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        <title><![CDATA[Leo Laikola]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finnish Economy Unexpectedly Shrinks as Private Sector Retreats]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leo Laikola]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 06:39:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finnish Cabinet Survives Confidence Vote Over Senior Care]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leo Laikola]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:09:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finland Proposes Rehn for New Term as Central Bank Governor]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leo Laikola]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 08:43:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finland’s Economy Barely Grew in Fourth Quarter, Estimate Shows]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leo Laikola]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 06:42:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Denmark Deploys ‘Hygge Diplomacy’ to Handle Trump]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sanne Wass]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:00:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finland Says Russian Aircraft Suspected of Violating Airspace]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:52:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finnair Mulls Pilot Job Cuts as Labor Talks Risk Lease Contract]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:10:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Climate Rules Threaten the Money Growing in Nordic Trees]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Swedes and Finns have long monetized their forests. EU climate goals  — seen as a threat to both family wealth and the two national economies  — are fast becoming a lightning rod for anger.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonas Ekblom]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 05:00:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finland Proposes Law to Ban Russians From Buying Real Estate]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:23:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ECB Policy to Cease Being Restrictive in Near Future, Rehn Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 11:14:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finland’s Stubb Says More Subsea Cable Damage Is ‘Very Likely’]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:59:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nordea Earnings Beat as Bank Flags New Talks on Buybacks]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leo Laikola]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 05:56:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ECB Is Confident on Inflation Stabilizing at Target, Rehn Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:15:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finland Studies Cable Breach Causes as Sabotage Questioned]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Flanders]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:53:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[NATO to Deploy Naval Drones in Baltic Sea After Cable Damage]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:10:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[NATO to Deploy Two Ships to Guard Baltic Sea Infrastructure]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leo Laikola]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:13:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finland to Ban Privatization of Water Supply on Security Grounds]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leo Laikola]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:48:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finland to Complete Safety Inspection on Detained Tanker]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leo Laikola]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 09:20:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finland Boards Tanker After Power and Data Cables Go Offline]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ott Tammik]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2024 12:42:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nordic Landlords Eye 2025 Euro Bond Revival as Crunch Fades]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles Daly]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 09:36:49 GMT</pubDate>
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