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The EIB Group and Finnvera will support Finnish exports to Ukraine
The Odessa Journal
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The European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group, and Finnvera, Finland’s export credit agency, are launching a €30 million pilot project to support Finnish exports to Ukraine. This was reported by Ukraine’s...
Strawberry season begins with high prices in Helsinki
Helsinki Times
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July 2, 2025
Strawberry harvests have started across Southern Finland following a cool and rainy start to summer. Prices remain high, especially in Helsinki, according to sellers in several cities. Market vendors in the capital are charging between €10 and €12...
Finnish Synthetic LNG Plant Targets Shipping Demand
Ship & Bunker
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June 30, 2025
The plant aims to produce more than125,000 tonnes of synthetic LNG to cater to demand from sectors such as shipping. Image Credit: TES Tree Energy Solutions (TES) and CPC Finland have formed a joint venture, Luoto Energia, to develop a large-scale...
Housing aid cuts to hit 150,000 Finnish students from August
Helsinki Times
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July 2, 2025
A major overhaul of Finland’s student housing aid system will take effect in August, cutting support for around 150,000 students. Those renting from parents will see the sharpest drops. The reform shifts students from the general housing allowance...
Finland’s EURO hopes hit by narrow defeat to Norway
Tribal Football
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Finland fell to a narrow 2-1 loss in Group A of the 2025 UEFA Women’s European Championship after Caroline Graham Hansen scored a late winner for Norway who move onto six points and the brink of the Quarter-finals, while the Finns remain on three...
Yggdrasil expands into Finnish market via Fruity Entertainment integration
Gambling Insider
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The agreement brings Yggdrasil’s proprietary titles and YG Masters content to new Finnish brands Kaahaus and Spinnaus. By Shaan Khan Key points: - Yggdrasil content now live with Fruity Entertainment’s Kaahaus and Spinnaus - Finnish players gain...
Delayed harvest drives up Finnish strawberry prices
Fresh Plaza
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July 2, 2025
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...
Major reform slashes housing aid for thousands of Finnish students
Yle Uutiset
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July 2, 2025
A significant drop in housing support is set to affect many Finnish students from August, with those renting from their parents among the hardest hit. One of them is chemistry student Inka Kuusjärvi, who lives in Turku. Her housing benefit will...
Gold Standard remains undefeated at 5-0, Finnish coat right behind them
The Daily Mining Gazette - Michigan
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Finnish Coat's Clea Ollanketo is greeted at home after hitting a home run in the fourth inning of game against Old Bats of Michigan Made Monday at the Boneyard in Lake Linden. (Eddie O’Neill/For the Gazette) LAKE LINDEN — The ladies from Gold...
The 20 weirdest Rangers transfers ever from Finnish flop subbed on and off to mysterious 77-day 'propaganda' signing
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 2, 2025
Russell Martin is ramping up Rangers' transfer activity ahead of a huge summer rebuild and will be hoping he has more hits than misses this summer. But it's never easy to get recruitment spot on at any club and the Light Blues, like every club,...
Majority of Finns prefer to shift away from U.S. products, investment: survey
Xinhua News Agency
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HELSINKI, July 1 (Xinhua) -- A recent survey conducted by Finnish financial services group LahiTapiola reveals that two out of three Finns now prefer to purchase products and services from Europe rather than the United States. The shift is largely...
Expert Aleksi Hyvärinen Talks at Amman About How AI Is Rewriting Indie Filmmaking
Variety
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July 6, 2025
“Some days I’m really excited about the possibilities,” says Finnish producer Aleksi Hyvärinen. “The next day, I’m like, ‘Wait, is this even a good thing?’” That tension, between optimism and unease, set the tone for a two-day workshop at this...
Majority Finns for shifting away from US products, investment: survey
Daily Finland
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A recent survey conducted by Finnish financial services group LahiTapiola revealed that two out of three Finns now prefer to purchase products and services from Europe rather than the United States, reported Xinhua. The shift is largely attributed...
Finnish winger who made impressive second-half climb goes to Flyers in fifth round
NBC 10 Philadelphia - Pennsylvania
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June 28, 2025
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Flyers used one of their two fifth-round picks in the 2025 NHL draft on Max Westergard. The Finnish winger went to the Flyers at 132nd overall Saturday afternoon. Westergard was the 30th-ranked international skater by NHL...
Inside Finnair’s Luxe Helsinki Lounge—Yes, There’s a Sauna Before Your Flight
Business Traveler
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July 1, 2025
Unwind in the sauna, then savor a gourmet reindeer burger and refreshing blueberry juice before boarding — Finnair Lounges in Helsinki Airport are a special invitation to Nordic wellness and luxury. The national carrier of Finland operates three...
EIF, Finnvera launch EUR 30 mln pilot to support Finnish SMEs' exports to Ukraine
Interfax Ukraine
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July 1, 2025
The European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group, and Finland's official export credit agency Finnvera have signed a EUR 30 million guarantee agreement to support Finnish small and medium-sized enterprises'...
Vietnamese Deputy PM meets Spanish PM, Finnish minister
Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI – Deputy Prime Minister Hồ Đức Phớc met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday within the framework of his attendance at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Sevilla, Spain. Phớc...
Fewer Finns trust their pensions will support them
Helsinki Times
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July 1, 2025
Confidence in the adequacy of pensions has declined sharply among Finns, according to the latest Eläkebarometri survey published by the Finnish Centre for Pensions (ETK). Only 5 percent of respondents now believe they will manage well on their...
Liveblog (closed): Second day of hearing in case against Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen
Christian Network Europe
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15:17 Impression around the courtroom Monday afternoon, after closing the session. Räsänen is very present. She is looking back on this day quite positively. It's her face that dominates in the media, bishop Pohjola less so. Zoltan Bugnyan...
EU-backed €30 million export guarantee pilot launched for Finnish SMEs trading with Ukraine
European Investment Fund
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The European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the EIB Group, and Finnvera, Finland’s official export credit agency, have signed a new guarantee agreement to support Finnish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps exporting to Ukraine....