Tag: "finland"
TikTok to build a second billion-euro data center in Finland

TikTok to build a second billion-euro data center in Finland

World 11:42 08/04/2026

HELSINKI/STOCKHOLM -- TikTok plans to invest one billion euros ($1.16 billion) to build a second data center in Finland in less than a year as it moves data storage for European users to the continent, company officials said on Wednesday.

No sign of sabotage in Finland-Sweden power outage, operator says

No sign of sabotage in Finland-Sweden power outage, operator says

World 17:10 10/03/2026

COPENHAGEN - An undersea power cable linking Finland and Sweden suffered an unexpected outage on Tuesday due to a technical fault, but there were no indications of sabotage, operators Fingrid and Svenska kraftnat said on Tuesday.

Hanoi’s ‘Finland Water Road,’ where clean water changed urban life

Hanoi’s ‘Finland Water Road,’ where clean water changed urban life

Vietnam News 14:14 21/12/2025

A small riverside road in Hanoi bears no official sign, but generations of residents know it as ‘Finland Water Road,’ a name born from hardship, memory, and a landmark clean-water program that reshaped daily life in the Vietnamese capital.

Finland Outlook 2026 to highlight study, work, residency opportunities

Finland Outlook 2026 to highlight study, work, residency opportunities

Education 16:39 19/11/2025

Finland Outlook 2026, a major education and career event scheduled for this weekend in Ho Chi Minh City, will offer students and young professionals updated information on studying, working, and living in Finland, with representatives from Tampere and top Finnish vocational and applied sciences institutions attending.

Vietjet, aviation education provider sign global aviation workforce development agreement in Finland

Vietjet, aviation education provider sign global aviation workforce development agreement in Finland

Economy 16:31 23/10/2025

Vietnam’s budget carrier Vietjet and global aviation education leader Airways Aviation on Tuesday signed a strategic partnership to train high-quality personnel for the global aviation industry.

Vietnam’s Party chief leaves for Finland for official visit

Vietnam’s Party chief leaves for Finland for official visit

Vietnam News 15:18 20/10/2025

Party General Secretary To Lam left Hanoi on Monday for a three-day official visit to Finland, marking the first-ever trip by a top Vietnamese Party leader to the Nordic nation since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1973.

Sweden and Finland urge revision of EU's forestry climate targets

Sweden and Finland urge revision of EU's forestry climate targets

World 12:02 17/09/2025

STOCKHOLM -- Sweden and Finland could suffer "dire" economic consequences if they are forced to harvest less forest in order to meet their EU-mandated climate targets, the two countries said this week.

Finnish phone ban brings focus, and chatter, back to school

Finnish phone ban brings focus, and chatter, back to school

World 12:05 12/09/2025

Students huddle together in the corridor, chatter filling the air on a break between classes at a school in Finland, where mobile phones have been banned since school resumed in August.

Startup competition opens in Ho Chi Minh City

Startup competition opens in Ho Chi Minh City

Economy 09:47 20/08/2025

A startup contest, designed for startups active in AI, Blockchain, and Climate Tech, was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday evening.

Depay, Dumfries earn Netherlands 2-0 win in Finland

Depay, Dumfries earn Netherlands 2-0 win in Finland

World 10:52 08/06/2025

HELSINKI - The Netherlands kicked off their World Cup qualification campaign with a comfortable victory as goals from Memphis Depay and Denzel Dumfries secured a 2-0 away win over Finland on Saturday.

Ho Chi Minh City opens gateway for Vietnamese start-ups to Finland’s ‘Silicon Valley’

Ho Chi Minh City opens gateway for Vietnamese start-ups to Finland’s ‘Silicon Valley’

Economy 09:13 23/05/2025

Ho Chi Minh City is laying the groundwork for deeper innovation ties with Finland’s city of Tampere, aiming to give Vietnamese start-ups access to one of Northern Europe’s leading technology ecosystems.

Five dead in helicopter collision in Finland, police say

Five dead in helicopter collision in Finland, police say

World 10:50 18/05/2025

Five people were killed on Saturday when two helicopters collided and crashed in a wooded area near Eura Airport in southwestern Finland, police said.