Estonia Backs Finland’s Call for EU-Wide Ban on Russian Tourist Visas

Estonia has joined Finland’s call for the European Union to suspend tourist visas for Russian citizens and impose broader entry restrictions while Russia continues its war against Ukraine, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna stated in a post on X on  …

Finland and Singapore deepen AI and quantum technology cooperation

Singapore’s skyline at Marina Bay. File photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Finland’s Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen and Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan have agreed to deepen cooperation on artificial …

Keynote speaker from Finland speaks at Halifax housing symposium

Finland Inflation Rises To 31-month High

Finland's consumer price inflation accelerated further in September to the highest level in just over two-and-a-half years, data from Statistics Finland showed on Wednesday. The consumer price index rose 2.5 percent year-over-year in September, …

Finland's new baby box has 14 more items than last year

The value of the maternity grant increased from 170 to 210 euros this year, allowing Kela to include more items in the box. Open image viewer The Finnish maternity package has a long tradition, with baby boxes first introduced in 1938. Image: Kela / …

Arvi Hamburg: Why is Google investing in Finland and not Estonia?

Google plans to invest €13 billion in Finland over the next two years. The investment includes a 22-year power purchase agreement with Fortum, under which Google will purchase up to half of the electricity generated by the Loviisa nuclear power plant …

Aurionpro Wins Finland Transit Payment Contract, Enters European Market

Mumbai: Aurionpro Solutions on Monday announced it has been selected by Matkahuolto, Finland's parcel and digital transport services provider, as the device vendor for its contactless EMV (cEMV) project. Project Scope Aurionpro will supply its SCV 500 …

Google Finland head apologises for forest clearances at data centre sites

Google's Finland chief says the company believed its forest clearances complied with the law, and that authorities knew of its plans. Open image viewer "I am extremely sorry that we are in this situation. I want to apologise for that," …

Finland wants to ban Russian travel in EU

ALBAWABA - Finland’s foreign minister Elina Valtonen made five requests to the EU to heavily restrict Russian citizens’ movement and travel into and through the European Union. In a letter dated to Oct. 12, Valtonen writes: "The Kremlin must see that …

THE FINLAND HAPPINESS BADGE

PATRICK TOLANI writes why a nation with long, dark winters and an emotionally subdued populace are world’s happiest people Spending one month in Turku, Finland, under the auspices of the European Union’s Catalyse Project, provides more than just a profound …