Finland welcomes Thai startup participation at Slush 2025

ShareSharePin ItShare Thailand’s Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Russ Jalichandra, held bilateral talks with Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Elina Valtonen, during an official visit to Helsinki on Tuesday 17 June 2025. The meeting focused on …

Papua explores cooperation in forest management with Finland

Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) - The Papua provincial administration and the Finnish Ambassador to Indonesia, Jukka-Pekka Kaihilahti, discussed cooperation in sustainable forest management and digitalization in Papua during a meeting this week. According to a …

Karelian raises £0.19m for work in Finland, Northern Ireland

The AIM-traded explorer said the proceeds would support the next phase of development at its Lahtojoki diamond project in Finland, alongside wider exploration efforts in both Finland and Northern Ireland. Karelian, which recently received a mining …

Antipersonnel land mine pact to lose another signatory as Finland votes to pull out

A soldier arranges antipersonnel mines during training in Surin province, Thailand, July 27, 2022. Finland voted June 19, 2025, to withdraw from an international antipersonnel land mine ban, making it the latest NATO member to exit the agreement following …

Finland’s lawmakers vote to leave land mine treaty as Nordic country boosts defenses against Russia

HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s parliament voted overwhelmingly to pull out of a major international treaty on antipersonnel land mines Thursday as the Nordic country seeks to boost its defenses against an increasingly assertive Russia next door. Finland shares …

Finland votes to withdraw from landmine treaty, citing Russian threat

Finland's parliament voted on June 19 to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines, citing growing security concerns from Russia's aggressive posture and the threat it poses to the region, Reuters reported. The vote …

Parliament approves Finland´s withdrawal from landmine ban treaty

The parliament on Thursday approved the proposal on Finland´s withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines. The proposal was passed in a plenary session by 157 votes to 18, said the Parliament in a press release. Through the approval …

Finland tops EU alcohol price list in 2024

Finland had the most expensive alcohol prices in the European Union last year, according to new figures from Eurostat. Only non-EU countries Iceland and Norway ranked higher in the Europe-wide comparison. Eurostat found that alcohol prices in Finland were …

Finland activates world’s largest sand battery to store renewable heat

Finland has launched the world’s largest operational sand battery in the municipality of Pornainen. The facility stores renewable energy as heat and supplies thermal energy to the local district heating network, significantly reducing the area's …

Finland joins Baltics, Poland in quitting anti-landmine treaty