Europe

Finland sets out measures to attract data centres with high value added

November 15, 2025

Rapporteur Veli-Matti Mattila proposes in his report measures such as continuing electricity tax relief and streamlining permit procedures for data centres with high value added. The report proposes national objectives [..]

Estonia

New stage of data exchange between Estonia and Finland to start with deaths

April 15, 2025

A new phase in the automatic exchange of data between Finland and Estonia will take effect on April 15. As a first step, the population registers of the two countries [..]

Europe

Germany’s Nordex bags 472MW wind-turbine order for Finnish projects

April 2, 2025

Swedish renewable energy company OX2 has placed two orders with Nordex SE to supply a total of 70 N175/6.X wind turbines for projects in Finland, the German wind-turbine manufacturer said [..]

Lithuania

Lithuanian, Finnish company investment approved

January 17, 2025

Atsinaujinancios Energetikos Investicijos, which is managed by the investment management firm Lords LB Asset Management, has partnered with Taaleri Energia from Finland to obtain permission to acquire 50% of PV [..]

Estonia

Domestic electricity prices in Finland, Sweden up to 40% cheaper than in Estonia

October 24, 2024

Regular households in Finland and Sweden can set their annual electricity bills at levels 30-40 percent lower than those charged to comparable households in Estonia. The main factors behind lower [..]

World

Ukraine and Finland sign agreement on healthcare sector cooperation

October 22, 2024

Finland and Ukraine signed an agreement on bilateral cooperation in the healthcare sector in Helsinki. “Cooperation between Ukraine and Finland in the healthcare sector is very important. The Ukrainian Minister [..]

Estonia

Finland, Sweden top list of internet roaming statistics for Telia Estonia customers

July 6, 2024

When traveling in the European Union, residents of Estonia most actively use their smartphones in Finland and Sweden, while outside the EU, the top spot belongs to the United Kingdom, [..]

Estonia

Karis: Estonia, Finland assess security situation similarly

February 15, 2024

Estonian President Alar Karis said at a meeting with outgoing Finnish President Sauli Niinisto in Helsinki on Wednesday that Estonia and Finland assess the security situation similarly, which is why [..]

World

Estonia’s leaders congratulate Alexander Stubb as Finland’s next president

February 12, 2024

Estonia’s leaders have congratulated Alexander Stubb on becoming Finland’s president-elect, after Sunday’s round two election. Finnish public broadcaster Yle reports on its English-language page that Finland’s next president will be [..]

Estonia

Official: Estonia, Finland can develop defense cooperation also as members of NATO

January 19, 2024

In their meeting in Tallinn on Thursday, the secretary general of the Estonian Ministry of Defense, Kusti Salm, and his Finnish counterpart Esa Pulkkinen discussed defense cooperation between the two [..]

Estonia

Estonia, Finland to start exchanging employment related data

October 2, 2023

Estonia and Finland are about to develop IT solutions for the exchange of data related to employment. Estonia’s Minister of Social Protection Signe Riisalo is in Helsinki on Monday to [..]