• “Much better than we expected”
    Sunday, July 27, 2025 from mbl.is - News in English
  • Underground 'lake' helps cool Helsinki as demand for district cooling rises
    Sunday, July 27, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
    Finland is in the midst of a record-breaking heat wave and Helsinki's subterranean reservoir helps cool off over 500 buildings in the city's system.
  • Tourist dies near Hrafntinnusker
    Sunday, July 27, 2025 from mbl.is - News in English
    A foreign tourist died yesterday near Hrafntinnusker, a mountain located along the Laugavegur hiking trail and near the mountain hut of the same name.
  • Norwegians strawberries lose some of their flavour and flair
    Sunday, July 27, 2025 from Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no » » News
    They were once a local seasonal delicacy, known for being small but loaded with flavour. Anyone serving strawberries from May and through the summer could expect to be challenged: “Er de norske?” (Are they Norwegian?), as...
  • Finland's record heat streak extends to 16 days
    Sunday, July 27, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
    An Yle meteorologist says the exceptionally hot weather is likely to persist into the week ahead.
  • Divers find body of third drowned teenager in Kalajoki
    Sunday, July 27, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
    Two other teens were found drowned on Friday at the popular Hiekkasärkät beach in Kalajoki.
  • Finland breaks all-time heat streak record with 15th consecutive day hitting 30°C
    Saturday, July 26, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
    The heatwave is expected to continue in the coming days.
  • Salmon fishing weaker than last year
    Saturday, July 26, 2025 from mbl.is - News in English
    Salmon fishing this summer has been rather sluggish, with catches in most of the country’s main salmon rivers significantly lower than at the same time last year.
  • Skeiðarárjökull glacier retreating rapidly
    Saturday, July 26, 2025 from mbl.is - News in English
    Striking new satellite images of Skeiðarárjökull from Copernicus, the European Union’s Earth observation program, show that the glacier has retreated significantly—by about half a kilometer to one kilometer along its edge—over the past...
  • Six drown across Finland in one of summer's deadliest days on the water
    Saturday, July 26, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
    While most drownings typically occur at unmonitored swimming areas, more incidents than usual have happened at public beaches this summer.
  • Finland's credit rating downgraded by Fitch amid rising debt and weak public finances
    Saturday, July 26, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
    The new credit rating is the country's lowest in nearly three decades.
  • Eruption dying out, volcanic episode possibly ending
    Friday, July 25, 2025 from mbl.is - News in English
    Volcanologist Þorvaldur Þórðarson believes that the eruption in the Sundhnúkagígar crater row, which began on July 16, is nearing its end — and that the ongoing volcanic episode in the area may also be coming to a close.
  • Fewer to seek asylum in Sweden — 'less attractive as a country'
    Friday, July 25, 2025 from Radio Sweden
    Fewer people are expected to apply for asylum in Sweden over the next few years, according to the Migration Agency's latest forecast for migration to Sweden for 2025 through 2028. Tougher regulations are believed to be the explanation....
  • Layoffs due to increased fishing fees
    Friday, July 25, 2025 from mbl.is - News in English
    All fishermen employed by the seafood company Einhamar Seafood in Grindavík were laid off at the end of the month. However, all of them will be rehired.
  • Swedish diplomat Niclas Kvarnström will be the new national security advisor
    Friday, July 25, 2025 from Radio Sweden
    The diplomat Niclas Kvarnström will be Sweden’s new national security advisor, the government office announced on Thursday. Niclas Kvarnström previously led the Swedish campaign for a spot in the UN Security Council during 2018 and was...
  • Helicopters to stay put in the north until wild fires are contained
    Friday, July 25, 2025 from Radio Sweden
    In the past week alone, there have been 266 wild fires throughout Sweden, due to extreme heat and lightning strikes, according to the Swedish Civil Contingency Agency (MSB). Hardest hit is northern Sweden and MSB has called in...
  • Authorities claw back jobless cartoonist's benefits after checking his social media
    Friday, July 25, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
    Social media may be used only if the content is publicly visible.
  • Stubb condemns "man-made famine" in Gaza, urges Israel to allow aid access
    Friday, July 25, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
    The Finnish President urged Israel to immediately allow the United Nations and humanitarian organisations unrestricted access to deliver aid.
  • Eruption activity has slowed down
    Friday, July 25, 2025 from mbl.is - News in English
    Volcanic activity at the Sundhnúkagígar crater row has slowed since yesterday morning but has remained relatively stable since then.
  • Swedish schools unable to detect students with dyslexia soon enough
    Friday, July 25, 2025 from Radio Sweden
    Almost one in four of Sweden's fifteen-year-olds have problems with reading and writing. And those where a diagnosis could be relevant, might not get one in time, according to a report from the Karolinska Institute. Felicia Andersson was...
  • Volodymyr Zelensky to remotely attend Helsinki's OSCE meeting
    Friday, July 25, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
    The Helsinki+50 Conference is being held next Thursday.
  • Finnish minister: Ukraine's EU hopes hinge on further anti-corruption efforts
    Friday, July 25, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
    Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen (NCP) says she contacted Ukrainian officials after learning about a controverisal bill which was widely criticised and quickly passed.
  • Thursday was hot, but not record-breaking
    Friday, July 25, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
    Another sort of heat record could be broken on Friday. Warm conditions are also expected next week.
  • Wild berries, mushrooms profitable, but sales could carry pitfalls for some
    Friday, July 25, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
    Finland's wild berry and mushroom season is in full swing, and the sale of unprocessed natural products is not subject to tax.
  • Terror memorials defied new threats
    Thursday, July 24, 2025 from Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no » » News
    Memorials were held once again this week to honour the 77 people killed in two terrorist attacks in Oslo and on the island of Utøya on July 22, 2011. Lurking in the background, though, were new signs of the racism and hatred behind the...
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