Essi Lehto

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Nordic Breaking News Correspondent at Reuters

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Sweden to allow microbreweries to sell beer to visitors after a 'lecture'

3 weeks ago | cp24.com | Anna Ringstrom |Johan Ahlander |Essi Lehto |Alexandra Hudson

STOCKHOLM - Sweden will allow its microbreweries, vineyards and distilleries to sell their drinks on-site to visitors, in a relaxation of strict rules on alcohol sales that aim to protect public health and which have been in place since 1955. But visitors must be on a paid tour and must listen to what the law described as a lecture "with real content" about the drink first, as well as facts about the negative effects of alcohol consumption.
ECB policymakers pledge market stability but see big growth hit

1 month ago | today.westlaw.com | Anne Kauranen |Leigh Thomas |Essi Lehto |Balazs Koranyi

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is ready to preserve financial stability in case of further market turmoil but the sector, including hedge funds, appears well prepared for the recent rout, ECB policymakers said on Wednesday.
Finland to exit landmines treaty, hike defence spending given Russia threat, PM says

1 month ago | marketscreener.com | Essi Lehto |Anne Kauranen

HELSINKI (Reuters) -NATO member Finland plans to quit a global convention banning anti-personnel landmines and boost defence spending to at least 3% of GDP by 2029 in response to the evolving military threat from Russia, the government said on Tuesday. Poland and the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said last month they would withdraw from the 1997 Ottawa convention due to threats posed by neighbouring Russia.
Finland to exit landmines treaty, hike defence spending given Russia threat, PM says

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Essi Lehto |Anne Kauranen

By Essi Lehto and Anne KauranenHELSINKI (Reuters) -NATO member Finland plans to quit a global convention banning anti-personnel landmines and boost defence spending to at least 3% of GDP by 2029 in response to the evolving military threat from Russia, the government said on Tuesday. Poland and the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said last month they would withdraw from the 1997 Ottawa convention due to threats posed by neighbouring Russia.
Finland to exit landmines treaty, hike defence spending given Russia threat, PM says

1 month ago | streetinsider.com | Essi Lehto |Anne Kauranen

1. SPY2. TSLA3. META4. INTC5. PVH6. LLY7. LPRO8. MSFT9. JNJ Tweet Share E-mail0 shares Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo speaks to the media as he attends a European Union summit in Brussels, Belgium March 20, 2025.
Finnish government seeks to extend ban on migrants seeking asylum on Russia border

1 month ago | msn.com | Essi Lehto |Anne Kauranen

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Finland seeks to extend ban on migrants from Russia

1 month ago | businesslive.co.za | Essi Lehto |Anne Kauranen

Helsinki — Finland’s right-wing government has asked parliament to extend until the end of 2026 a law that allows it to reject asylum applications from migrants crossing its closed eastern border with Russia and to send them back, it said on Thursday. Nato member Finland has accused Russia of weaponising migration by encouraging migrants from third countries to cross their shared border, an assertion the Kremlin has repeatedly denied.
Scania Committed to Buying Northvolt's Battery Pack Business Despite Bankruptcy

2 months ago | gurutrade.com | Marie Mannes |Alessandro Parodi |Essi Lehto |Tomasz Janowski

STOCKHOLM, March 12 (Reuters) - Truckmaker Scania still intends to buy Northvolt's battery pack business despite the Swedish battery maker having declared bankruptcy on Wednesday, a Scania spokesperson told Reuters on Wednesday. Northvolt, an electric vehicle battery cell maker, filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday, bringing to an end Europe's best hope of developing a rival to major Asian EV battery players.
Europe set to simplify corporate regulation, EU's digital chief says

2 months ago | arizonadigitalfreepress.com | Essi Lehto |Louise Breusch Rasmussen |Terje Solsvik |Barbara Lewis

Executive Vice-president of the European Commission for Technological Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen holds a press conference after the European Commission College meeting in Brussels, Belgium January 15, 2025.
Sweden and Finland probe damage to vital undersea cables amid fears they were sabotaged

2 months ago | independent.ie | Johan Ahlander |Simon Johnson |Essi Lehto |Louise Breusch Rasmussen

Sweden and Finland probe damage to vital undersea cables amid fears they were sabotagedIncident is latest in recent months and follows trend since Russian invasion of Ukraine(From left) EU defence commissioner Andrius Kubilius, European Commission executive vice-president Henna Virkkunen and EU commissioner Magnus Brunner address reporters in Helsinki, Finland, following damage to undersea cables.

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