Strikes in Finland could cost the economy nearly €1bn, warns business lobby
According to Jyri Häkämies, Director General of the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK), the impact of political strikes on Finland’s gross domestic product will rise to almost one billion euros if political strikes planned for next week go ahead as planned. Häkämies was interviewed on commercial TV broadcaster MTV onContinue Reading
Survey: One in three won’t vote for Pekka Haavisto because of his partner
The presidential candidate is in a registered civil partnership with Ecuadorian man Antonio Flores. One third of respondents to a survey conducted by the University of Helsinki said that they considered Pekka Haavisto‘s partner — an Ecuadorian man named Antonio Flores — to be a reason not to vote forContinue Reading
Two suspects charged in Kankaanpää neo-nazi terrorism case
The terrorism case in the small town of Kankaanpää in the region of Satakunta, originally involved five suspected members of a neo-Nazi group. On 10 January, Deputy Prosecutor General Jukka Rappe charged two of the suspects with crimes committed with terrorist intent. The case marks the first time charges haveContinue Reading
Sanna Marin joins task force steering Ukraine’s NATO accession
Former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has joined the newly established International Task Force on Security and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, aimed at bolstering the country’s security position. The high-profile task force held its inaugural meeting on Tuesday, hosted by the Office of the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Besides Marin,Continue Reading
Denmark announces huge number of new EV charging stations
The number of fast and ultra-fast charging stations for electric vehicles in Denmark has quadrupled and doubled respectively over the last year, according to figures from the Ministry of Transport. The number of charging stations increased by 8,100 nationally in 2023, giving a total of 17,400 charging points across theContinue Reading
Ukraine interested in relocating part of drone production to Lithuania
“We understand perfectly well that if we are preparing for war the war would be dissimilar due to geographic reasons and other circumstances. However, Lithuania can learn from Ukraine’s experience. (&) It seems that Ukrainians are interested in moving part of production to Lithuania,” Landsbergis said. In early January, theContinue Reading
Milrem Robotics signs Estonian defense industry’s biggest deal yet with UAE
Initiating the world’s largest combat robotics program, Estonian defense industry company Milrem Robotics has inked a deal with the Ministry of Defense of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to supply 20 tracked robotic combat vehicles (RCVs) and 40 THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs). Milrem Robotics is tasked by the contractContinue Reading
Finland will see first foreign-born presidential spouse
For the first time, the spouse of Finland’s next president will be of foreign origin. The spouses of both the National Coalition Party candidate Alexander Stubb, and his rival Pekka Haavisto (Green/independent) were born abroad. Stubb’s wife Suzanne Innes-Stubb is English and was born in Solihull. Haavisto’s partner Antonio FloresContinue Reading
Missing Russian Data Is Harming Arctic Research at a Critical Time
Russia makes up nearly half the terrestrial Arctic, but global collaboration with researchers there has ground to a halt since the invasion of Ukraine The Arctic is warming at a rate of about two to four times that of the global average. As polar ice caps melt and permafrost thaws,Continue Reading
1,500 Finnish women volunteer for military service
More than 1,500 women have volunteered for military service, the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) stated in a press release after applications for the summer 2024 cohort closed on 15 January. According to the FDF, this is the third highest number of applicants in history. Women have been trained for almostContinue Reading