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House prices across Europe: Which countries have the highest increases?

House prices in EU countries mostly rose year-on-year from April to June, with the largest jumps seen in countries like Portugal and Bulgaria.

Euronews

Finland Dismisses Case Over Baltic Cable Cuts

A Helsinki court on Friday dismissed a case against three members of a ship from Russia's "shadow fleet" suspected of cutting Baltic Sea cables, saying it was beyond its jurisdiction.

International Business Times

Developing Europeans’ digital skills: learning from the best

Fewer than 60% of Europeans have basic digital skills and fewer than 30% have above-basic skills, per the EU’s DESI.

Euronews

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Europe needs a 'sense of urgency' on defence, Finland's defence minister says

Antti Häkkänen is urging European and NATO allies to speed up purchasing of weapons defence systems amid increasing incursions into NATO airspace.

Euronews

The Santa Claus effect: how expanding tourism ate into Lapland’s green space

The number of visitors to the region has risen 160% in 30 years as concerns grow for its fragile ecosystem and indigenous practices

The Guardian - UK

Finland's president hails 'ingenious' plan to seize frozen Russian assets for Ukraine

Alexander Stubb has hailed an EU proposal to confiscate frozen Russian assets unless Russia agrees to pay war reparations to Ukraine. But Belgium calls the plan "problematic."

Euronews

Alaska summit was a 'victory' for Putin, Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen says

Elina Valtonen told Euronews that an end to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine looks "very unlikely now" despite US-led efforts to secure peace.

Euronews

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Countries are threatening to boycott Eurovision over Israel’s inclusion. How will Australia respond?

Last week, Spain joined Ireland, Slovenia, Iceland and the Netherlands in announcing it will not take part in Eurovision 2026 if Israel is allowed to participate. Other countries such as Belgium and Finland have indicated they are considering withdrawing. Boycotting countries would not send an act, pay to participate or…

The Conversation

Why Ukraine should avoid copying Finland’s 1944 path to peace with Moscow

The Finnish president, Alexander Stubb, recently drew parallels between his country’s experience from its conflicts with the Soviet Union during the second world war and Ukraine’s current struggle against Russian aggression. The analogy has gained considerable traction.

The Conversation

'We cannot wait': EU calls for drone wall to deter Russia after new incident in Denmark

Denmark has joined Estonia, Latvia. Finland, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria in the project to build a 'drone wall' alongside the Eastern flank.

Euronews

Young Finns snub their mother tongue by reading in English

Publishers fear for the future of translated literature as sales of foreign language books rise

The Guardian - UK

European countries must be ready to fight Russia, says Finnish president

The Finnish leader said new security guarantees being discussed could see European countries engage militarily with Russia

The Independent UK

Security guarantees for Ukraine require readiness to fight Russia, says Finland’s president

Exclusive: Alexander Stubb says a plausible deterrent and ‘American backstop’ are needed in the event of a future peace deal

The Guardian - UK

Nato intercepts Russian fighter jets on ‘reckless’ violation of Estonian airspace

Russia denies what EU calls ‘dangerous provocation’ after Italian air force heads off three MiG-31s over Gulf of Finland

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Euronews

Sweden and Finland move to safeguard bioenergy production

Nordic PMs asked the European Commission to allow flexibilities under EU forest rules.

The Guardian - UK

Finland is ready for the next crisis, with stockpiled food and 72-hour kits – Europe should be too

The next pandemic or geopolitical shock could be close at hand. To look after our people, we’re looking after our supply chains, agriculture and fuel reserves, says Miika Ilomäki of Finland’s National Emergency Supply Agency

The Guardian - UK

‘There are hundreds in the Baltic’: tracking Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ of oil tankers

The Guardian joins the Swedish coastguard to patrol an area that has become a hybrid warfare battleground

The Guardian - UK

You haven’t felt the power of heavy metal until you’ve seen a room of grown men cry

Here in metal-mad Finland, I see the 50-year-old genre is still in rude health – and helping people see the light in dark times, says Mike Watson, media and art theorist based in Finland

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The Guardian - UK

British ice dancer and same-sex skating partner to compete in Finland after rule change

Mille Colling and Emma Aalto given go-ahead to compete in qualifier for national championships next month

Euronews

Watch this: What EU countries use the most online advertising?

On average, 32.6% of EU businesses used online advertising in 2024, according to new data by Eurostat. Malta, Finland and Cyprus emerge as biggest users.

Fortune

Will small nuclear reactors start Europe’s atomic renaissance?

Divisions within the EU persist, as its two largest economies remain at odds over nuclear power — France relies heavily on it, while Germany shut down its last reactor in 2023.

Evening Standard

Emma Thompson’s daughter was ‘very excited’ for them to star in film together

In The Dead Of Winter, Gaia Wise plays a younger version of the character Barb, who is played by her mother Dame Emma Thompson.

Bangkok Post

Company in Finland exploited dozens of Thai workers, court says

A district court in Finland has sentenced Vernu Vasunta, CEO of berry company Kiantama, to three and a half years in prison for aggravated human trafficking involving dozens of Thai workers.

LiveScience

A scalding hot 'sand battery' is now heating a small Finnish town

Engineers create a sand battery that they say will slash the carbon emissions in Pornainen, Finland, by 70% — it uses renewables to heat the sand to more than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

The Independent UK

Interrail sale: All the best European train route itineraries, according to a top expert

Exclusive: Author of Europe by Rail, Nicky Gardner, believes that train travel offers “a chance to think”

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