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Finnish Rock Icons The Rasmus to Ignite Dubai Stage
Arabian Post
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June 27, 2025
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,...
Hilton and M&L Group to Debut First Waldorf Astoria in the Nordics
Travel Market Report - New York
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Photo: Courtesy of Hilton Hilton and M&L Group have announced the launch of Waldorf Astoria Helsinki, the first Nordic property under the brand’s flag. Set in the city’s Kruununhaka district, the existing Hotel Maria will be reimagined under the...
Finnish Flight School to Upgrade Fleet With 10 Tecnams
Flying Magazine
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June 27, 2025
The Finnish Aviation Academy has announced it is upgrading its training fleet with 10n Tecnam P2010TDIs. The school, owned by the Finland government, is the largest flight academy in the country. It trains 80 to 100 professional pilots a year. The...
Helsinki’s premium airport hotel goes all-in with 800 Philips screens
Conference & Meetings World
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June 27, 2025
PPDS has announced the installation of 800 hotel TVs, digital signage, and dvLED walls inside Finland’s advanced business hotel complex, the Clarion Hotel Helsinki Airport. Located outside Vantaa Airport’s main terminal, the 12 floor multi-purpose...
Samuli Valkama filming the dark comedy The Kidnapping of a President
Cineuropa
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07/07/2025 - The Finnish filmmaker has been inspired by the bizarre true story of a failed attempt at a far-right coup against Finland’s first president in the 1930s Jussi Vatanen and Pääru Oja (foreground) and Tom Rejström and Aku Sipola...
Finnish firm prepares to auction luxury yacht believed to have hosted Dmitry Medvedev
Yle Uutiset
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June 27, 2025
A Finnish company plans to auction off two Russian-owned luxury yachts that have remained in storage for years due to unpaid fees and EU sanctions imposed on Russia. Kotka Yacht Store, based in the southeastern port city of Kotka, says the two...
Strike at Helsinki Airport cancels flights for 7,000 Finnair passengers
AeroTime News
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June 30, 2025
Around 7,000 Finnair passengers are to have their flights cancelled due to planned strikes at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL). Finnair announced on June 30, 2025, that Finnish Aviation Union (IAU) had confirmed industrial action is set to go ahead...
Young musicians set to play in Finland
Shetland Times
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July 7, 2025
of the performance by Shetland and Finnish groups at 2025 Shetland Folk Fest by Tom Jamieson. Young musicians will showcase their talent in Finland this week as part of an exchange between folk festivals in the isles and the Scandinavian country....
Finnish women flock to prepare for war, other crises
The Peninsula
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June 27, 2025
Photo used for representational purposes. Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen speaks to the media upon her arrival for the NATO summit of heads of state and government in The Hague on June 25, 2025. (Photo by Kin Cheung / POOL / AFP)...
Trump's Finnish Icebreaker Identified as the 32-Year-Old Fennica
The Maritime Executive
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When President Donald Trump revealed that he is in negotiations with Finland's president to buy an "old" icebreaker, many observers assumed that he was considering the powerful and capable Polaris. It turns out that Polaris is not for sale, and...
NettikasinoW.com Launches Comprehensive Casino Review Platform for Finnish Players
Worcester Observer
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NettikasinoW.com, an independent online casino review platform tailored for Finnish players, has officially launched in Finland. The platform offers in-depth evaluations of traditional and fast-play casino sites, designed to help Finnish players...
Supercell Opens Mo.co to All Players Worldwide
Times News Global
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July 7, 2025
HELSINKI, Finland — Supercell has announced that its latest game, Mo.co, is now accessible to all players globally, dropping its previous invite-only model that was in place since its launch on March 18, 2025. In a statement released today,...
Helsinki turns to AI to spot e-scooter crashes before they happen
The Next Web
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June 26, 2025
Helsinki has launched a pilot project to test e-scooters equipped with AI-powered sensors that monitor rider behaviour and flag safety risks in real time. Backed by the European Union, the trial involves 40 shared e-scooters from Tier-Dott, one of...
Finnish company suspected of supplying electronics to Russia
Daily Finland
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A Finnish company allegedly supplied electronic goods worth about 2.7 million euros to Russia violating sanctions, said Finnish Customs in a press release on Thursday. The authority is investigating into the incident of supplying different goods...
Finnish company supplied Russian military industry with electronics under the guise of tourism
The Odessa Journal
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A Finnish company based in North Karelia is at the center of a large-scale criminal investigation over the export of sanctioned electronics to Russia, as reported by Yle. According to Finnish Customs, the company exported components worth €2.7...
Finnish fugitive wanted for murder arrested in Hua Hin
ScandAsia
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June 26, 2025
A Finnish man wanted in Norway for murder and large-scale drug trafficking has been arrested in Hua Hin, Thailand, following an undercover operation by Thai immigration police. The suspect, identified as 24-year-old Daniel Reijo Karvonen, was the...
PPDS provides 778 TVs, signage and LED walls for luxury Helsinki hotel
Installation
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June 30, 2025
Premium Clarion Hotel Helsinki Airport, in Finland, installed three Philips Public 7000 Series LED walls in its conference centre, plus 778 TVs, and digital signage for wayfinding It can now be revealed that PPDS, the exclusive global provider of...
Finnish government considers individual sanctions for cartel conduct
Global Competition Review
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The Finnish government has launched a review into the possible introduction of individual sanctions for cartel involvement, but local experts have questioned the impact the proposal will have on enforcement. Register for limited access Register to...
US, UK, French and Finnish Air Forces conclude Atlantic Trident 25 in Finland
DVIDS - Georgia
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June 30, 2025
PIRKKALA AIR BASE, Finland – U.S., U.K., French and Finnish forces partnered in Atlantic Trident 25, a two-week, tactical and operational training exercise held across multiple locations in Finland June 16-27, 2025. Atlantic Trident 25 was a...
Helsinki neighbourhood grocery struggles with shoplifters as booze, vitamins vanish
Yle Uutiset
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June 26, 2025
Shoplifting cases in the Finnish capital have increased by 60 percent in a year, according to the Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce. Mikko Karmakka, who runs the K-Market on Iso Roobertinkatu in downtown Helsinki, has noticed the change. "Yes,...