The EUโs new AI mantra: Weโre open for business
The European Union has pivoted to cheering AI innovation, laying less emphasis on rules that curb potential threats.
The European Union has pivoted to cheering AI innovation, laying less emphasis on rules that curb potential threats.
European countries are pushing for new powers to squeeze Moscowโs shadow fleet after a spate of incidents in the Baltic Sea.
โAlmost every Finn has sat on a chair he designed,โ his studio says, with his postmodern creations gracing galleries around the worldYrjรถ Kukkapuro, a renowned Finnish designer whose postmodern style of chairs graced waiting rooms, offices and living r…
The Baltic states connected to electricity supplied via Finland, Sweden and Poland after disconnecting from Russia, which had supplied them electricity for decades.
North Korean leader also pledged further development of nuclear forces; UK foreign secretary says no imminent peace talks with Russia. What we know on day 1,082See all our Ukraine war coverageNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has pledged his ongoing supp…
Even if Merz stumbles across the finish line and secures a coalition government, the death knell for Christian democracy may well have been sounded.
Danish military forks out millions for toasty footwear.
Hardline agendas, especially on immigration, are copied by mainstream conservatives in vain effort to win back votesFar-right parties could become the largest force on the right in Europe within a decade, experts have said, as mainstream conservative p…
Paris is joining a growing chorus of countries casting doubt on an EU push to buy more gas from the U.S.
The proposal will not include a blanket prohibition of LNG imports, as scores of EU hawks have been urging.
The need to counter Russia is shifting the attitudes of rich northern countries on budget discipline.
The Latvian Navy sent a patrol to inspect a vessel possibly involved in causing the damage and is contact with NATO allies.
From Trumpโs Project 2025 to a huge aid cut by the Dutch, donors are turning their backs on the developing worldForeign aid spending reached a record high of $223bn (ยฃ180bn) in 2023, new figures released this week from the Organisation for Economic Co-…
When Nokia failed to make the leap to the smartphone era, Finland felt the hit โ but e-methane may change that.
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The former Finnish PM’s filing will be heard by a Helsinki court Friday morning.
The frosty island sits atop giant oil and gas reserves that climate campaigners say must never see the light of day.
EU health care sector pummeled with cyberattacks in recent years.
Herbert Kickl’s rise ends a firewall that has kept populist politicians out of power in EU countries for decades.
These measures could significantly impact their industrial-style cider, often just 15% juice.
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Baltic Sea country leaders are meeting in Helsinki after a series of incidents involving energy and data cables.
Export restrictions on cutting-edge microchips will affect some EU countries, including Poland.
In this episode, host Giada Santana analyses what is behind the cable-cutting incidents in the Baltic Sea with defense editor Aurelie Pugnet and energy & climate reporter Niko Kurmayer. Expert Vladislav Zubok chimes in to draw parallels between now…
Syria’s transitional government โsounds good so far,” Germany’s foreign minister told POLITICO โ but actions speak louder than words.
The X owner and Donald Trump pick will never, ever stop posting โ governments be damned.
The decision follows a spate of suspected sabotage incidents on underwater cables.
World-beating ambition drives real-life business practice and free lunches for kids
A Cameroon-flagged tanker could not be boarded due to rough seas and steamed on toward South Korea.
Police in Finland say Eagle S crew detained as Estlink-2 cable damage probe continues
Austria, Finland and Sweden mark 30 years of EU membership
The inspection is set to commence later on Thursday.
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Finnish real estate company says deal for sports and entertainment venue will restore it to its former gloryHelsinkiโs main sports and entertainment arena is expected to reopen in the spring after getting caught in a Russian sanctions drama that left i…
Investigators said the Eagle S broke the undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia, and damaged four fibre optic lines by dragging its anchor across the seabed for dozens of kilometres.
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Electricity cable link to Estonia was damaged on Christmas Day in suspected Russian act of sabotageFinnish investigators say they have found a seabed trail stretching almost 100km (about 60 miles) around the site of an underwater electricity cable that…
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Moscow says the move is โcensorshipโ and that it reserves the right to โrespond in the same mannerโ. What we know on day 1,041Russia has vowed to retaliate after the channels of its state media were apparently blocked on the popular Telegram social med…
Moscow has confirmed its air defences were repelling Ukrainian drones at the time of planeโs flight but has not admitted it shot it down. What we know on day 1,040Ukraineโs president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has called on Russia to provide a clearer expla…
Police in Finland move ship suspected of undersea cable damage closer to port
Baltic nations are on alert after a string of outages of power cables, telecom links and gas pipelines since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
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NATO to step up Baltic Sea patrols after Finland-Estonia power cable damage
The world needs a coalition of the willing to protect our oceans.
A member of Russiaโs so-called shadow fleet is suspected of damaging an undersea cable.
Move to secure electricity supply comes as Finland investigates tanker that sailed from Russian port Estonia has begun naval patrols to protect a cable supplying electricity from Finland after the suspected sabotage of another one on Christmas Day, the…
Estonia’s navy has begun patrolling an undersea cable supplying energy from Finland after a different cable was disconnected from the power grid on Christmas Day in what Finnish authorities suspect is a case of deliberate sabotage.ย
The Cook Islands-registered ship, part of the Russian ‘shadow fleet’, was boarded by a Finnish coast guard crew that took command and sailed the vessel to Finnish waters
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Cook Islands-registered Eagle S was carrying Russian oil in the Baltic SeaFinnish authorities have seized a ship carrying Russian oil in the Baltic Sea on suspicion it caused the outage of an undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia a day ea…
Finnish police said there is reason to believe a ship belonging to Moscow’s sanctions-busting shadow fleet caused the damage.
Finland is investigating a tanker following the rupture of a transmission cable in the Baltic Sea.
Finnish authorities are investigating the oil tanker Eagle S, suspected of “aggravated sabotage” to the Estlink 2 power cable between Finland and Estonia damaged on Christmas Day. The tanker is thought to be part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” vessels tha…
Helsinki opens investigation into damaged power line in latest suspected sabotage attack on Baltic Sea infrastructure
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Undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia suffers damage in latest Baltic Sea incident
The Finnish electricity gridโs head of operations said sabotage could not be ruled outAn undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia broke down on Wednesday, Finlandโs prime minister said, the latest in a series of incidents involving cables and e…
From menu complaints to vomiting incidents, some spreads have left hosts โ or guests โย in a pickle.
Temperatures expected to reach about 10C in Copenhagen and highs of 5-6C in Oslo, Stockholm and HelsinkiNordic countries are often associated with cold, snowy winters and temperatures well below zero celsius. However, this year unseasonably mild weathe…
For ecologists restoring the vast bogs of remote Karelia, wild reindeer are not just part of the environment but entwined with the ancient culture of the boreal forestsThe Finnish folk musician Liisa Matveinen lives in a mustard-coloured house in Iloma…
A new spending target “will become clear” next year after talks among NATO allies, Greek leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said.
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MEPs warn of systemic inequities in EU executive after Michaela Moua left in โlower positionโ than white peersA group of left-leaning MEPs have warned of โsystemic inequitiesโ after it emerged that the EU executiveโs lead official in combating racism, …
For decades, the authorities in Sweden have encouraged people to drink responsibly โ and with a state alcohol monopoly, strict rules and growing abstinence, they seem to be succeedingChristmas is synonymous with overindulgence, especially of drink. Som…
U.K. leader Keir Starmer says talking about extra defense spending is tough at the moment.
“We have to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position whether or not there are negotiations,” says UK prime minister.
Finland accelerates preparedness for war in all forms
As warmer winters melt the snow drifts that endangered Saimaa ringed seals use to raise their young, humans are giving them a helping handWords by Phoebe Weston. Photographs by Samuel BlochEight hours shovelling snow in -20C might not sound like the id…
Head north, avoid light pollution and seek out high ground โ how to plan to see the northern lightsThe northern lights lit up the skies across the UK and Europe several times this year, and experts are predicting 2025 will be a great year for spotting …
Regarding pushbacks, member states’ measures must align with EU law, the Commission said.
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The EU will fund AI-optimized supercomputers across the bloc to help startups compete with U.S. rivals.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb says in an interview that Vladimir Putin’s Russia must pay a price for its war of aggression against Ukraine.
Russian fighter accused of war crimes in Ukraine in 2014 stands trial in Finland
The next pandemic could come from one of 1,650 pathogens that experts say need to be studied closely in the search for the virus or bacteria that could cause a global outbreak. Europe is on alert for Disease X.
But Hungary’s minister reminded countries that the move was nonbinding, as Germany and Greece abstained.
The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Wednesday over Tennesseeโs law banning transition-related medical care for minors.
Nordic digital infrastructure provider GlobalConnect told AFP two land-based optic fiber cables connecting Finland and Sweden had been severed on Monday in Finland, causing a ‘major outage,’ with 6,000 households and around 100 companies affected.
The decision by Bern Convention members is a major win for the EU and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Finnish authorities probe damage to internet cable between Finland and Sweden
Authorities are investigating the cause of the incident.
Being known as a country facing geopolitical threats has its drawbacks โ particularly when it comes to the economy.
Apps and booklets are offering advice on how to build a bunker, stockpile food and live without electricity in case the worst happensGermany is developing an app to help people locate the nearest bunker in the event of attack. Sweden is distributing a …
Two cables in the Baltic Sea linking Sweden to Lithuania, and Finland to Germany, were damaged.
Ylva Johansson reflects on five years leading one of the EU’s thorniest portfolios.
Biden administration readying another $725m in arms for Kyiv; Zelenskyy to approve tax increases for defence funding. What we know on day 1,009 A senior official in Joe Bidenโs administration has told the Associated Press that the US is urging Ukraine…
Regional leaders meet after undersea telecoms cables severed, while Chinese ship remains at anchor nearbyThe Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, has said the Baltic sea is now a โhigh riskโ zone as he met Nordic and Baltic leaders days after a sus…
The summit comes at a pivotal time for Europe, which is facing major strategic uncertainties, particularly over support for Ukraine.
His phone call with the U.S. president-elect was “a very detailed and good conversation,” Scholz tells Sรผddeutsche Zeitung.
Queries for Henna Virkkunen: What’s tech sovereignty? How can Europe win the AI race? And how will you enforce EU tech rules?
For Finnish Henna Virkkunen, the EUโs designated new tech boss, Tuesdayโs hearing is a home game.ย
Readers respond to an article by Mike Watson on public services and politics in the countryI read Mike Watsonโs article on Finland, and was astonished to see someone tell it like it really is here (I moved to Finland believing it was a progressive drea…
Dads say rule change granting both parents equal time off has helped build bond between children and fathersPaternity leaves in Finland have nearly doubled in length after a 2022 reform of the parental leave system, the social benefits agency has said….
Long hospital waiting lists, extortionate food bills and rising homelessness. Welcome to life under the most rightwing Finnish government in generationsOulu is five hours north from Helsinki by train and a good deal colder and darker each winter than t…
Preserving previous yearโs snow for start of season can combat increasingly unpredictable wintersBefore the arrival of electric fridges and freezers, people across Finland would saw a block of ice from a river or lake before the spring thaw, thickly co…
Russian fighter accused of war crimes in Ukraine in 2014 to stand trial in Finland
In this episode, host Giada Santana and politics reporter Nicholas Wallace delve into EU-NATO competition, Niinistรถโs intelligence unit proposal, and a bit of Finnish history.
Niinisto’s plan covers preparing European citizens for crisis and war, bolstering intelligence sharing among EU countries, and deterring adversaries.
Finlandโs former president reports on cost of Europeโs preparedness for multiple crises
The bloc should green-light a “fully fledged intelligence cooperation service at the EU level,” said former Finnish President Sauli Niinistรถ in a sweeping new report.
Even EU ambassadors have been kept in the dark about exactly what Niinistรถ will recommend on Wednesday (30 October).
Scholz now seems to view the bloc as a problem to be managed, while European institutions and member countries seem to regard him as a problem to be managed in return.
The Global Engagement Center has helped thwart Kremlin-backed disinformation campaigns in other countries, but some GOP skeptics may prevent its reauthorization.
Brussels has lined up cash to prevent European tech companies from falling into foreign hands.
Paradise exhibition focuses on public works for factory walls, hospitals and nurseries โ long before Moominmania took holdA white, hippo-like snout, matched in bulbosity by a well-padded paunch, no facial features bar a pair of inquisitive eyes: the si…
For Finland’s Henna Virkkunen, the question of securing Europeโs digital infrastructure hits close to Helsinki.