EU–Gaza Recovery: The European Commission and partners unveiled the “Team Gaza Initiative,” putting about €883.6m ($1bn) on the table for early recovery in war-ravaged Gaza, including water, sanitation, debris clearing and health services, with Finland among participating donors. Cyber Sanctions: The EU and the UK hit Russia with coordinated sanctions over cyberattacks and disinformation, targeting FSB-linked officers and proxy operators; the packages cite attempted sabotage of Poland’s power grid and a wider “cyber ecosystem” spanning state and non-state actors. Finland Cyber Alert: Finland’s Supo and Defence Intelligence warned companies that Russian state-backed hackers are focusing on corporate network infrastructure via poorly secured networking gear, echoing the same FSB Center 16 threat. Chat Control Clash: YouTube restricted access in the EU to a Finnish programme video critical of the bloc’s “chat control” mass-surveillance push, while the European Parliament adopted Chat Control 1.0 despite opposition. Mining Debate in Lapland: A Sodankylä survey finds roughly 70% support for local mining projects, but residents want tighter environmental safeguards for water, biodiversity and reindeer herding. M&A & Deal Activity: European M&A held up better than global peers in Q2, with deal value down less in Europe and notable big-ticket activity including Finnish Kone’s TK Elevator bid. Healthcare Costs: Kela’s reimbursement changes for some costly cancer medicines are raising fears of unequal access across Finland’s wellbeing services counties. Space Tech Funding: Ravee Optics raised €6m to build compact optical terminals for moving data in space, betting on growing demand for on-orbit communications.