Swedish elevator maker Kone plans to axe 1,000 jobs on slower orders
HELSINKI, Finland—Finnish elevator giant Kone announced Thursday planned restructuring that would result in around 1,000 jobs cut globally, as the ...
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‘Finland must consider joining NATO without Sweden’
Finland must consider joining NATO without Sweden, the Finnish foreign minister said Tuesday, after Turkey indicated it would not approve ...
Read moreFinnish firm eyes modular nuclear due to heavy gas cuts from Russia
HELSINKI, Finland—Finnish utility Fortum said Monday it will study the possibility of building new nuclear reactors, including small modular reactors, ...
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A dancing Hillary Clinton comes to Finnish leader’s defense
"Keep dancing," former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton tweeted Sunday, lending her personal support to Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, ...
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Russian tourists’ luxury cars filling up Helsinki’s airport garage
By Elias Huuhtanen HELSINKI, Finland―Porsches, Bentleys and other luxury cars with Russian license plates are filling up the parking garage ...
Read moreUS’ Biden signs ratification of bids of Sweden, Finland to NATO
WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed US ratification of bids by Finland and Sweden to enter NATO, taking expansion of ...
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US ratifies Finland, Sweden accession to NATO
The US Senate ratified the entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO Wednesday, strongly backing the expansion of the transatlantic ...
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Finns say halt ‘unbearable’ Russian tourism
Lappeenranta—Buses of Russian tourists stream into Finland at Nuijamaa border crossing in the country’s southeast, some hoping to enjoy the ...
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Erdogan renews threat to ‘freeze’ Swedish, Finnish NATO bids
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday renewed his threat to "freeze" the NATO membership bids of both Sweden and ...
Read moreRussia halts gas supplies to Finland
Russia on Saturday stopped providing natural gas to neighboring Finland, which has angered Moscow by applying for NATO membership, after ...
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