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  • Therefore, the royal family flees to the United States when there is a crisis

    Therefore, the royal family flees to the United States when there is a crisis

    Royals are seen as Disney characters Victoria and Daniel have just visited the USA and their connections to the country are more than you might think. Former Washington correspondent Cecilia Khavar is a guest on the podcast and talks about Americans' view of royalty and their dream of Disney princesses. Listener Sofia has also reached…

  • Finland distributes an international equality award to a shelter for Afghan women

    Finland distributes an international equality award to a shelter for Afghan women

    The NGO runs a solitary shelter for women left in the country after the Taliban returned to power in 2021.

  • Finnish business angels are looking for new investment opportunities

    Finnish business angels are looking for new investment opportunities

    Profile of a Finnish angel investor The survey reveals that almost 40% of the respondents are newcomers to angel investing. However, more than half describe themselves as experienced or very experienced, who have invested more than 200,000 euros in startups. Most of the respondents were born in the 1950s-70s, although the number of younger business…

  • FiBAN celebrates 2022’s most influential actors in the startup ecosystem

    FiBAN celebrates 2022’s most influential actors in the startup ecosystem

    The Exit of the Year award was given to Miradore’s business angels for a significant exit that generated more than 10 times the initial investment. Angel investors Ari Korhonen, Markku Toivanen, Ari-Pekka Salovaaraand Kim Vaisänen played a key role in this success. GoTo bought Miradore, which had refined its sales funnel and was successful in…

  • Dark hilarity with pumpkins in the background

    Dark hilarity with pumpkins in the background

    Once we’ve collected all the candy and done all the tricks and arrive home cold but happy, why not add warming homemade pumpkin soup to your Halloween traditions? Pumpkin is a wonderful vegetable with miraculous properties – it lowers blood pressure and total cholesterol in the blood. It is an invaluable source of dietary fiber…

  • Dark hilarity with pumpkins in the background

    Dark hilarity with pumpkins in the background

    Once we’ve collected all the candy and done all the tricks and arrive home cold but happy, why not add warming homemade pumpkin soup to your Halloween traditions? Pumpkin is a wonderful vegetable with miraculous properties – it lowers blood pressure and total cholesterol in the blood. It is an invaluable source of dietary fiber…

  • Abdesalam Lassoued – hear about the Brussels terrorist’s life in Sweden

    Abdesalam Lassoued – hear about the Brussels terrorist’s life in Sweden

    During the Arab Spring of 2011, Abdesalam Lassoued escapes from a prison in Tunisia. Then follows a life in Europe’s shadow societies, but he raises the suspicions of several European authorities along the way. Hear Felix Öste Personnereporter at Ekot, tell about the Brussels terrorist’s time in Sweden. Host: Robin Olin Guest: Felix Öste Personne,…

  • Finland is at the forefront of international digitization in the Digibarometer 2023 report

    Finland is at the forefront of international digitization in the Digibarometer 2023 report

    Finland’s rise to the top of the Digibarometer means a continuous presence in the top three since the barometer was founded in 2014. The country’s previous first place is from 2016. The Digibarometer evaluates the nation’s “digital position” and its changes in relation to other countries. , which measures digital use at three levels: prerequisites,…

  • Commitment instead of powerlessness – “We will take back our sports ground”

    Commitment instead of powerlessness – “We will take back our sports ground”

    The murder at Mälarhöjden IP, when an 18-year-old was shot to death, happened at the same time as hundreds of children and adults were at the scene. The sports ground, which should function as a safe and positively charged area, will now be the opposite. – This senseless and senseless violence has reached an area…

  • Magma Academy – integration through high-quality networking

    Magma Academy – integration through high-quality networking

    The aim of the academy is to bridge the knowledge gap by offering insights into the nuances of Finnish society, from its bilingualism to its history, politics and beyond. The goal aimed at 20-30 year olds is straightforward: to increase newcomers’ understanding of Finnish society so that they feel more at home. “We desperately need…

  • Top seeds flare on day 2 of Tamil Nadu International Surf Open QS 3000

    Top seeds flare on day 2 of Tamil Nadu International Surf Open QS 3000

    Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu)[India], August 17 (ANI): Competition has continued today at the Tamil Nadu International Surf Open World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) 3,000 with the men’s top seeds hitting the water at Mahabalipuram Beach. Performance levels lifted as conditions improved with clean surf in the two-foot-plus range. The Round of 48 and 6…

  • Terrorgrupperna som regeringen pekar ut som hot

    Terrorgrupperna som regeringen pekar ut som hot

    Samtidigt som terrorgruppen Al-Qaida riktar hot mot Sverige pekar den nationella säkerhetsrådgivaren Henrik Landerholm ut libanesiska Hizbollah och somaliska Al-Shabab som potentiella hot. Hör Samar Hadrous, Ekots utsända i Mellanöstern, och Samira Othman, Ekots utsända i Afrika, berätta om de utpekade grupperna, hur terrordåd som kopplas till de brukar gå till och vilket hot de…

  • Countries, UN meet in Rome to discuss African migrants

    Countries, UN meet in Rome to discuss African migrants

    ROME, Italy: As Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called a weekend summit involving some 20 nations, along with EU officials and international organizations aimed at combating illegal migration, she called for more equal relations between Europe and migrants’ countries of origin and transit. The one-day conference, organized by Meloni and involving nations from both North…

  • Radek is renovating – competition in the Bauhaus

    Radek is renovating – competition in the Bauhaus

    We would like to introduce you to Radek Arendarski and his interior finishing project, which went to the finals of the competition organized by the Bauhaus DIY store. The competition entitled #alltbyrjaribauhaus was about showing off your renovation work or construction or DIY project. Each entry in the competition had to cover the condition of…

  • New nightmare life – from inside Taliban Afghanistan

    New nightmare life – from inside Taliban Afghanistan

    South Asia Correspondent Naila Saleem talks about his recent trip to Afghanistan. Hear what the Taliban want to show and how women’s lives have changed. The news podcast Today’s Eco gives you a story every weekday morning with presenters Robin Olin and Lena Nordlund and with Sveriges Radio’s sharpest journalists. Host: Robin Olin Guest: Naila…

  • Father, Son and Sin

    Father, Son and Sin

    The Eurell family belongs to the charismatic Pentecostal church and will later join the Word of Life, movements which for decades saw homosexuality as a sin. Father Per-Olof is often seen and heard in the media, both Christian and secular, and gives his view of homosexuality as unnatural and against God’s will. Plans to live…

  • Frenchman “weakened” by Iran Prison Oreal

    Frenchman “weakened” by Iran Prison Oreal

    Paris – The family of a Frenchman who was released this week after being imprisoned by Iran said on Saturday he was “relieved” to be back in France. On Friday, Benjamin Briere, whose trial in Iran lasted three years, and Franco-Irish citizen Bernard Phelan, held since October, were released from their prison in the northeastern…

  • To see John Malkovich: Hollywood star in action at Musikhuset Aarhus next January

    He is one of Hollywood’s most recognizable stars thanks to a successful career that has seen him appear in many major films since the 1980s, including ‘Dangerous Liaisons’, ‘In the Line of Fire’ and ‘Con Air’ – usually always as snarling villains. Most memorably, he not only played the title character, but he was the…

  • The Technology 23 startup competition is open

    The Technology 23 startup competition is open

    The award can be granted for a significant, creative and innovative technological solution, such as a new commercial product, method or application. Competition proposals can be sent until August 31, 2023. The jury of the competition selects the 5-7 best ideas or solutions from among the proposals, which will enter the pitch competition organized at…

  • ABBA guitarist dies

    ABBA guitarist dies

    Lasse Wellander has passed away aged 70 after a battle with cancer Lasse Wellander, known for being the guitarist in the Swedish supergroup ABBA and recording some of the band’s most famous songs, has passed away after a battle with cancer at the age of 70. The news was announced by Wellander’s family on his…

  • The Swedish Afghanistan Committee calls on the Taliban to end the ban on female education

    The Swedish Afghanistan Committee calls on the Taliban to end the ban on female education

    Kabul [Afghanistan]March 28 (ANI): As the Taliban continue to place restrictions on women’s basic rights in the country, the Swedish Afghanistan Committee (SCA) demanded that the de facto authorities in Afghanistan “prioritize investment in education as a crucial component of Afghanistan’s development,” TOLOnews reported. They also called on the Taliban to end the ban on…

  • 37 million euros were invested in 248 startups from Finnish angel investors

    37 million euros were invested in 248 startups from Finnish angel investors

    FiBAN’s annual investment and exit survey maps the development and effects of angel investments. “FiBAN members care about the social impact of their investments. We reach a significant part of Finnish angel investors, but private investments also take place outside of FiBAN,” says Annukka MickelssonTemporary CEO of FiBAN. Figure 1: Investments reported by FiBAN members…

  • Finland beat Israel in the basketball World Cup qualifier

    JERUSALEM, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — Finland’s impressive run in the 2023 FIBA ​​World Cup European Qualifiers continued on Friday with a 97-95 overtime win away to Israel. Finland, together with Germany and Slovenia, has long secured its qualification to the final from the six-team group J, while Israel was outside, together with Sweden and Estonia.…

  • Copenhagen will host the 3×3 basketball EC

    Get ready to see some serious hoops in Copenhagen! The Danish capital has been selected to host the 2025 FIBA ​​3×3 Euros, the biggest international basketball competition that followed in the wake of the 2024 Olympic Games. The tenth edition of the event will be held at Rådhuspladsen, where around 1,200 fans will be able…

  • Iranian FM warns of reprisals over the EU’s blacklisted Revolutionary Guard

    TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) — Iran’s foreign minister said on Sunday that any retaliatory measures, including a withdrawal of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), from Iran will be possible if Europe does not change its anti-Tehran positions. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made this in an interview with the official parliamentary news agency ICANA, in response to a question…

  • Boxing boss wants dangerous Russian ban lifted

    IBA President Umar Kremlev says Russians must be allowed to compete at international events The International Olympic Committee (IOC) should withdraw its recommendation to ban Russian athletes and keep politics out of the sport, according to International Boxing Association (IBA) president Umar Kremlev. The Russian official released one statement on the IBA website on Wednesday…

  • The European Union is working to increase economic and security ties in the Pacific

    The European Union is working to increase economic and security ties in the Pacific

    WELLINGTON, New Zealand: During his visit to New Zealand, Ambassador Sujiro Seam, head of the European Union Delegation for the Pacific, said the European Union is working to increase its presence in the Pacific through economic ties and new security commitments in the area. The EU’s push comes as major powers compete for influence in…

  • Latest developments in Ukraine: 25 May

    Latest developments in Ukraine: 25 May

    For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flash point Ukraine. Recent developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All times EDT: 12:15: It reports Reuters that Russian-born tennis star Daria Saville, who plays for Australia, says she can not return to Russia because she spoke publicly against its invasion of Ukraine. In…

  • Naila Saleem on Taliban demands for burqa for women

    Naila Saleem on Taliban demands for burqa for women

    Ekot’s South Asian correspondent Naila Saleem is in place in Afghanistan, where the Taliban have imposed strict demands on the burqa again.

  • US special envoy discusses recent attacks on civilians in Afghanistan with Swedish officials

    US special envoy discusses recent attacks on civilians in Afghanistan with Swedish officials

    Kabul [Afghanistan]April 27 (ANI): US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West met with Swedish officials Niclas Kvarnstron and discussed the latest attacks on civilians in the troubled country. “Meet Niclas Kvarnström, Andreas von Uexkull their colleagues yesterday to discuss the humanitarian response, the rights of all Afghans, recent attacks on civilians, the economic situation in…

  • Germany tightens conditions for migrants

    Germany tightens conditions for migrants

    The expelled person no longer needs to be able to meet the subsistence level in the home German courts are no longer obliged to ensure that a deported person who is sent home can support himself in a sustainable way there, the federal administrative court ruled on Thursday. The verdict, handed down in Leipzig, changed…

  • Record year for start-up investments: € 52.3 million invested in 626 companies – most in new properties

    Record year for start-up investments: € 52.3 million invested in 626 companies – most in new properties

    “Early-stage investors have an invaluable role in growing the next generation of Wolts and Aivens with their expertise, experience and networks. Our statistics reveal that a typical startup investor has an academic background, entrepreneurial experience and a portfolio of 6-8 start-ups, the most active of which are more than 30 companies,” says. Annukka MickelssonChairman of…

  • Ed Talk: Day care or no day care

    Ed Talk: Day care or no day care

    Navigating the day care system can be a shocking experience. What is best for your child? Nursery or day care? Everyone tells you to sign up early. You are tired. You have not slept. The home nurse comes to visit and informs about your options. There is talk among parents about where it is best…