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Finland

Telcos, Media & Tech

TikTok plans to build 1b euro data centre in Finland

File photo of the C-Lion1 submarine telecommunications cable being laid to the bottom Baltic Sea from the military base island Santahamina in Helsinki, Finland. Germany and Finland said on Nov 18, 2024 they were "deeply concerned" that an undersea telecommunications cable linking the countries had been severed and opened a probe.
International

Two undersea cables in Baltic Sea cut, Germany and Finland fear sabotage

Eight-grader Inka Warro, 14, sits near her English language books at Pohjolanrinne middle school in Riihimaki, Finland, September 6, 2024. REUTERS/Anne Kauranen
Telcos, Media & Tech

Books in, screens out; some Finnish pupils go back to paper after tech push

Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said that the risk is that such properties “could be used for some acts of damage or possibly as a bridgehead in connection with some larger operation.”
Property

Finland to ban Russians from buying property

Petteri Orpo, Finland's prime minister, says: “We see it as a potential security threat that we have Russian and other foreign property owners, land owners in the vicinity of critical infrastructure. Common sense dictates that if we observe a genuine risk to national security, then we ought to be able to act.”
Property

Russian real estate in Finland pose security risk, PM warns

There is still renewable capacity available for data centres such as Google’s, which acquires wind power in Finland under long term contracts.
SpotlightTelcos, Media & Tech

Google invests one billion euros in Finnish data centre to drive AI growth

Finnish capital Helsinki on Jan 3, 2024. Jennifer De Paola, a happiness researcher at the University of Helsinki, said that Finns’ close connection to nature and healthy work-life balance were key contributors to their life satisfaction.
International

Finland is world’s happiest country for seventh year: study

(FILES) Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari attends a luncheon of political journalists, in Helsinki on February 16, 2016. Ahtisaari, who was a mediator who brokered peace around the globe, winning worldwide recognition and a Nobel Peace Prize, died on October 16, 2023 at the age of 86 after struggling with Alzheimers disease. (Photo by Roni Rekomaa / Lehtikuva / AFP) / Finland OUT
International

Nobel Peace laureate and former Finnish president Ahtisaari dies at 86

The sales volume impact of the ongoing inspection and repair works at the Singapore refinery is estimated at about 100,000 tons for the second half of 2023, mainly impacting fourth-quarter sales, Neste says.
Companies & Markets

Neste raises Q3 refining margin outlook, says Singapore ramp-up slowed

Neste produces renewable fuels, mainly from waste and residues such as used cooking oil and animal fat from food industry waste.
Companies & Markets

Singapore expansion delay sends Neste’s shares tumbling

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