Monthly Archives: December 2025

Finnish police seize vessel suspected of damaging underwater cable

Posted on December 31, 2025 by Bob Hanninen

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 →

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Christmas tourists are noticing a growing military presence in Lapland, where Santa Park doubles as a bomb shelter

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Bob Hanninen

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 →

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