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337,000 Orion Corporation A Shares Converted Into B Shares
(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
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...

Finnish firm to deliver quantum computer to US lab
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
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 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
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
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
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,...

Switzerland Joins Finland for Nordic Business Forum 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...

Record number of crisis calls answered in Finland over summer
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
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...

Finnish Member of Parliament Commits Suicide Inside the Building
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
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...
Finland's largest human trafficking trial begins in Lapland
The complex lawsuit regarding alleged exploitation in the wild berry picking business is unique in international terms, says a defence lawyer. The human trafficking trial involving the berry company Polarica began in the Lapland District Court in...

Borealis and Loiste Sign Agreement to Reuse Data Center Waste Heat in Finland
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...

Finland connects with Vietnamese startups at incubation meetup in Hanoi
ShareSharePin ItShare Business Finland is participating in Incubation Meetup at Next Wave of Startups 2025 in Hanoi. The Embassy of Finland in Hanoi has announced that Finnish startup experts from Business Finland and Sisu Factory will join the...

Business News | Rockstar DSP Lights Up New York: From Empire State to Times Square with Har Ghar Tiranga and Srivalli
PNN New Delhi [India], August 19: For Rockstar DSP, Independence Day celebrations have always been core memories. He unlocked his first back in 2022 when he became the first-ever Indian musician to be invited to New York to illuminate the iconic...

Flender Announces Agreement to Acquire Wärtsilä Brasil Ltda's Gears Service Business
Flender Announces Agreement to Acquire Wärtsilä Brasil Ltda's Gears Service Business Aug. 19, 2025 – German drive manufacturer Flender has reached an agreement with the Finnish technology group Wärtsilä to acquire the service business for wind and...

Finland’s war on fake news starts in schools. AI could make that a lot harder
In a Finnish classroom full of children under six earlier this year, a teacher suggested writing a story as a group using a new online tool – artificial intelligence (AI). With the teacher’s help, the children decided the genre (horror), the...

Trade Proposal Sends Prized Warriors Target out East
Getty Jimmy Butler III #10, Draymond Green #23 and Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors react against the Orlando Magic. It’s been well documented that the Golden State Warriors have coveted Lauri Markkanen for nearly two years, making...