by VF | Jan 1, 2022 | Environment, Finland, Health, Technology
Posiva has submitted an operating license application for an encapsulation plant and a disposal facility for spent nuclear fuel. The facility is currently under construction on Finland’s west coast, Olkiluoto. The license would be valid from March 2024 to the...
by VF | Dec 17, 2021 | ASEAN, Food & Drinks, Health, News
Eleven types of rice from Thailand, the US, China, India, Vietnam and Myanmar participated in the competition. It was already the seventh time that Thai rice won the main trophy. Thailand is one of the top exporters of rice in the world. Its rice exports are expected...
by VF | Dec 8, 2021 | Health, News
Big pharma executives and shareholders saw their wealth skyrocket in the week after the Omicron variant was discovered. Eight top Pfizer and Moderna shareholders added over $10 billion to their fortunes. Pharma executives are accused of “making a killing from a crisis...
by VF | Nov 27, 2021 | Asia, Health, News, Travel
The discovery of a new coronavirus variant named Omicron has triggered global alarm as countries rush to suspend travel from southern Africa and stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic suffered their biggest falls in more than a year. The World Health Organization...
by VF | Nov 21, 2021 | Environment, Finland, Food & Drinks, Health, Lifestyle
Did you know that we gather from the forests and commonly call blueberries in Finland are actually bilberries, (metsä)mustikka in Finnish)? Garden blueberries are called pensasmustikka in Finnish, or bush blueberries. These two are similar, but...
by VF | Nov 20, 2021 | Business, Food & Drinks, Health, Lifestyle, News
Sweden is still the largest export market for Finnish food&beverage products. Topping the list are dairy at 118 million euros, confectionery at almost 50 million euros, alcohol and beverages at over 35 million euros, and meat at over 30 million euros. Exports to...
