EuropeWhat began as a football match in Amsterdam spiraled into a night of chaos, with violent clashes, arrests, and international condemnation.
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American Academy: Trump’s free higher education reform
World“This will be a revolution in higher education and will provide life-changing opportunities for tens of millions of our citizens”, according to the president-elect.
Severed Baltic Sea communication cables prompt sabotage investigations
The Nordics“When a cable breaks, it raises questions as to why it happened [and] who might have a motive to do something like this”, says Tapio Frantti.
Inside the 2024 Helsinki book fair
Culture“The unbelievable diversity of the programme is the strength of the Helsinki Book Fair”, says Programme Director Ville Blåfield.
Helsinki moves to reclaim Finland’s largest ice hockey arena from Russian owners
FinlandDue to EU sanctions, the Russian owners have failed to meet outstanding rent payments amounting to 212,000 euros.
Real estate prices in Helsinki favor purchasers amid high demand
Finland“It’s definitely a buyer’s economy right now”, says Ella Bruneau, a prospective buyer.
Finland plans English-language curriculum and final exams for high schools
Finland“There’s a growing population of adolescents who don’t know enough Finnish or Swedish to attend compulsory upper secondary education”, says Tiina Tähkä of the Matriculation Examination Board.
Finland’s President Stubb meets Xi Jinping in Beijing
Finland“Finland values the stable and constructive relationship with China”, says Alexander Stubb.
Bulgaria to hold seventh general election in four years
Europe Bulgaria’s political state is described as "extremely worrying, with destabilization and dysfunctional institutions".
Finland prepares for NATO’s largest-ever artillery drills in November
Finland"Finland already has a good level of interoperability within NATO, and this exercise will further enhance it", says the exercise's director colonel Mäkitalo.
Finnish supercomputer gets quantum upgrade
Science“We see great potential in quantum computing for accelerating innovation for the benefit of companies and the whole society”, says Pekka Pursula, Research Manager at VTT.