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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...
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...
MP takes own life in Finland parliament
Israel Hayom
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August 19, 2025
Authorities have identified Eemeli Peltonen as the Finnish parliament member who died by suicide inside the legislative building, according to Newsweek. The 30-year-old Social Democratic Party representative was serving his first parliamentary...
St1 to open its first EV-only charging station in Finland
Petrol Plaza
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August 19, 2025
The move marks a milestone in the company's Nordic strategy to phase out fossil fuels and expand ultra-fast charging network.St1 will open its first electric vehicle (EV)-only charging station in Finland at the Shell Ylöjärvi site, which has...
Hydrogen Backbone Finland: Gasgrid Finland Launches Environmental Review for National Pipeline Project
Hydrogen Fuel News
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August 19, 2025
On August 18, 2025, Gasgrid Finland Oy kicked off a landmark environmental impact assessment (EIA) for its first-phase national hydrogen transmission backbone, running all the way from Tornio up in Lapland down to Porvoo on the south coast. That...
MP Eemeli Peltonen takes his life in parliament building sparking emergency response & suspending sessions in Finland
The Sun
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August 19, 2025
A FINNISH MP has tragically died by suicide in the country's parliament building. Eemeli Peltonen, 30, died today inside the Helsinki Parliament House. 1 MP of Finland’s Social Democratic Party Eemeli PeltonenCredit: AFPParliament's Director of...
'Truly Shocking': Heavy Police Response After MP 'Commits Suicide' Inside Finland's Parliament Building
Breitbart
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August 19, 2025
Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo led tributes after a member of his national parliament was found dead on Tuesday morning. Eemeli Peltonen, a 30-year-old Member of Parliament (MP) for Finland’s Social Democrats (centre-left, pro-EU, SDP) is...
The Hotel Maria (Waldorf Astoria) In Helsinki Joins Hilton On August 20, 2025
LoyaltyLobby
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August 17, 2025
Hilton made an announcement in early July (read more here) that the Hotel Maria in Helsinki, then affiliated with Preferred Hotels, would become a Waldorf Astoria and join Honors in “later this year”. The hotel is now available for bookings...
Finnish MP 'takes own life' in Helsinki parliament
AOL
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Eemeli Peltonen, a member of the Social Democratic Party, was in his first term as a MPA Finnish MP has died inside the national parliament, the country’s prime minister has said. Following reports that a politician had taken their own life,...
Finland’s war on fake news starts in schools. AI could make that a lot harder
Euronews
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August 19, 2025
In a Finnish classroom full of children under six earlier this year, a teacher suggested writing a story as a group using a new online tool – artificial intelligence (AI). With the teacher’s help, the children decided the genre (horror), the...
Tragedy as Finnish MP 'takes their own life' in Helsinki parliament building
Radio X
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Local media reported that emergency services rushed to the Parliament House in Helsinki at 11am to find the body of Eemeli Peltonen. The 30-year-old was an MP for Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's National Coalition parliamentary group having been...
Finland’s quirky sand skiing world championship also carries a climate warning
This is Finland
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August 19, 2025
As skiers and spectators arrive at Kalajoki’s golden sand dunes for the world’s first Sand Skiing World Championships, a sense of excitement and laidback adventure is in the air. Cross-country skiing, a cherished sport in Finland, takes on a...
Lawmaker Dies by Suicide in Finland's Parliament: Reports
Newsweek
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August 19, 2025
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February...
Finland’s offbeat third city — with 40,000 islands in its backyard
The Times
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Let’s get one thing out of the way: you’re not here for gob-smacking architecture. Despite Turku’s claim to being Finland’s oldest city — it was first documented in 1229 and until the early 1800s was the country’s capital — a fire in 1827 means...
Tragedy as MP, 30, kills himself in Finland's parliament building weeks after revealing health battles
Daily Mail
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August 19, 2025
By PERKIN AMALARAJ, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 06:17 EDT, 19 August 2025 | Updated: 07:40 EDT, 19 August 2025 A young Finnish MP has taken his own life in the country's parliament building just weeks after revealing his health battles. SDP...
Job openings in Finland fall below Covid-era levels
Helsinki Times
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August 19, 2025
Job vacancies in Finland have dropped to levels not seen since 2016, with fewer positions now available than during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Statistics Finland, the number of open positions fell by nearly 40 percent in the...
Experts marvel at Finland's exceptional seat at Ukraine peace talks
Yle Uutiset
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August 19, 2025
The outcome of the discussions remains uncertain, but scholars argue their significance could extend far beyond Ukraine, shaping Europe's future and global power relations. Open image viewer Finnish President Alexander Stubb (third from left),...
Tragedy as MP, 30, kills himself in Finland's parliament building weeks after revealing health battles
Daily Mail
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August 19, 2025
A young Finnish MP has taken his own life in the country's parliament building just weeks after revealing his health battles. SDP MP Eemeli Peltonen, 30, was confirmed to have died in the parliament building today at around 11am. The first-term...
Switzerland Joins Finland for Nordic Business Forum 2025
The European Business Review
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August 19, 2025
Switzerland and Finland are joining forces on one of Europe’s premier business stages, with the University of St. Gallen partnering for the first time with the Nordic Business Forum. The annual leadership gathering will take place on September...