

Blue swastikas on white backgrounds that have featured on the flags of various Finnish Air Force units since 1918, which officials say is in no way connected to Nazi Germany, are being gradually phased out in an effort to enhance integration with Western allies following NATO membership.

The Independent UK

Finland will finally remove swastikas from the flag of its air force after ‘awkward situations’

Finland's air force adopted the swastika emblem in 1918

The Independent UK

How a trip to ‘Moomin island’ made me rethink summers in the Med

Spending the summer attending music festivals, foraging and island hopping among the happiest people in the world is far preferable to sweltering on a beach in southern Europe, says Matt Charlton

Total Film

Sisu sequel gets a blood-soaked trailer that pits the Finnish murder machine against the Red Army officer who killed his family

Sisu: Road to Revenge brings back the Finnish killing machine, though this time he's fighting a very different foe

Tom’s Hardware

Linux is 34 years old today — Linus Torvalds meekly announced this free new OS in the comp.os.minix newsgroup on this day in 1991

On this day 34 years ago, an unknown computer science student from Finland humbly announced that a new free operating system project was 'starting to get ready.'

The Guardian - UK

‘For Russians, Nato is next to Satan’: Finnish guards on alert at Russia border

North Karelia force says fence dividing Finland and Russia is no Berlin Wall – but it is now a key geopolitical faultline

The Conversation

Why a new ‘iron curtain’ is being built across Europe. This time it’s to keep Russia out

In 1946, Winston Churchill announced an “iron curtain” had descended across Europe “from Stettin in the Baltic, to Trieste in the Adriatic”. This time it is the west that is building the barriers.

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