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Government websites go dark after AI-discovered flaw sparks security scramble

Developers of the PHP programming language said Tuesday they had identified two critical vulnerabilities and urged users to update their sites as soon as a fix was released.

|ByREUTERS
Hacker attack
Finnish and Swedish Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) fighter jets were scrambled to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft.

Swedish, Finnish fighter jets scramble to identify and intercept Russian military aircraft

Swedish and Finnish fighter jets were scrambled to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Gulf of Finland on Thursday, the Finnish Air Force.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Nordic countries are transforming online registration by making signups faster, simpler and more closely integrated with everyday banking.

Why Nordic countries are ahead on fast, low-friction signups

Pay N Play is reshaping online registration in Finland and the Nordic region, using banking authentication to reduce signup friction and simplify account access.

|ByIN COOPERATION WITH KABOOZT
MAN walks in the Jewish outpost of Yahish Zion, near the Jewish settlement of Psagot, in the West Bank; Illustrative.

Israel's settlement policy triggers trade restrictions from 12 nations, incl. Canada, France

The UK, Canada, France, and 10 other countries announced plans to impose national restrictions on goods from Israeli settlements, in a surprise coordinated move.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Regular visits to green spaces linked to lower use of certain prescriptions - study

Research in forest-rich Finland studied responses of 16,000 residents of Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa

JANUARY 17, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
A paddler enjoys warm weather on the Kesanki Lake in Akaslompolo, Kolari, Lapland, Finland, July 7, 2021.

Sweden, Finland must send up to 130 'terrorists' to Turkey for NATO bid

Turkey is requesting Finland and Sweden send 130 Kurdish "terrorists" in exchange for permission to join NATO

JANUARY 16, 2023ByREUTERS
NATO and Russian flags are seen through broken glass this illustration taken April 13, 2022.

Sweden optimistic about NATO talks with Turkey

Sweden continues to negotiate over the application to join NATO, hoping Erdogan will lessen his demands after Turkey's election.

JANUARY 12, 2023ByKRISTINA JOVANOVSKI/THE MEDIA LINE
Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist hold a news conference about the gas leak in the Baltic Sea from Nord Stream, in Stockholm, Sweden September 27, 2022.

Finland's ambassador to Israel talks diplomacy, Jews, NATO

It was my special pleasure to welcome the Finnish Ambassador to Israel, Kirsikka Lehto-Asikainen, to talk with me about her country.

DECEMBER 30, 2022ByWALTER BINGHAM
Finland’s Ambassador Kirsikka Lehto-Asikainen

Turkey’s authoritarianism increases targeting journalists, opposition - analysis

Amid the Ukraine war, Ankara has positioned itself as a friend to both sides, working with Russia on trade while also working with Ukraine.

DECEMBER 21, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a ceremony to mark an increase in capacity at a natural gas storage facility in Silivri near Istanbul, Turkey, December 16, 2022.

Grapevine December 14, 2022: Making headlines

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DECEMBER 14, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
OUTGOING COMMUNICATIONS Minister Yoaz Hendel with Ambassador of Finland Kirsikka Lehto-Asikainen.

Artists boycott Finland’s national gallery over Israeli billionaire on board

The artists signed a statement announcing the boycott after the museum refused to remove Finnish-Israeli billionaire Chaim “Poju” Zabludowicz from its board.

DECEMBER 8, 2022ByDAVID I. KLEIN/JTA
The Finnish National Gallery is located in Helsinki.

Nordic winter is coming and so are the fears of security of gas supply - opinion

There is growing concern over the security of the gas supply lines of the Norwegian gas rigs as winter approaches.

NOVEMBER 9, 2022ByNIR LEVITAN
The Goleniow Gas Compressor Station during the opening of the Baltic Pipe gas pipeline between Norway, Denmark and Poland in September

Ukrainian soldiers built a sauna inside the trenches and this was the result

With the help of an online tutorial, Ukrainian soldiers successfully built a fortified sauna inside the trenches of the front line.

OCTOBER 29, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ukrainian service member smokes in a trench at a position in a frontline in Zaporizhzhia region

Finnish and Swedish PMs assure commitment to join NATO together

Sweden and Finland launched their bids to join NATO in May in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine but ran into objections from Turkey.

OCTOBER 28, 2022ByREUTERS
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Finland's President Sauli Niinisto and Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson pose after signing a document during a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, June 28, 2022.