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Helsinki Arena to re-open in October after three-year closure
Helsinki Times
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August 19, 2025
Helsinki Arena will open its doors again in October after more than three and a half years of closure linked to EU sanctions on its former Russian owners. The 15,500-seat venue in Pasila has stood unused since March 2022. The shutdown followed...
Finland’s former archiater Risto Pelkonen dies at 94
Helsinki Times
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August 19, 2025
Risto Pelkonen, Finland’s former archiater and one of the country’s most recognisable medical figures, has died at the age of 94. The Finnish Medical Association and the medical society Duodecim confirmed his death on Tuesday after a short...
Finland's largest human trafficking trial opens in Rovaniemi
Helsinki Times
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August 19, 2025
The largest human trafficking case in Finnish legal history began on Tuesday at the Lapland District Court in Rovaniemi, with 78 charges of aggravated human trafficking under review. The case centres on the berry company Polarica Marjahankinta,...
Finland president: Ukraine ceding land to Russia would be like U.S. giving up multiple states
NBC News
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August 19, 2025
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Record number of crisis calls answered in Finland over summer
Helsinki Times
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August 19, 2025
Finland’s national mental health crisis hotline responded to nearly 20,800 calls during June and July, the highest number recorded for a summer period, according to MIELI Mental Health Finland. The number of calls rose by 23 percent compared to...
Finnish lawmaker dies by suicide in Helsinki parliament building
United Press International (UPI)
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The Finnish Parliament building is pictured in Helsinki earlier this month. A lawmaker and member of parliament died in the Parliament House during the summer recess, according to Helsinki Police reports. Photo by Kimmo Brandt/EPA Aug. 19 (UPI) --...
Borealis and Loiste Sign Agreement to Reuse Data Center Waste Heat in Finland
HPCwire
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August 19, 2025
KAJAANI, Finland, Aug. 19, 2025 — Borealis Data Center and public utility Loiste Lämpö Oy have signed an agreement to recover and reuse waste heat generated by Borealis Data Center’s campus in Kajaani. The partnership enables full-scale...
Nordic and Canadian Foreign Ministers Hold Press Conference in Finland
The Epoch Times
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August 19, 2025
Nordic and Canadian foreign ministers hold a press conference in Finland after their meeting to discuss cooperation and security on Aug. 19. (Video courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland)
Tragedy in Helsinki: Finnish MP Eemeli Peltonen, 30, Found Dead Inside Parliament Weeks After Revealing Health Struggles
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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August 19, 2025
Finland is in mourning following the demise of Eemeli Peltonen, a 30-year-old Social Democratic Party (SDP) MP, who was found dead inside the Parliament building in Helsinki on Tuesday morning. Police confirmed his passing at around 11:06 am local...
Finnish politician dies in parliament in Helsinki
Star
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A politician in Finland has died in the country's main parliament building in the capital, Helsinki. Eemeli Peltonen, 30, who was an MP for the Social Democratic Party, is believed to have taken his own life in the building and was found on...
Finland opens new consumer packaging board line in Oulu
Fresh Plaza
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August 19, 2025
The largest consumer packaging board production line in Europe was inaugurated on 18 August in Oulu, Finland. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo, Stora Enso's Chair of the Board Kari Jordan, President and CEO Hans...
Helsinki Arena re-opens this autumn after sanctions shutdown
Yle Uutiset
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August 19, 2025
One of Helsinki's largest venues has stood empty for more than three and a half years. This autumn the Arena hosts its first public events, but only three concerts have been announced so far. Open image viewer Bob Dylan at Pori Jazz in 2014, then...
Finland: Lawmaker commits suicide in Parliament House
Al Bawaba
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August 19, 2025
ALBAWABA - Reports revealed that a Finnish lawmaker committed suicide in parliament, local media confirmed on Tuesday. Helsinki Police revealed to the media that a member of the parliament in Finland died in the Parliament Building on Aug. 19....
Even as Finland pursued neutrality, it chose to join NATO — Lavrov
TASS
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August 19, 2025
MOSCOW, August 19. /TASS/. Neither the neutral status nor repeated assurances of friendship and good-neighborhood could stop Finland from joining NATO which is viewed as a foe by Russia, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with...
MP found dead inside Finland’s parliament
Gazeta Tema
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August 19, 2025
HELSINKI, Aug 19 – A Finnish MP has been found dead inside parliament in what police are treating as a suicide. Emergency crews rushed to the building after an alarm at 11:06am. Police said no foul play was suspected and confirmed an investigation...
Finland's largest human trafficking trial begins in Lapland
Yle Uutiset
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August 19, 2025
The complex lawsuit regarding alleged exploitation in the wild berry picking business is unique in international terms, says a defence lawyer. The human trafficking trial involving the berry company Polarica began in the Lapland District Court in...
Georgia participates in Early Warning Systems meeting in Helsinki
Georgia Online
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August 19, 2025
The Head of the National Environment Agency of Georgia, Elene Ghubianur, participated in the meeting, which was held on the initiative of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) – “Early Warning Systems in the South Caucasus Early Warning For...
Finland connects with Vietnamese startups at incubation meetup in Hanoi
ScandAsia
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August 19, 2025
ShareSharePin ItShare Business Finland is participating in Incubation Meetup at Next Wave of Startups 2025 in Hanoi. The Embassy of Finland in Hanoi has announced that Finnish startup experts from Business Finland and Sisu Factory will join the...
Stora Enso inaugurates modern packaging production line at Oulu mill in Finland
Packaging Gateway
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August 19, 2025
Finnish pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso has inaugurated its modern consumer packaging board production line at its Oulu mill in Finland, following a €1.1bn ($1.2bn) investment. The investment is part of a larger €1.7bn investment in the...
How Helsinki cut traffic deaths to zero with help of smart city planning
Deutsche Welle
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August 19, 2025
Zero. That is the number of people killed in traffic accidents in Helsinki, Finland, during the last 12 months. Other cities have achieved this feat, such as the Norwegian capital, Oslo, in 2019. However, Helsinki, which is home to almost 690,000...