Hacker News with Generative AI: Finland

Finland is painting deer antlers with reflective paint (2014) (smithsonianmag.com)
Every year, about 4,000 reindeer lose their lives on Finnish roads in car accidents, causing 15 million Euros of damage every year. And now, the Finnish Reindeer Herders Association is testing out a new way to make the large mammals more visible to drivers: reflective paint.

Wildlife, Traffic Safety, Finland, Environmental Issues, Animal Welfare

97 points by andrewfromx 5 days ago | 116 comments

Handheld detector for all types of ionizing radiation improves radiation safety (phys.org)
The University of Jyväskylä (Finland), in collaboration with the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK), has developed a new type of handheld multi-purpose radiation detector that comprehensively detects all types of ionizing radiation.

Radiation Safety, Physics, Finland, Technology, Science

57 points by PaulHoule 5 days ago | 36 comments

The dark side of the Moomins (newstatesman.com)
Tove Jansson’s beloved stories, which turn 80 this year, are not cute: they are angry tales of apocalypse and breakdown.

Children's Literature, Finland, Apocalyptic Fiction

310 points by SebaSeba 13 days ago | 99 comments

Typographic Pictures Composed Entirely of Brass Rule (2024) (glyphdrawing.club)
In the dimly lit “printing cellar” of Media Museum and Archives Merkki is a remarkable and curious object. It’s a mosaic of tightly arranged brass rule and spacing material, made by a Finnish typographer Valto Malmiola in 1937.

Typography, Art, History, Finland

66 points by benbreen 13 days ago | 11 comments

With nod to neighbor Russia, Finland to quit global landmines ban (defensenews.com)
MILAN — Finland, which shares NATO’s longest border with Russia, will withdraw from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines, according to President Alexander Stubb.

International Relations, Finland, Russia, Military, Weapons

11 points by decimalenough 23 days ago | 0 comments

Finland is the happiest country in the world (euronews.com)
For the eighth year in a row, Finland has been named the world’s happiest country in the World Happiness Report published on Thursday.

Finland, Happiness, World Rankings, Social Science, Reports

5 points by andrewstetsenko 36 days ago | 0 comments

Finland's National Allergy Program Successfully Reduces Allergic Diseases (ersnet.org)

Finland, Allergies, Healthcare, Public Health

185 points by Thomvis 42 days ago | 95 comments

Finland applies the “Housing First” concept (2020) (thebetter.news)
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. The reason: The country applies the “Housing First” concept. Those affected by homelessness receive a small apartment and counselling – without any preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected thus make their way back into a stable life. And: All this is cheaper than accepting homelessness.

Social Policy, Housing, Finland

194 points by ColinWright 51 days ago | 143 comments

Online discussions on forests preserved in the Finnish Web Archive (kansalliskirjasto.fi)
For a long time, public discussion on forests has been marked by the issue of defining limits for the economic exploitation of Finnish forests. The National Library of Finland has preserved forest-focused discussions on the internet spanning several years.

Environmentalism, Finland, Archives, Public Discourse, Forestry

26 points by gnabgib 61 days ago | 2 comments

Ask HN: Would You Relocate to Finland? (ycombinator.com)
I have secured a nice permanent tech job in the Finnish public sector. I like the country, but I have heard some concerning comments about the Finnish economy in a few HN threads.

Relocation, Jobs, Finland, Economy

15 points by oersted1234 70 days ago | 7 comments

Finnish Wartime Photograph Archive (1939-1945) (sa-kuva.fi)
Type in search criteria and click on SELECT.

Photography, History, Finland, War, Archive

45 points by kocsonya 92 days ago | 13 comments

Nokia Design Archive (aalto.fi)
Archive materials are subject to a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Please see HERE for attribution instructions.

Design, Archive, Nokia, Finland, Licensing

172 points by microflash 100 days ago | 58 comments

Finland's zero homeless strategy (2021) (oecdecoscope.blog)
Following a period when homelessness rose in many countries, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted governments across the OECD area to provide unprecedented public support – including to the homeless.

Homelessness, Finland, Public Policy, COVID-19

288 points by zdw 106 days ago | 629 comments

Finland Finds Anchor Drag Marks Left by Tanker That Broke Cables (gcaptain.com)
Essential news coupled with the finest maritime content sourced from across the globe.

Finland, Shipping Accidents, Maritime, Infrastructure, News

50 points by tomohawk 115 days ago | 12 comments

Cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland 'was loaded with spying equipment' (lloydslist.com)

Espionage, Shipping, International Relations, Finland

590 points by nabla9 119 days ago | 561 comments

Vessel Suspected of Cutting Undersea Cable May Be Part of Russia’s Shadow Fleet (nytimes.com)
The Finnish authorities seized an oil tanker on Thursday on the suspicion that it was involved in cutting vital undersea cables and said the ship might have been part of Russia’s “shadow fleet,” aimed at evading Western sanctions.

International Relations, Maritime Security, Russia, Sanctions, Finland

14 points by jbegley 120 days ago | 0 comments

Finland Boards Tanker After Power and Data Cables Go Offline (bloomberg.com)
Finnish authorities have boarded a foreign oil tanker escorted into its waters after disruptions on a subsea power link and several data cables.

Finland, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Energy, International Relations

16 points by belter 120 days ago | 1 comments

Estlink cable disruption: Finnish Border Guard detains tanker linked to Russia (yle.fi)
An oil tanker that was sailing in the area when the Finland-Estonia electrical link was disrupted on Wednesday has been escorted and boarded by the Finnish Border Guard.

Finland, Estonia, Energy, Russia, Security

8 points by juki 121 days ago | 2 comments

Finland boards oil tanker suspected of causing internet, power cable outages (cnn.com)

Finland, Internet Outages, Power Outages, Ships, International Incidents

7 points by mooreds 121 days ago | 0 comments

Undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia suffers damage (euronews.com)
An undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia was damaged in the Baltic Sea. Finnish officials launch investigation into the matter and say sabotage cannot be ruled out.

Finland, Estonia, Power Cables, Infrastructure, Sabotage

90 points by austinallegro 121 days ago | 102 comments

Finland-Estonia power cable hit in latest Baltic Sea incident (theguardian.com)
An undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia broke down on Wednesday, Finland’s prime minister said, the latest in a series of incidents involving cables and energy pipelines in the Baltic Sea.

Finland, Estonia, Energy Infrastructure, Baltic Sea, Geopolitics

13 points by howard941 121 days ago | 0 comments

Police investigate damage to internet cable between Finland and Sweden (yle.fi)
A fibre-optic cable connecting Finland and Sweden was damaged on Monday, causing a major outage in Finland.

Internet Infrastructure, Finland, Sweden, Security

18 points by Hamuko 144 days ago | 5 comments

Finland, Sweden complete repairs on Baltic Sea cables (yle.fi)
Repair work on a broken telecommunications cable linking Finland and Germany in the Baltic Sea is complete and is functioning again, according to Cinia, a Finnish state majority-owned company.

Finland, Sweden, Telecommunications, Baltic Sea, Infrastructure

83 points by Hamuko 148 days ago | 111 comments

Setelinleikkaus: When Finns snipped their cash in half to curb inflation (blogspot.com)
On the last day of 1945, with World War II finally behind it, Finland's government announced a new and very strange policy.

Finland, Economics, Inflation, History

225 points by Michelangelo11 151 days ago | 235 comments

Fires, first aid and guns: meet the Finnish women training for war with Russia (theguardian.com)
Anxious Finns are learning how to survive in the wild in preparation for an invasion by their hostile neighbour

Finland, Russia, Military, War, Survival

6 points by nickcotter 153 days ago | 0 comments

Undersea cable between Germany and Finland severed (bbc.co.uk)
Germany and Finland say they are "deeply concerned" after an undersea cable linking the countries was severed.

Undersea Cables, International Relations, Germany, Finland

69 points by BillFranklin 158 days ago | 2 comments

Finland and Lithuania Report Severed Undersea Data Cables (bloomberg.com)
An undersea data cable connecting Finland and Germany was cut in the early hours of Monday by what was likely an external impact and a nearby link between Lithuania and Sweden was also damaged.

Data Cables, Finland, Lithuania, Cybersecurity

175 points by wslh 158 days ago | 1 comments

Finland Says Subsea Germany Link Serving Data Centers Is Severed (bnnbloomberg.ca)
An undersea data cable connecting Finland and Germany was severed in the early hours of Monday by what was likely an external impact, authorities in the Nordic country said.

Data Centers, Finland, Germany, Infrastructure, Security

6 points by kimi 159 days ago | 2 comments

Telecoms cable break reported between Finland and Germany (yle.fi)
An undersea telecommunications cable that links Finland to continental Europe has been damaged.

Telecommunications, Finland, Germany, Europe

8 points by consumer451 159 days ago | 0 comments

Helsinki Daycare installed air purifiers, kids stopped getting sick as often (fastcompany.com)
Any parent who’s had to deal with a coughing or congested toddler knows how day cares can be a breeding ground for illness. But when a few day cares in Helsinki installed air purifiers, children’s illnesses dropped by 18%.

Health, Children, Finland, Air Quality, Daycare

9 points by anjel 224 days ago | 1 comments