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Finnish Customs has announced that no criminal investigation will be launched into the crew of the tanker Eagle S which was seized last month on suspicion of damaging subsea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea.The decision follows a preliminary inquiry into whether the vessels cargo—unleaded petrol and diesel—violated EU sanctions on Russian-origin products.

  • Finnish Customs has announced that no criminal investigation will be launched into the crew of the tanker Eagle S which was seized last month on suspicion of damaging subsea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea.

    The decision follows a preliminary inquiry into whether the vessels cargo—unleaded petrol and diesel—violated EU sanctions on Russian-origin products.

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Israeli news site Ynet wrote on 7 January that Israel has asked UN Secretary General António Guterres to submit new nominations for the role of UN Special Coordinator (UNSCO) for the Middle East Peace Process.

  • Israeli news site Ynet wrote on 7 January that Israel has asked UN Secretary General António Guterres to submit new nominations for the role of UN Special Coordinator (UNSCO) for the Middle East Peace Process.

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Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) on Wednesday said forests have become a source of emissions primarily because trees are no longer sequestering enough carbon dioxide to offset emissions from the soil.

  • Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) on Wednesday said forests have become a source of emissions primarily because trees are no longer sequestering enough carbon dioxide to offset emissions from the soil.

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The sun will rise above Finlands northernmost municipality of Utsjoki on Friday marking the end of the polar night a nearly two-month period of continuous darkness. This event called Kaamos in Finnish occurs above the Arctic Circle each winter.In Utsjoki the last sunset was on 24 November.

  • The sun will rise above Finlands northernmost municipality of Utsjoki on Friday marking the end of the polar night a nearly two-month period of continuous darkness.

    This event called Kaamos in Finnish occurs above the Arctic Circle each winter.

    In Utsjoki the last sunset was on 24 November.

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In Finland the link between air travel and alcohol consumption has been discussed in recent days following an incident in which police had to remove a Finns Party lawmaker due to disturbing conduct from an aircraft bound for Thailand.

  • In Finland the link between air travel and alcohol consumption has been discussed in recent days following an incident in which police had to remove a Finns Party lawmaker due to disturbing conduct from an aircraft bound for Thailand.

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Minister of Climate and the Employment Kai Mykkänen (NCP) on Tuesday told reporters that the need stems from the projected doubling of electricity consumption a consequence of developments such as the shift away from fossil fuels also in heating.

  • Minister of Climate and the Employment Kai Mykkänen (NCP) on Tuesday told reporters that the need stems from the projected doubling of electricity consumption a consequence of developments such as the shift away from fossil fuels also in heating.

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Public violence in Finlands cities is on the rise with Vantaa and Turku identified as the least safe based on a new police report. The findings are part of the disturbance index which measures crime and emergency incidents in public spaces across the countrys ten largest cities.Police Commissioner Ilkka Koskimäki revealed that nearly half of all serious public violent crimes in Finland occurred in the Uusimaa region in 2024 with Vantaa and Helsinki standing out.

  • Public violence in Finlands cities is on the rise with Vantaa and Turku identified as the least safe based on a new police report.

    The findings are part of the disturbance index which measures crime and emergency incidents in public spaces across the countrys ten largest cities.

    Police Commissioner Ilkka Koskimäki revealed that nearly half of all serious public violent crimes in Finland occurred in the Uusimaa region in 2024 with Vantaa and Helsinki standing out.

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Former Finnish Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen has sharply criticised the recent Nato summit in Helsinki alleging it violated Finlands constitution. Writing in Hufvudstadsbladet Lipponen called the decision to exclude Prime Minister Petteri Orpo from the meeting unprecedented and unconstitutional.The summit co-hosted by President Alexander Stubb and Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal focused on Baltic Sea security particularly the protection of critical underwater infrastructure.

  • Former Finnish Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen has sharply criticised the recent Nato summit in Helsinki alleging it violated Finlands constitution.

    Writing in Hufvudstadsbladet Lipponen called the decision to exclude Prime Minister Petteri Orpo from the meeting unprecedented and unconstitutional.

    The summit co-hosted by President Alexander Stubb and Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal focused on Baltic Sea security particularly the protection of critical underwater infrastructure.

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Finland is warming at an accelerated pace compared to the global average with 2024 marking another year of significant temperature anomalies according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). Average temperatures in Finland were 3.4 degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial levels last year making 2024 the fourth warmest year on record for the country.The warming trend was evident in the record number of hot days — defined as days with temperatures exceeding 25 degrees Celsius — which reached 71 over the year.

  • Finland is warming at an accelerated pace compared to the global average with 2024 marking another year of significant temperature anomalies according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI).

    Average temperatures in Finland were 3.

    4 degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial levels last year making 2024 the fourth warmest year on record for the country.

    The warming trend was evident in the record number of hot days — defined as days with temperatures exceeding 25 degrees Celsius — which reached 71 over the year.

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The Supreme Administrative Court (KHO) highlighted in its ruling that the central administration has begun drafting additional measures reminding that implementing them will take time.

  • The Supreme Administrative Court (KHO) highlighted in its ruling that the central administration has begun drafting additional measures reminding that implementing them will take time.

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The investigation into the Baltic Sea undersea cable damages linked to the oil tanker Eagle S has intensified with Finnish authorities naming a ninth suspect. The suspects all members of the ships crew are accused of aggravated damage and aggravated disruption of telecommunications.The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) confirmed that the latest suspect like the others is subject to a travel ban. The 24-member crew consists of citizens from India and Georgia.

  • The investigation into the Baltic Sea undersea cable damages linked to the oil tanker Eagle S has intensified with Finnish authorities naming a ninth suspect.

    The suspects all members of the ships crew are accused of aggravated damage and aggravated disruption of telecommunications.

    The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) confirmed that the latest suspect like the others is subject to a travel ban.

    The 24-member crew consists of citizens from India and Georgia.

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Support for the National Coalition has risen by 1.2 percentage points to 20 per cent since early December a share that roughly matches its vote haul in the parliamentary elections held in Finland in 2023.

  • Support for the National Coalition has risen by 1.

    2 percentage points to 20 per cent since early December a share that roughly matches its vote haul in the parliamentary elections held in Finland in 2023.

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A Finnair flight to Bangkok was delayed by nearly an hour on Saturday after police removed a disruptive passenger according to a report by Iltalehti. The passenger was identified as Tomi Immonen a first-term Member of Parliament representing the Finns Party and a retired lieutenant colonel.Police confirmed they were called to Helsinki Airport to handle the incident after the passenger refused to comply with crew instructions.

  • A Finnair flight to Bangkok was delayed by nearly an hour on Saturday after police removed a disruptive passenger according to a report by Iltalehti.

    The passenger was identified as Tomi Immonen a first-term Member of Parliament representing the Finns Party and a retired lieutenant colonel.

    Police confirmed they were called to Helsinki Airport to handle the incident after the passenger refused to comply with crew instructions.