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Finland exits the Ottawa Treaty, permitting anti-personnel mines. Parliament approved the decision due to security concerns, particularly Russia's actions. The treaty bans using, making, and storing ...
Finland’s Business Finland agency granted $47.2 million to ICEYE, a private satellite and defence tech firm, supporting its $287 million expansion plan. ICEYE, with the world’s largest SAR satellite ...
With the 2025 NHL season now at a close, the focus shifts to the off-season with free agency and the draft. Teams are now looking for players who can show up when it’s most needed, that being ...
Midsummer Day in Finland is set to be largely rainy and cool, following a clear and mild Midsummer Eve, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute. Saturday night’s celebrations under the stars ...
Finland’s parliament has voted in favor of withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention, which prohibits the use of anti-personnel landmines. According to Polish broadcaster TVP on June 19, the decision ...
Finland's parliament has voted overwhelmingly to pull out of a major international treaty on land mines as the Nordic country seeks to boost its defenses against an increasingly assertive Russia.
Finland was the third most expensive country in Europe to buy alcohol last year, according to the results of an international price comparison carried out by Eurostat, the EU's statistical agency. The ...
Finnish MPs voted to approve the country's withdrawal from the Ottawa Treaty on Thursday, as Finland plans to resume using anti-personnel landmines. MPs approved the measure to withdraw from the ...
Finland has started up the world’s largest sand battery in Pornainen. This new system stores renewable energy as heat in crushed soapstone, keeping homes warm.
Learn about the Sámi people of the Sápmi region, spanning Norway, Sweden, Finland, and northwest Russia, in this week's episode of "Lost Cultures: Living Legacies." ...
HELSINKI - Finland introduced a ban on the use of electric scooters by children under the age of 15 on June 17, and scooter rental companies will now require municipal licences to continue ...