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Finland requires media literacy in preschools, training kids to spot propaganda from a young age.
AI literacy is being added to help students recognize AI-generated fake news in class.
Teachers in Helsinki emphasize media verification as central to national safety and democracy.
Finland’s anti-misinformation program traces back to the 1990s and remains robust today.
The program collaborates with major Finnish newspapers and resources to reach youth.
The effort aligns with Finland’s NATO membership and regional security concerns over propaganda.
Educators describe AI-era challenges in distinguishing real and AI-generated content.
The program aims to keep information trustworthy through transparent, verified sources.
The report notes Finland regularly ranks high on the European Media Literacy Index.
The initiative emphasizes early education plus ongoing access for all ages.

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Finland will acquire anti-personnel land mines and begin training staff, conscripts and reservists to use them later this year.
Finland left the Ottawa Convention over security concerns as Russia’s actions prompted a regional security assessment.
The first new mines and training equipment are targeted to be available in 2027, with development in cooperation with the domestic defense industry.
Finland says it will not lay anti-personnel mines in peacetime and will use them only in emergency conditions.

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Laura Hall undertook a year-long voyage swimming in Nordic seas to combat burnout and reclaim vitality.
The journey started in Bergen and Copenhagen, then expanded to Sweden, Arctic Norway, Greenland, and Finland.
The author highlights a community of dippers, including mermaids and naked swimmers, forming a supportive network.
A defining moment came on Uunartoq in Greenland, where icy seas met a hot spring and a sense of rebirth.
By the end of the year, Hall attributed inner transformation to regular cold-water immersion and community.
The narrative frames the practice as both travel and health journalism, linking sport with wellbeing.
The piece notes the thermals and saunas as vital companions to the cold swims, creating warmth and social bonds.
Hall describes Greenland’s ice and Arctic landscapes shaping a profound personal revelation.
The author concludes that saltwater immersion can help sustain a future in the Nordic region.

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