Finland
BUSINESS
Europe’s Nuclear Turn Carries a French Accent
Finland's vote to allow nuclear weapons and Switzerland's push for new reactors both trace back to a familiar French ambition to lead Europe's atomic future.
EUROPE
Sámi Culture Year in Oulu: Hope Under Mining Pressure
As Oulu celebrates its turn as a Capital of Culture, Sámi artists step into the spotlight whilst mining projects continue to press on their grazing lands to the west.
BUSINESS
Finland’s Unemployment Paradox: Rising Joblessness, Surprising Calm
Finland recorded 10.3% unemployment in October 2025, the highest figure since 2009, yet public discourse suggests that economic pessimism does not always translate into social despair.
PODCASTS
Neutrality in Question? Austria Debates Age Old Thinking
Austria debates its military neutrality amid rising NATO influence in Europe, as Brigadier Dr. Walter Feichtinger analyses security shifts post-Ukraine invasion.
Food & Drink
Finland: When Prosperity Packs on the Pounds
In Finland, saunas once sweated away stress, now fast food feeds growing waistlines as wealth brings unintended consequences.
Popular
Moscow’s Syria Deal Hints at Wider War Theatre
A renewed Mediterranean bases deal for Moscow and Baghdad's unproven claim of Ukrainian cells both hint at a Middle East drawn into Europe's distant war.
Mecca Pact Reorders the Region’s Power Balance
A missile barrage on Najran leaves old alliances wanting, as Saudi Arabia leans on Ankara and Islamabad for a diplomatic defence pact.
Food Security: Europe’s Next Strategic Crisis
Heatwaves, war and disrupted trade routes are pushing food prices higher, turning agriculture from a consumer issue into a strategic European vulnerability.
Kinahan Extradition Shows How Safe Havens Collapse
Daniel Kinahan's extradition from Dubai closes one chapter in a criminal network that grew by exploiting the space between Ireland, Spain and the Gulf.
Berlin’s Plan to Fill Lebanon’s Coming Void
Germany wants Europe to guard southern Lebanon once UN peacekeepers leave, only to find Ankara already courting Beirut for the same role.
