News from Finland

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Finnish arms dealer found dead in a hotel room in Kampala, Uganda

A business man from Finland travelling in Kampala. The 40-year-old was found dead in a hotel room in the capital of Uganda. The man was in the country to sell Patria arms to the local defence force. The man was travelli…

Sample consumption taxes in Finland

The Taxpayers Association of Finland (TAF) has released their annual calculations consumption taxes in selected products. When a consumer buys products they pay mostly Value Added Tax (VAT), but some products also have …

Helsinki Police suspects two Fentanyl deaths as new drug lands in Finland

Helsinki Police discovered two dead bodies in Kallio district this week. Investigators suspect the cause of death is the potent drug Fentanyl. This drug is a new to the Finnish market. The authorities sent out a bulleti…

Bitcoin mining malware grinds healthcare systems to a halt in Finland

Healthcare systems in the Lahti, Finland are unavailable - grinding health care services to a halt. According to the city officials the system outage is caused by malware mining cryptocurrency Bitcoin. The malware has n…

Ship building school in Turku trains workers for shipyard jobs in Finland

Finland has a long history in shipbuilding. Even amids the global competition, the shipyards have managed to stay competitive. With strong know-how in niches like icebreakers as building high profile vessels for caribia…

Finnish forest industry making a comeback on the back of bioproduce

Finland is a country with vast forests. Currently it is estimated there are around 22 billion trees in the country, supporting a significant industry. Produce from chemical and mechanical forest industry makes for a fif…