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- Her Nordic Noir Is Belatedly Capturing New York
- Finnish police seize vessel suspected of damaging underwater cable
- Christmas tourists are noticing a growing military presence in Lapland, where Santa Park doubles as a bomb shelter
- Finland is ready for the next crisis, with stockpiled food and 72-hour kits
- US low-value package tariff exemption ends, raising costs for shippers, consumers
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Category Archives: Miscellania
Her Nordic Noir Is Belatedly Capturing New York
Beloved in Finland, Helene Schjerfbeck is just becoming hot in Manhattan, where a show of paintings at the Met Museum is likely to leave you awe-struck. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/arts/design/helene-schjerfbeck-met-museum.html?smid=em-share “f you dislike the shortened daylight of winter, please know that you are … Continue reading
Finnish police seize vessel suspected of damaging underwater cable
Border guards say they found ship with anchor lowered into sea after detection of fault in Helsinki-Tallinn telecoms link. Finnish authorities have boarded and seized a cargo vessel sailing from Russia on suspicion of sabotaging two underwater telecommunications cables in … Continue reading
Christmas tourists are noticing a growing military presence in Lapland, where Santa Park doubles as a bomb shelter
Billed as the official home town of Santa Claus, or joulupukki as he is known in Finland, the city of Rovaniemi offers every imaginable Father Christmas-related experience – from a visit to his “office” on the Arctic Circle to reindeer … Continue reading
Finland is ready for the next crisis, with stockpiled food and 72-hour kits
One of the cornerstones of our national resilience is the strategic grain reserve system. These reserves include wheat, oats, barley and rye, grains that are central to both our agriculture and our diet. Stored in secure facilities across the country, … Continue reading
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US low-value package tariff exemption ends, raising costs for shippers, consumers
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal, Reuters – 7:28 AM ET 8/29/2025 WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. tariff exemption for package shipments valued under $800 ended on Friday, raising costs and disrupting supply chain models for e-commerce companies, small businesses using online marketplaces … Continue reading
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‘For Russians, NATO is next to Satan’: Finnish guards on alert at Russia border
North Karelia force says fence dividing Finland and Russia is no Berlin Wall – but it is now a key geopolitical faultline Among the serene lakes, thick forest and summer houses of North Karelia’s border zone, the line between Finland … Continue reading
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Air guitar world title returns home to Finland after 25 years
The Associated Press OULU, Finland >> Finnish air guitarist Aapo “The Angus” Rautio plucked victory from thin air on Friday night, grabbing the world championship title for his homeland for the first time since 2000. This year’s Air Guitar World … Continue reading
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Updated 08/25 Windows 10 has a ‘best by’ date in October 2025, but there are alternatives!.
On Oct. 14, 2025, Microsoft will officially end public support for Windows 10 — that means no more software updates, security patches, or technical support for your Windows 10 computer, no matter how well it still works. Don’t worry: If … Continue reading
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Real ID needed to fly now.
Real ID requirements for those flying within the United States begin Wednesday after nearly 20 years of delays. The day ahead of the deadline, people lined up at government offices across the country to secure their compliant IDs. In Chicago, … Continue reading
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“If it’s smart, it’s vulnerable”— Hypponen’s Law.
So what’s vulnerable under Hypponen’s Law? “All these connected devices, all these ‘smart’ devices in our networks. And I should know because I am the father of the Hypponen Law, which tells you that whenever something is described to you … Continue reading
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