Baobab & Marula: Busola Dakolo holds virtual launch of book on indigenous trees, climate solutions

Communications specialist Busola Dakolo has used the launch of Baobab & Marula – New Solutions to Global Warming and Food Security to highlight the role of Africa’s indigenous trees in addressing climate change and food insecurity. Speaking at the...

Race to the Finnish: Sanjoy Narayan tries familiar flavours at Ravintola Indus, Helsinki

As an Indian who has lived in Finland for several years, the craving for Indian food surfaces regularly, and usually goes unmet. There are phuchkas on the menu. Also on the menu are reindeer thukpa, Bengali machher jhol made with Baltic herring,...

Busola Dakolo hosts virtual launch of Baobab & Marula, spotlighting African solutions to climate change

At the virtual launch of Baobab & Marula – New Solutions to Global Warming and Food Security on the 17th of September 2025, communications specialist Busola Dakolo opened the event with a powerful message on the cultural symbolism of Africa’s...

NATO scrambles jets to intercept three Putin warplanes over Estonia - as Russia begins threatening Finland 'in the same way it did Ukraine before the war and laying the groundwork for justifying an invasion'

NATO has scrambled jets to intercept three Putin warplanes over Estonia - as Russia begins threatening Finland 'in the same way it did Ukraine before the war', thus 'laying the groundwork for justifying an invasion'. The defensive alliance rushed...

Keyamo sets up team to partner with finland on SAF, others

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, has set up a dedicated team to engage with Finland on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), training and manpower development. A statement by the Special Adviser on Media and...

Research Suggests Climate Change May Have Killed Over 16K in Europe This Summer

Part of the Series Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. This article by Eos is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. Climate...

Yle: Finland risks losing drone race to Russia, according to ex-defence researcher

Jyri Kosola, former head of research at the Finnish Defence Forces, has warned that Finland is falling behind as Russia expands its drone capabilities. Speaking on Yle’s A-studio programme, Kosola said Finland must act fast or risk being left...

Finland eyes business opportunities in Johor-Singapore zone

Finland is looking to expand its business presence in the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ), according to Finnish Ambassador to Malaysia Anne Vasara. She said that Finland sees potential in areas such as the circular economy,...

Finnish newspaper highlights peace process in the South Caucasus

Stockholm, September 12, Nargiz Jafarli, AZERTAC Finland’s English-language newspaper Daily Finland has published an article by Zaur Ahmadov, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Finland, highlighting Finland’s OSCE Chairmanship coinciding with the historic...

Finnish baby box concept inspires new initiative in Malaysia

ShareSharePin ItShare Mamaway Malaysia has launched a nationwide campaign offering free Finnish Baby Boxes to expecting mothers and parents of newborns. The initiative is directly inspired by Finland’s decades-old baby box tradition, which has...

Finnish president visits Kyiv for talks with Zelenskyy

Finnish President Alexander Stubb traveled to Kyiv on Thursday for talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy on bolstering Ukraine’s security and advancing its European integration as the Russian-Ukraine war continues in its fourth year. Andriy Yermak, head...

The Guardian: Finland strengthens food security, urges Europe to follow

Finland’s emergency supply agency has confirmed the country is prepared for future crises with national grain stockpiles, resilient farming and household readiness kits, calling for similar action across Europe. In an article by The Guardian,...

Finland braces for weekend of thunderstorms and rain showers

Temperatures this weekend will range between 15 and 20 degrees Celsius across much of the country. Open image viewer An umbrella might come in dandy this weekend. Image: Hilma Toivonen / Yle The recent spell of summer-like conditions — which saw...

Nigeria, Finland to partner on aviation training, manpower development

Nigeria and Finland are taking steps to deepen cooperation in aviation training, manpower development, and clean fuel adoption, according to Tunde Moshood, the media aide of Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development. Keyamo was...

Finland's special representative to the OSCE visits organization's office in Ashgabat

Finland's Special Representative to the OSCE Terhi Hakala is on a visit to Turkmenistan. During her stay in the country, she visited the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, where she held meetings with the organization's staff and civil society partners....

world Europe champions fighting climate change but misses emissions deadline

BRUSSELS — European Union countries' climate ministers confirmed on Thursday (Sept 18) that the bloc will miss a global deadline to set new emissions-cutting targets due to divisions over the plans among EU governments. Missing the deadline could...

Finnish scale-up ONEiO raises €8 million to make manual IT integrations obsolete with IntegrationOps

Helsinki’s ONEiO, an automation-first platform innovating enterprise IT integrations, has raised €8 million in a growth round to support the development of IntegrationOps as a Service alongside key hires and expansion across the U.K. and DACH...

Finnish president arrives in Ukraine

Finnish President Alexander Stubb arrived in Ukraine for a visit, the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak reported. "Together with Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha, we met with Finnish President Alexander Stubb at the...

Finnish practice JKMM named winner in Helsinki museum contest

A design by Finnish practice JKMM has been named as the winner in an anonymous competition to design a landmark new museum in Helsinki. The Helsinki-based firm’s proposal, called Kumma, was unanimously chosen by judges after being whittled down...

The Exotic Pet Trade Harms Animals and Humans. The European Union Is Studying a Potential Solution

By Tracy Keeling By the time a sugar glider named Mango entered an animal sanctuary in the Netherlands in 2023, life as a pet had taken a terrible toll. Mango lost both his brothers and his right eye due to health issues, despite being kept by a...