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Finland’s Amer Sports returns back to profit; Q2 revenue rises 23%
Fibre 2 Fashion
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Finnish sporting goods company Amer Sports has reported strong results for the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, with revenue rising 23 per cent year-over-year (YoY) to $1,236 million, or 22 per cent on a constant currency basis. Technical Apparel...
H.I.G. Infrastructure Invests in Finnish Circular Economy Provider Fluo Group
The Gazette - Colorado
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LONDON, Aug. 20, 2025 /CNW/ -- H.I.G. Capital ("H.I.G."), a leading global alternative investment firm with $70 billion of capital under management, is pleased to announce that one of its affiliates has acquired a controlling interest in Fluo...
Report: More than half of Finland's jobless are difficult to employ, even if economy improves
Yle Uutiset
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August 20, 2025
Finland is afflicted by structural unemployment, meaning there is a mismatch between workers' skills and those employers want. Open image viewer At the end of June, 57 percent of all unemployed were classified as structurally unemployed, according...
337,000 Orion Corporation A Shares Converted Into B Shares
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) ORION CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE – OTHER INFORMATION DISCLOSED ACCORDING TO THE RULES OF THE EXCHANGE 20 AUGUST 2025 at 9.00 EEST 337,000 Orion Corporation A shares converted into B shares In accordance...
Almost all Latvijas gāze shares to end up in the hands of a company led by Kalvītis
Baltic News Network
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August 20, 2025
The special purpose company SIA Energy Investments, owned by members of the management board of JSC Latvijas gāze, plans to buy back more than 97% of Latvijas gāze shares by the end of the year, said Aigars Kalvītis, Chairman of the Board of...
Former Nokia CEO joining Finnish quantum company's board
Yahoo Finance
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Former Nokia CEO Pekka Lundmark will join Finnish quantum computing company QMill as an investor and a board member, the company said on Wednesday. Lundmark stepped down from the top job at Nokia earlier this year after being...
Former Nokia CEO joining Finnish quantum company’s board
WSAU - Wisconsin
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August 20, 2025
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Former Nokia CEO Pekka Lundmark will join Finnish quantum computing company QMill as an investor and a board member, the company said on Wednesday. Lundmark stepped down from the top job at Nokia earlier this year after being...
The Finnish Defence Forces and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration procure CNHF radios from KNL in a joint EUR 15 million order
Armada International
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August 20, 2025
The Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) and FMV – Försvarets materielverk (the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration) – have jointly placed an order for KNL’s Cognitive Networked HF (CNHF) Manpack radios. The total value of the procurement is...
Finnish firm to deliver quantum computer to US lab
Daily Finland
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Finnish quantum computing company IQM will deliver a 20-qubit superconducting quantum computer to the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the two sides announced Tuesday, reported Xinhua. The system, scheduled for...
Economy to strengthen as uncertainty eases: OP
Daily Finland
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OP Financial Group’s economists have revised up their forecast for Finland's economic growth for next year, said OP in a press release on Tuesday. Finland's GDP is expected to grow by 2.0% in 2026, up from the previous forecast of 1.5%. Forecasted...
Helsinki Arena to re-open in October after three-year closure
Helsinki Times
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August 19, 2025
Helsinki Arena will open its doors again in October after more than three and a half years of closure linked to EU sanctions on its former Russian owners. The 15,500-seat venue in Pasila has stood unused since March 2022. The shutdown followed...
Finland’s former archiater Risto Pelkonen dies at 94
Helsinki Times
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August 19, 2025
Risto Pelkonen, Finland’s former archiater and one of the country’s most recognisable medical figures, has died at the age of 94. The Finnish Medical Association and the medical society Duodecim confirmed his death on Tuesday after a short...
Finland's largest human trafficking trial opens in Rovaniemi
Helsinki Times
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August 19, 2025
The largest human trafficking case in Finnish legal history began on Tuesday at the Lapland District Court in Rovaniemi, with 78 charges of aggravated human trafficking under review. The case centres on the berry company Polarica Marjahankinta,...
Finnish firm to deliver quantum computer to U.S. lab
Xinhua News Agency
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HELSINKI, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Finnish quantum computing company IQM will deliver a 20-qubit superconducting quantum computer to the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the two sides announced Tuesday. The system,...
Record number of crisis calls answered in Finland over summer
Helsinki Times
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August 19, 2025
Finland’s national mental health crisis hotline responded to nearly 20,800 calls during June and July, the highest number recorded for a summer period, according to MIELI Mental Health Finland. The number of calls rose by 23 percent compared to...
US research lab buys Finnish-built quantum computer
Helsinki Times
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August 19, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has bought a quantum computer from Finnish technology company IQM. IQM confirmed the deal on Tuesday through its official X account. The company will deliver a Radiance-series quantum...
Switzerland Joins Finland for Nordic Business Forum 2025
The European Business Review
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August 19, 2025
Switzerland and Finland are joining forces on one of Europe’s premier business stages, with the University of St. Gallen partnering for the first time with the Nordic Business Forum. The annual leadership gathering will take place on September...
Finnish Member of Parliament Commits Suicide Inside the Building
The State Signal
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August 19, 2025
FINLAND – A Finnish member of parliament on Tuesday committed suicide inside the parliament building according to local reports. The Social Democratic Party lawmaker Eemeli Peltonen died in the Finnish Parliament House, with parliament’s...
Helsinki Arena re-opens this autumn after sanctions shutdown
Yle Uutiset
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August 19, 2025
One of Helsinki's largest venues has stood empty for more than three and a half years. This autumn the Arena hosts its first public events, but only three concerts have been announced so far. Open image viewer Bob Dylan at Pori Jazz in 2014, then...
Borealis and Loiste Sign Agreement to Reuse Data Center Waste Heat in Finland
HPCwire
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August 19, 2025
KAJAANI, Finland, Aug. 19, 2025 — Borealis Data Center and public utility Loiste Lämpö Oy have signed an agreement to recover and reuse waste heat generated by Borealis Data Center’s campus in Kajaani. The partnership enables full-scale...