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17.06 / 11:37

UPS Aviat Airlines War Investigations diving Divers find remains of Finnish WWII plane that was shot down by Moscow

The World War II mystery of what happened to a Finnish passenger plane after it was shot down over the Baltic Sea by Soviet bombers appears to finally be solved more than eight decades later

07.06 / 13:03

Citizens Election country reports Equality rights The secret behind the world’s happiest country

America and Germany fell out of the top 20. War- and revolution-racked Afghanistan held the bottom spot in the ranking of 143 countries, with a score of only 1.7 compared with Finland’s 7.7 and Denmark’s 7.6.Gender equality, trust in national institutions and fellow citizens, and low corruption are all important factors in Finns’ happiness, says Kai Sauer, Finland’s ambassador to Germany. In 1906 Finland became the first country in the world to give women both the full right to vote and to run in parliamentary elections.

01.06 / 17:11

Booking Refugees War country rights Relationships peace Book returns to library after nearly a century!

Helsinki library was returned in May — 84 years overdue, a librarian told AFP on Wednesday.

01.06 / 17:11

Booking WhatsApp War country information NOT Book borrowed from Finnish library in 1939 returned after 84 years. The borrower was not even fined

Helsinki returned a book after more than 84 years. He borrowed the book in the year 1939 from one of the public libraries. This was the year the Second World War broke out in Europe before it spread to the rest of the world.

25.05 / 12:11

film love shooting audience Interviews International News and other battles: Vinay Shukla on ‘While We Watched’

While We Watched, which premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival and won International Competition at DocPoint Helsinki 2023, follows Kumar between 2018 and 2020 at NDTV, a time when the channel and he were under fire from the government. It’s a thorough vérité document, rough around the edges, rather different from Shukla’s previous documentary, An Insignificant Man(2016), which tracked the rise of the Aam Aadmi Party. The buoyancy of that film is replaced by bleakness and pessimism, with Kumar targeted by right-wing trolls and seeing one colleague after another depart.

16.05 / 18:07

Citi Aware Airlines reports prevention International Finnish carrier will resume Estonia flights in June after GPS interference prevented landings

Finland’s national carrier Finnair is resuming flights to Estonia’s second largest city in June after two of its planes were prevented from landing in Tartu last month because of GPS disruptions

09.05 / 11:43

UPS Art economy show performer country information Artists from the Indian diaspora make a mark at the Venice Biennale

To all the Barricades… The Rumour Got You at the Finnish pavilion in the Giardini, which is being presented as an assorted composition of three distinct works. The primary work is a large ballpoint pen drawing on silk across multiple panels, showing people queued up—symbolising the time spent waiting in a bureaucracy and trickle-down economy. It is accompanied by a series of sculptures, which imitate trash found on urban pavements, and a third plane consisting of cross-stitched textile forms replicating stains.

30.04 / 16:29

Man information 2020 shock patient Courts Finnish hacker imprisoned for accessing thousands of psychotherapy records and demanding ransoms

A Finnish court has sentenced a 26-year-old man to more than six years in prison for hacking thousands of patient records at a private psychotherapy center and seeking ransom from some patients over the sensitive data

19.04 / 05:59

markets COST UPS CEO reports Nokia sees double-digit fall in January-March sales as weak market for 5G technology prevails

Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia has reported a smaller-than-expected profit and a substantial double-digit fall in sales in the first quarter due to a market weakened by a lack of investment by clients in 5G technology

15.04 / 03:29

Citi Action shooting Department gatherings Schools Investigations Chicago shooting kills 8-year-old girl, injured 10 others

shooting incident that took place on the city's South side when everybody was standing outside a family gathering on Saturday night, said police. The cop stated that an 8-year-old girl was fatally shot, while a 1-year-old and a 8-year-old boy were shot multiple times in what Chicago police believe was gang-related violence. Speaking to media persons, Department Deputy Chief Don Jerome said the shooting happened when the offenders fired at a crowd standing outside a family gathering around 9 pm on Saturday.

14.04 / 08:45

UPS reports Scandals Diplomat tapped as Latvia's new foreign minister as incumbent quits following flights scandal

The head of Latvia’s government has tapped an experienced diplomat to become the Baltic nation’s new foreign minister after the current post holder stepped down earlier this week amid a criminal probe over alleged misuse of government funds

05.04 / 05:45

Provident security President War International Arsenal Can Europe still count on America’s nuclear umbrella?

When President John F. Kennedy met his French counterpart during the Berlin crisis of 1961, he found himself having to offer reassurances. With Moscow demanding that NATO withdraw its forces from the divided city, President Charles de Gaulle cast doubt on America’s determination to protect Europe.

04.04 / 20:29

Provident security country information International Finland will keep its border with Russia closed until further notice over migration concerns

Finland says it will extend the closure of its border crossing points with Russia beyond the current April 14 deadline “until further notice” due to a high risk of organized migration orchestrated by Moscow

30.03 / 17:39

UPS Healthcare Freedom country social reports Is that a subtle sulk growing on the face of 'the happiest nation on Earth'?

Helsinki's vibrant Bohemian northern district, a long breadline snaked down Helsinginkatu and then up Kustaankatu. Nearly 500 people were waiting in the freezing queue for the weekly handout of free food. Breadlines became a familiar phenomenon in Finland since the recession years of the early 1990s. It's looming again. In 2023, GDP declined 0.5% and Finland's central bank says while inflation is easing and households' purchasing power rising, GDP could contract by a further 0.2% in 2024. On the same Wednesday morning, the UN-sponsored World Happiness Report (WHR) declared Finland as the happiest country in the world for the 7th year running. As in the past, other Nordic countries, Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden were cheek by jowl to Finland.

28.03 / 21:57

UPS Aviat wellness stage reports Scandals Latvia's foreign minister will step down after a probe over his office's use of private flights

Latvia’s top diplomat said on Thursday he will step down in the wake of a criminal probe over the use of expensive private flights by his office when he acted as the Baltic country’s prime minister between 2019-2023

25.03 / 09:15

security Bill track country 2020 Department Washington approves $228 million in US military aid to the three Baltic states, Estonia says

Estonia's defense officials say the U.S. Congress has passed a bill that involves a total of $228 million in military and defense aid to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania this year under the Baltic Security Initiative

11.03 / 18:23

markets COST Citi Manufacturing Tesla Trade Chinese EV dominance is clear but should we be worried?

China dominates the global electric vehicle (EV) industry today, and it is only likely to get more dominant in the future. Chinese dominance spans manufacturing, batteries, supply chains and demand. Today 60% of all EVs sold in the world are in China.

04.03 / 03:28

Provident security Election President country reports Finland's new president Alexander Stubb says the Nordic country enters 'a new era' as a NATO member

Alexander Stubb has been sworn in as Finland’s new president

04.03 / 03:27

wellness Monarch Celebrity hospital reports travelers infection Norway's hospitalized king gets pacemaker after falling ill during vacation

The royal house of Norway says King Harald has been implanted with a temporary pacemaker at a hospital in Malaysia’s resort island of Langkawi

27.02 / 23:13

Citizens security War country prevention International Latvia extends an entry ban on Russian tourists until March 2025 citing Moscow's war in Ukraine

Latvia’s government has extended restrictions on the entry of Russian citizens into the Baltic country until next year

20.02 / 16:29

security country information Investigations International Estonia detains 10 people suspected of committing sabotage on orders from Russia

Estonia’s domestic security agency says it has detained 10 people on suspicion of sabotage, spreading fear and creating tension as part of a coordinated “hybrid operation” by Russia’s special services

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