two of whom face charges of committing crimes with terrorist intent A trial related to the suspected terrorist activities of a group located in the small town of Kankaanpää began at Satakunta district court on Tuesday morning The five defendants in the case face 27 charges in total, with two of the suspects charged with committing crimes with terrorist intent An Yle investigation into the gang's activities revealed an extensive list of crimes committed by its members with interviewees reporting the gang were known to harass intimidate and even violently attack people in the town over the course of a number of years Many of these incidents involved victims from minority backgrounds as the group were influenced by racist and neo-Nazi ideology This case also marks the first time terror charges were ever filed against a far-right group in Finland Three of the five defendants were before the court on Tuesday morning as the prosecutor in the case read out a list of charges and began opening arguments One of the two main defendants laughed audibly and shook his hand when the prosecutor said the group had been involved in occultism the suspected crimes were committed between 2018 and 2023 in Kankaanpää a small town near Pori on Finland's west coast The crimes were fuelled by the group's adoption of extreme right-wing adding that they believe white-skinned people were under threat in some way — a far-right trope Prosecutors say the group followed so-called accelerationist tactics aiming to foment chaos by using extreme violence and thereby hasten — or accelerate — the collapse of western societies Accelerationist ideas have spread online and been cited by several mass killers in recent years the defence denied that the two main defendants had been radicalised by extreme ideology and told the court that they are both normal working men The dates displayed for an article provide information on when various publication milestones were reached at the journal that has published the article activities on preceding journals at which the article was previously under consideration are not shown (for instance submission All content on this site: Copyright © 2025 Elsevier B.V., its licensors, and contributors. 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For all open access content, the relevant licensing terms apply. life expectancy rapidly increased in the twentieth century but women still have longer life expectancy than men women live on average five years longer than men The gap between the sexes was greatest in the 1970s when life expectancy at birth was almost 10 years higher for women than for men The difference between the sexes can also be seen in biological aging as revealed by a study recently published in The Journals of Gerontology: Series A The study investigated whether there are differences in biological aging between men and women and whether the potential differences can be explained by lifestyle-related factors These differences were investigated in young and older adults Several epigenetic clocks were used as measures of biological aging Epigenetic clocks enable studying lifespan-related factors during an individual’s lifetime They provide an estimate for biological age in years using DNA methylation levels determined from a blood sample “We found that men are biologically older than women of the same chronological age and the difference is considerably larger in older participants,” says Anna Kankaanpää doctoral researcher at the Gerontology Research Center and the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences More frequent smoking among men explained the sex gap in aging in older but not in young adult twins men’s larger body size explained a small part of the sex gap in both age groups “We observed a sex difference in aging pace which was not explained by lifestyle-related factors,” says Kankaanpää Several epigenetic clocks were used as measures of biological aging Image is in the public domain“In our study we also used a quite rare study design and compared aging pace among opposite-sex twin pairs A similar difference was also observed among these pairs of twins The male sibling was about one year biologically older than his female co-twin “These pairs have grown in the same environment and share half of their genes by sex differences in genetic factors and the beneficial effects of the female sex hormone estrogen on health,” Kankaanpää says The results help to understand lifestyle behaviors and sex differences related to biological aging and life expectancy The results suggest that the decline in smoking among men partly explains why the sex gap in life expectancy has narrowed in recent decades The research was carried out in collaboration with the University of Jyväskylä and the University of Helsinki The subjects were younger (21 to 42 years) and older (50 to 76 years) adult twins from the Finnish Twin Cohort Lifestyle-related factors including education Author: Press OfficeSource: University of JyväskyläContact: Press Office – University of JyväskyläImage: The image is in the public domain Original Research: Open access.“Do Epigenetic Clocks Provide Explanations for Sex Differences in Life Span? A Cross-Sectional Twin Study” by Anna Kankaanpää et al. Journals of Gerontology: Series A Do Epigenetic Clocks Provide Explanations for Sex Differences in Life Span? A Cross-Sectional Twin Study The sex gap in life expectancy has been narrowing in Finland over the past 4–5 decades; however, on average, women still live longer than men. Epigenetic clocks are markers for biological aging which predict life span. In this study, we examined the mediating role of lifestyle factors on the association between sex and biological aging in younger and older adults. In comparison to women, men were biologically older and, in general, they had unhealthier life habits. The effect of sex on biological aging was partly mediated by body mass index and, in older twins, by smoking. Sex was directly associated with biological aging and the association was stronger in older twins. Previously reported sex differences in life span are also evident in biological aging. Declining smoking prevalence among men is a plausible explanation for the narrowing of the difference in life expectancy between the sexes. Data generated by the epigenetic clocks may help in estimating the effects of lifestyle and environmental factors on aging and in predicting aging in future generations. It is strictly an individual operation as to who lives longer or not and maybe even luck and accidents have something to do with it Neuroscience News is an online science magazine offering free to read research articles about neuroscience The inhabitants of Kankaanpää in western Finland need not worry about heating during the coming winter as much as fellow Europeans and the municipal swimming pool in the town have secured an all-year-round source of heating thanks to an ingenious invention: the sand battery as the average temperature from December through March is below zero and can fall as low as -23°C The Vatajankoski power plant area has implemented a battery made of ordinary sand “The idea is to produce heat that you get via clean energy from the sun and wind Sand is cheap and the supply is great,” says Markku Ylönen from the company Polar Night Energy which came up with the idea The term sand battery is greatly simplified but describes hundreds of tons of sand heated to around 500°C in a steel container which comes from renewable sources such as wind and hydropower is stored to allow the heat to be used on darker and colder days when the energy supply is lower the company’s idea has attracted a lot of attention not least via the Youtube channel “Now you know” and a viral news clip produced by the BBC “Heat and energy sources are a growing market,” says Markku Ylönen “We have mostly received positive feedback but certainly the success has brought with it criticism as well Renewable energy is also one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) also called the Global Goals SDG 7 reads “ensure access to affordable sustainable and modern energy for all” A large proportion of our greenhouse gas emissions come from the way we extract but renewable energy solutions are becoming cheaper more reliable and more efficient every day together with his colleague and co-founder Tommi Eronen are engineers with a solid background in energy production They are also the creative innovators behind the first sand battery for commercial use Their invention may be the solution to one of the biggest challenges in energy production namely a source of consistent energy supply all year round Solar energy stored in the sand can keep warm for months which means that heat generated during the summer can help Finns through the long cold winter Another factor in this context is that it is no longer possible to count on Russia’s gas and electricity supply The Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment plans to launch a campaign in August urging the Finnish population to save energy Similar campaigns are already underway in many EU countries such as Germany Italy and France and are an initiative of the European Commission The Finnish sand battery is just right in time: green clean energy stored in sand that is collected locally “We don’t want the sand transported from far away,” Markku explains of the plant which was shipped to the site in January this year installed in the spring and commissioned in May The 4×7 meter steel tank in the Kankaanpää Vatajankoski power plant area contains hundreds of tons of sand that can be heated to a temperature of 500-600°C The sand can keep warm for months and has 100 kW of heat capacity and 8 MWh of energy capacity distributed The environmental aspect is a common theme Then we use that wind to collect energy that we can use on a day when it’s not so windy,” explains Ylönen Energy and how to utilise it has long been a special area for Markku Ylönen and Tommi Eronen The two met during their university years while studying energy production at Tampereen Yliopisto The idea of starting their own business was born about ten years ago work began on building the large silo together with the Vatajankoski power plant According to Markku Vatajankoski the Vatajankoski power plant is an open-minded partner that has already supported innovative projects and new ideas in the past “We planned the business around sand as an energy source for many reasons Sand costs almost nothing and the supply is great,” explains Markku adding that even the size of the grains of sand is not of decisive importance but you can use industrial by-products that are either fine- or coarse-grained The corporate name Polar Night Energy derives from the concept of polar night which means that the sun never rises during the day; that is the period when the sun is below the horizon “The name is meant to show that if there is energy production here for Finland’s darkest periods there is enough for others as well,” says Markku Ylönen the company employs six people and Markku believes that there is room for more employees in due course Despite the great interest the company has garnered in the media they have tried to keep the amount of work at a reasonable level Future plans include both developing and refining existing operations but also expanding “Our big goal in the long term is to be able to influence emissions on a global level,” says Markku Ylönen Informationen på denna sida är avsedd för journalister press och media.Klicka ja för att komma till nyhetsrummet Klickar du nej kommer du tillbaka till mynewsdesk.com the Mäkelänkangas hybrid wind and solar power park in the municipality of Hamina was incorporated into Locus Energy's Finnish portfolio With today's acquisition in Kankaanpää municipality west of Tampere the municipal energy company Vatajankoski Oy operates in the fields of electricity distribution The current plant dates from 1952 and Locus Energy is planning for a major upgrade with modern technology that optimally utilizes the conditions at the site "The acquisition of the Kankaanpää hydropower plant is in line with our fundamental strategy for value creation: to identify sustainable assets with significant upgrade potential and thereby contribute to strengthening the local energy system" ” We are pleased to have found a new owner who with expertise and long-term Nordic capital takes responsibility for modernizing the plant and realizing its full potential," says Pekka Passi "SEB Nordic Energy directs institutional capital to local projects that contribute to both reducing energy shortages and accelerating the sustainability transition in Nordic municipalities – upgrading local hydropower is a good example of this," says Elin Löfblad Environment) and Vastavaihe Oy (Technology) has advised the buyer Niklas Sörensen, CEO, Locus Energy, niklas@locus.energy Elin Löfblad, Portfolio manager, SEB Nordic Energy, elin.lofblad@seb.se, + 46 70 739 29 86 Locus Energy is a long-term active owner and developer of local infrastructure for sustainable energy production in the Nordic region The company is a partnership between SEB Investment Management AB and Locus Infra The company has access to institutional capital from the article 9 fund SEB Nordic Energy where institutional investors have currently invested approximately SEK 4 billion Locus Energy's business idea is to acquire and upgrade facilities in small-scale hydropower heat and power plants and electricity grids to produce more local energy and meet future environmental requirements has acquired the three wind parks Pirttiselkä Muntila and Leppävirta from SUSI Renewable Energy Fund II an investment vehicle managed by SUSI Partners The acquisition further strengthens the company’s portfolio of sustainable energy production assets in Finland contributing approximately 125 GWh per annum to the existing portfolio Locus Energy är en långsiktig aktiv ägare och utvecklare av småskalig hållbar infrastruktur för energiproduktion i Norden När du väljer att skapa ett konto och följa ett nyhetsrum kommer dina personuppgifter behandlas av oss och av ägaren av nyhetsrummet för att du ska kunna motta nyheter och uppdateringar enligt dina bevakningsinställningar För att läsa mer om detta, var vänlig läs vår Integritetspolicy som berör vår behandling av dina personuppgifter, och Integritetspolicy för Contacts som berör behandlingen av dina personuppgifter från ägaren av nyhetsrummet du följer Vänligen notera att våra Användarvillkor gäller alla våra tjänster Du kan dra tillbaka ditt samtycke när som helst genom att avregistrera dig eller genom att ta bort ditt konto (Credit: Polar Night Energy)A new way of storing renewable energy is providing clean heat through the long Nordic nights tree-lined country road in western Finland four young engineers believe they have a possible answer to one of green energy's biggest challenges The challenge is how to provide a year-round steady power supply from renewable energy during changing seasons and variable weather conditions The answer nestling in Vatajankoski power plant 270 km (168 miles) north-west of Finland's capital The Vatajankoski power plant is home to the world's first commercial-scale sand battery Fully enclosed in a 7m (23ft)-high steel container the battery consists of 100 tonnes of low-grade builders' sand The sand becomes a battery after it is heated up to 600C using electricity generated by wind turbines and solar panels in Finland The renewable energy powers a resistance heater which heats up the air inside the sand this hot air is circulated by a fan around the sand through heat exchange pipes keeping the temperature inside the battery at 600C (1,112F) "We don't want to lose any heat; the average winter temperature is below 0C (32F) in Kankanpää," says Ville Kivioja who monitors the battery's performance online The battery stores 8 MWh of thermal energy when full the battery discharges about 200 kW of power through the heat-exchange pipes: that's enough to provide heating and hot water for about 100 homes and a public swimming pool in Kankaanpää The battery is charged overnight when the electricity prices are lower It's a low-maintenance system, says Kivioja. The company uses cheap, low-quality sand that's been rejected by builders instead of high quality river-sand which is used in vast quantities for construction, leading to a global shortage "There's no wear and tear involved with the [heat exchange] pipes and the sand The fan is the only moving part and it's easy to replace if necessary," says Kivioja Sand is a very effective medium for retaining heat over a long period "The sand has a very long lifetime: it can heat up and cool off any number of times," says Kivioja "It will get denser after a while so needs less space The four young Finnish engineers who invented this sand battery go back a long way Liisa Naskali and Ville Kivioja bonded as children over a shared passion for athletics triple jumper and discus thrower belonged to the same club in Tampere cheering each other on at track and field events during their teenage years While reading an article about traditional Finnish fireplaces Eronen had a lightbulb momentAs they entered their twenties their interests turned from sport to science Shorter and warmer winters in the south of Finland sparked a shared motivation to tackle climate change "The number of days of ice cover on Näsijärvi the lake where we used to skate as children has decreased dramatically in the last few years Climate change is happening in front of our eyes," says Eronen while doing research for his engineering Master's degree Eronen was looking into water-based storage systems for renewable energy But while reading an article about traditional Finnish fireplaces "It got me thinking: would a solid material be more suitable for storing solar and wind energy?" Eronen says The production of wind and solar energy depends on the weather and seasons and is therefore variable This means energy production doesn't always match energy demand viable and sustainable storage technologies one of the biggest barriers to switching the world from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy "Storing renewables is one of the most important challenges we have to meet to achieve the target of net zero CO2 emissions by 2050, which the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says is crucial in order to limit global warming to 1.5C," says Yulong Ding director of the Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage in the UK Together with Ylönen, he started developing the sand battery prototype. Having successfully tested their pilot battery in Eronen's grandfather's garden near Tampere, the pair recruited their childhood friends from the athletics club to start Polar Night Energy. In July, they installed the first commercial sand battery at the Vatajankoski power plant in Kankaanpää The innovation has generated a flurry of excitement around the globe "My phone is constantly ringing and I have thousands of unread emails," says Eronen A small commercial application of a new energy storage system rarely becomes a hot topic but the sand battery has attracted attention for its potential to even out the power supply from renewable sources (see The search for steady supply box) Viable storage of solar and wind energy is especially critical for Nordic countries which have long hours of darkness and an increased need for heat in the winter but extended hours of sunlight in the summer In the wake of the Ukraine war, Finland is urging the EU to increase its renewables output. "The only way out of the energy crisis is to invest heavily in renewable and emission-free energy production," Finland's prime minister Sanna Marin said in September The sand battery's inventors hope that this is where their solution comes in "My first thought was 'why didn’t I think of that?'" laughs Eva Pongrácz energy and environmental engineering research unit at the University of Oulu in northern Finland Could this be the solution for the continuous supply of green energy I don't think there will be one single answer but this is part of the solution." But how exactly does the battery stand up in terms of performance compared with other batteries in particular its electrochemical counterpart: lithium-ion batteries One big problem with lithium-ion batteries, which we use to power our laptops, phones and electric vehicles, is that they continuously degrade "There's no chemical reaction in sand batteries so they don't go through a similar process of ageing," says Pongrácz Lithium batteries are not suitable for large-scale storage applications adding that they are also inherently flammable But the Polar Night Energy team face some big challenges: can they scale up their technology to really make a difference and can they use it to generate significant amounts of electricity in addition to heat "A sand battery stores five to 10 times less energy [per unit volume] than traditional chemical batteries," says Dan Gladwin from the department of electronic and electrical engineering at the University of Sheffield in the UK The Polar Night Energy team acknowledges this but argues that a sand battery is a far more cost-effective solution The team has calculated that their battery is eight to 10 times cheaper than a lithium battery which stores the same amount of energy To generate 8 MWh of energy using the Kankaanpää sand battery costs about $200,000 (£174,000) A lithium-ion battery storing 8 MWh of energy would cost at least $1,600,000 (£1,391,000) Gladwin says the sand battery is great for heating houses in countries with a cold climate but warns that the efficiency drops off when it is used to return power to the electricity grid they'd need to develop a way of converting the battery's heat back to electricity with 75-80% efficiency That would make it a game changer," he says Eronen says that with currently available technology the process of converting heat back into electricity only has an efficiency rate of 30% But he doesn't view that as a major issue "In a cold country like Finland we're dumping 70% of the heat that remains after conversion on the district heating networks that needs a supply of heat almost all the time," he says The next step in scaling up the battery for electricity generation is adding a turbine to convert heat back to the grid "In a couple of years we'll have a working system to do just that," says Eronen Polar Night Energy is in the process of signing a contract to build a second battery for another district heating company in Finland "This is for a significantly bigger system: 2MW in heating power and 500MWh in storage capacity That's 10 times bigger than what we have in Kankaanpää," says Eronen the sand battery remains a Nordic solution at heart "It's very useful in Finland where we have cold winters and need heating pretty much from September to May [due to] an average annual temperature of under 10C (50F)," she says adding that half of Finland's 5.5 million people are connected to a district heating network But in theory the energy storage solution could be replicated anywhere in the world where there is district heating infrastructure "It has far more potential [beyond] heating houses anyway," says the company's project manager it will be available for use in all kinds of industrial processes that require high heat: bakeries Eronen says that by 2023 Polar Night Energy aims to be "a truly global company, constructing sand batteries all over the world". The huge boom in offshore wind power – by 2025 wind energy will cover 25% of Finland's electricity consumption -  will help enable this but there is still "a lot of work to do" "We'll need enormous storage capacities to balance the fluctuations in production," he says Polar Night Energy is looking at replacing sand with other granular non-flammable materials in places where there's a shortage of sand "The idea is to look around and find a suitable material locally: we can for example test by-products of industrial processes and see if we can use them," says Eronen By far the biggest challenge to expansion is companies' and municipalities' reluctance to invest in new technologies district heating companies have service obligations to supply heat and they have to pay a penalty if they fail to meet those obligations That's why they prefer to err on the side of caution before approving a big investment in a novel technology," says Naskali The emissions from travel it took to report this story were 70kg CO2. The digital emissions from this story are an estimated 1.2g to 3.6g CO2 per page view. Find out more about how we calculated this figure here. Finnish energy company Vatajankoski is an exception "We want to find ways to fight climate change We were looking at technologies for how to produce heat without burning fossil fuels and came across Polar Night Energy… It's a robust technology," says Pekka Passi believes that the battery's biggest potential is in industrial use We are now looking at cooperating with industrial companies in the Kankaanpää area that use electricity to produce heat Having a sand battery that they can charge overnight would give them flexibility and shield them from price fluctuations," he says the young Finnish engineers say we don't have the luxury of waiting to switch to new technologies "We need to take brave decisions now in order to avoid the [climate] crisis," says Kivioja "There's a lot of pressure on us scientists and engineers to sort climate change," he says "I turn that pressure into inspiration just like I did when I was competing at discus throwing I bring the same attitude to my job." 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Now the political climate has changed. your new go-to podcast to spice up your weekday mornings with relevant news and behind-the-scenes from Brussels and beyond From the economy to the climate and the EU's role in world affairs this talk show sheds light on European affairs and the issues that impact on our daily lives as Europeans Tune in to understand the ins and outs of European politics Dare to imagine the future with business and tech visionaries Deep dive conversations with business leaders Euronews Tech Talks goes beyond discussions to explore the impact of new technologies on our lives the podcast provides valuable insights into the intersection of technology and society Europe's water is under increasing pressure floods are taking their toll on our drinking water Join us on a journey around Europe to see why protecting ecosystems matters and to discover some of the best water solutions an animated explainer series and live debate - find out why Water Matters We give you the latest climate facts from the world’s leading source analyse the trends and explain how our planet is changing We meet the experts on the front line of climate change who explore new strategies to mitigate and adapt A huge sand battery is set to slash the carbon emissions of a Finnish town The industrial-scale storage unit in Pornainen will be the world’s biggest sand battery when it comes online within a year Capable of storing 100 MWh of thermal energy from solar and wind sources it will enable residents to eliminate oil from their district heating network helping to cut emissions by nearly 70 per cent "It's exciting to build a large-scale thermal energy storage which will also act as a primary production plant in Pornainen's district heating network,” says Liisa Naskali “This is a significant step in scaling up the sand battery technology.” Polar Night Energy rigged a smaller design to a power station in Kankaanpää town Launched just as Russia cut off gas supplies in retaliation for Finland joining NATO the project was a timely example of how renewable energy could be harnessed in a new way Euronews Green previously spoke to the young Finnish founders “We were talking about how - if we had the liberty to design a community for ourselves - how could we solve the energy problem in such a confined environment?” Markku said of the inspiration behind Polar Night Energy in 2018 “Then quite quickly, especially here in the north, you run into the problem of energy storage if you're trying to produce the energy as cleanly as possible.” The friends started playing around with ideas landing on sand as an affordable way to store the plentiful electricity generated when the sun is shining they cannot take in a huge amount of energy are surprisingly roomy when it comes to energy storage The sand battery in Pornainen will be around 10 times larger than the one still in operation at Vatajankoski power plant in Kankaanpää The start-up also previously connected a pilot plant to the district heating network of Tampere city It’s quite a simple structure to begin with, Polar Night Energy said of its prototype. A tall tower is filled with low-grade sand and charged up with the heat from excess solar and wind electricity This works by a process called resistive heating whereby heat is generated through the friction created when an electrical current passes through any material that is not a superconductor The hot air is then circulated in the container through a heat exchanger The sand can store heat at around 500C for several days to even months providing a valuable store of cheaper energy during the winter the battery discharges the hot air - warming water in the district heating network offices and even the local swimming pool all benefit in Kankaanpää “There’s really nothing fancy there,” Markku says of the storage “The complex part happens on the computer; we need to know how the energy so that we know all the time how much is available and at what rate we can discharge and charge.” Polar Night Energy is now ready to scale up the storage tech in Pornainen the new battery will be integrated with the network of Loviisan Lämpö the Finnish heating company that supplies district heating in the area "Loviisan Lämpö is moving towards more environmentally friendly energy production we can significantly reduce energy produced by combustion and completely eliminate the use of oil," says CEO Mikko Paajanen The project also aligns with Pornainen’s plans for carbon neutrality Mayor of Pornainen Antti Kuusela says the municipality “welcomes all innovative development projects that reduce emissions in district heating operations and contribute to network expansion.” the sand battery is expected to knock off 160 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions per year woodchip burning is expected to drop by 60 per cent as a result The battery’s thermal energy storage capacity equates to almost one month’s heat demand in summer and a one-week demand in winter in Pornainen Construction and testing of the 13 metres high by 15 metres wide battery is estimated to take around 13 months meaning it should be keeping residents warm well before winter 2025 “We wanted to find something that can be sourced nearly everywhere in the world,” Markku said But is sand as ubiquitous as we might think Demand for the construction material is set to soar by 45 per cent in the next 40 years, according to a recent Dutch study. Building sand is typically extracted from rivers and lakes, and ‘sand pirates’ are speeding up its loss from these ecosystems But as far as the Finnish engineers are concerned it doesn’t really matter where the sand comes from Though builders’ sand was used initially (to limit transport emissions) sand batteries work with any sand-like material that has a high enough density Polar Night Energy has found a sustainable material in crushed soapstone; a by-product of a Finnish company’s manufacture of heat-retaining fireplaces "Tulikivi is a well-known and traditional company,” says Naskali “The soapstone they use is a very Finnish thing.” "We always choose the thermal energy storage medium based on the customer's needs. Examining and testing different materials is crucial for us to use materials that are suitable in terms of properties, cost-effectiveness, and promotion of circular economy," she adds Polar Night Energy has big ambitions to take its technology worldwide “we want to build a hundred times larger storages around the world as fast as possible.” Amanda Ward is a board-certified geriatric pharmacist with experience in ambulatory care and pharmacy regulation research and enforcement she enjoys finding new and innovative ways pharmacists can positively impact patients Her recent interests involve pharmacogenomics and sports pharmacy After completing an undergraduate biology degree at the University of Manchester Hannah Flynn studied journalism at Cardiff University She has worked on a variety of publications targeted at healthcare professionals and patients over the past decade and is now a science editor golero/Getty ImagesThere are many factors when it comes to living a long and healthy life while many others are modifiable.A new study from researchers at the University of Jyväskylä has found that while exercise is important to living a long life following other healthy lifestyle habits may have an even greater impact Many factors are involved when it comes to living a long and healthy life A new study from researchers at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland that is currently being peer-reviewed has found that while exercise is important to living a long life “This finding contradicts results from a study involving Swedish twins, which found an association independent of genetic factors,” Kankaanpää continued “I aimed to explore the reason for this discrepancy.” may show there are other underlying factors than exercise alone affecting how long a person lives the research team used the data of more than 11,000 sets of adult twins from the Finnish Twin Cohort The amount of physical activity study participants had was assessed through questionnaires given in 1975 Participants were placed into four groups: sedentary And participants’ mortality was monitored until 2020 Kankaanpää and her team found that over a third — almost 40% — of participants from the sedentary group died by the mortality follow-up in 2020 which was the largest percentage of the four groups Participants in the active groups had between 15% and 23% lower all-cause mortality risk when compared to the sedentary group “I was not surprised (by these results) because numerous observational studies consistently indicate this association,” Kankaanpää commented The researchers then factored in other lifestyle factors the mortality rate of participants from the sedentary group dropped to a maximum of 7% The scientists also found that participants in the sedentary and highly active groups experienced accelerated biological aging when compared to the moderately active and active groups the researchers believe the beneficial association of long-term exercise with reduced death risk was largely accounted for not only by exercise but also by other health-related factors Instead of regular physical activity being the cause of lower mortality risk it may instead be an indicator of an overall healthy lifestyle “It would be interesting to study whether the same holds for cause-specific mortality, such as mortality due to cardiovascular diseases,” Kankaanpää said when asked about the next steps in this research I would like to investigate the reasons behind the accelerated biological aging observed in highly active participants.” After reviewing this study, Dr. David Cutler a board certified family medicine physician at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica told MNT that this study’s conclusion that the health benefits of being physically active may reflect healthy behavior in general rather than exercise being the cause of reduced mortality “(It) is consistent with my own observation that while many people exercise to gain health benefits they often expect it to counteract unhealthful behaviors “This notion of ‘compensatory belief’ was supported by findings in the study.” “Compensatory belief is the common notion that if you do something healthful it can counteract something unhealthful,” he continued if you exercise it will eliminate the adverse effects of smoking what the study found was that the mortality in the sedentary group improved if you eliminated factors such as obesity and smoking.” Dr. Cutler also said it is important to remember that engaging in healthful physical activity does not offset unhealthful diet, smoking, alcohol and drug use, or other detrimental activities like ignoring high blood pressure, high cholesterol “Significant improvements in health have been found worldwide through five simple measures: avoiding obesity “Regular exercise might add to those benefits but it won’t offset the detrimental effects of ignoring those proven beneficial pursuits.” MNT also spoke about this study with Dr. Cheng-Han Chen a board certified interventional cardiologist and medical director of the Structural Heart Program at MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute Chen said this study clearly shows that being able to perform some exercise is associated with decreased mortality compared to just being sedentary and that some exercise is better than none “There have been other studies in the last few years that showed that there is kind of a leveling off (of) the benefits (of exercise),” he explained. “A study on the number of steps people take every day. These studies have shown that after a certain amount of walking — around 7,000 or 8000 steps a day — the benefit levels off So it’s not like if you walk 20,000 steps a day you’re better off if you walk 7,000 steps a day.” “(This study) corresponds with other (recent) studies that showed at least a moderate amount of exercise is helpful,” Dr “That it might not be necessary to have a very high degree of exercise to get the health benefits should be the message.” Chen also commented that one of the limitations is that this research was done on a very set population of Finland which is not necessarily the same as people in the United States “It would be nice to look at data on a more heterogeneous population in the United States,” he added Invicta Fighting Championships will host Invicta FC 12: Kankaanpää vs Souza from the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City In the night’s main event Finnish strawweight champion Katja Kankaanpää will clash with unbeaten Brazilian Livia Renata Souza Kankaanpää captured Invicta gold at Invicta FC 8 in September with a fifth-round submission win over Stephanie Eggink The 33-year-old has amassed 10 wins in her 12 career fights and will look to defend her 115-pound belt for the first time The “Killer Bunny” has tasted defeat just once against current UFC fighter Joanne Calderwood at Invicta FC 7 The Brazilian Souza will enter the contest with an unblemished Six of the 24-year-old’s wins have come via submission The fight with Kankaanpää will be Souza’s promotional debut as well as her first bout outside of her native Brazil flyweight Roxanne Modafferi will square off with Brazilian Vanessa Porto with Modafferi earning a third-round TKO victory Modafferi has earned back-to-back wins inside the Invicta cage earning decisions over Tara LaRosa and Andrea Lee who challenged for the Invicta title at Invicta FC 5 including a decision win over Zoila Frausto at Invicta FC 7 The event streams live via the UFC’s digital network For the full results of the event, click here Above is live video of the event’s post-fight press conference which kicks off approximately 30 minutes after the main event between Kankaanpää and Souza comes to a close (courtesy of Invicta FC) Invicta Fighting Championships hosted Invicta FC 12: Kankaanpää vs In the night’s main event Finnish strawweight champion Katja Kankaanpää clashed with unbeaten Brazilian Livia Renata Souza The 33-year-old had amassed 10 wins in her 12 career fights and will look to defend her 115-pound belt for the first time The “Killer Bunny” had tasted defeat just once The Brazilian Souza entered the contest with an unblemished Six of the 24-year-old’s wins had come via submission The fight with Kankaanpää wasSouza’s promotional debut flyweight Roxanne Modafferi squared off with Brazilian Vanessa Porto Modafferi had earned back-to-back wins inside the Invicta cage The event streamed live via the UFC’s digital network There’s a new champion in the Invicta strawweight division as Brazil’s Livia Renata Souza submitted Finland’s Katja Kankaanpää in the fourth round Souza attacked the champion from the opening bell taking the fight to the ground and taking Kankaanpää’s back Kankaanpää showed heart and defended the rear-naked choke attempts The momentum swung toward Kankaanpää as the fight progressed She used a smothering top game in the middle frames delivering short shots and keeping Souza from mounting offense but she slapped on a triangle choke and Kankaanpää was forced to tap and relinquish her belt Brazilian Vanessa Porto exacted revenge on Roxanne Modafferi claiming a decision win in the pair’s rematch Porto used her leg kicks to slow Modafferi’s movement and mixed in takedowns in each of the first two rounds A right hand from Porto clipped Modafferi in round two but she survived and pushed hard in the third round Modafferi’s efforts were not enough as Porto took the fight on the judges’ scorecards New Zealand’s Faith Van Duin earned a big win in her Invicta debut submitting Amanda Bell in the second round with a schoolyard choke Van Duin put Bell on the mat early in the fight and threatened with an armbar Van Duin caught a kick and took Bell down again She locked onto Bell’s neck and coerced a tap Raquel Pa’aluhi continued her march up the bantamweight ladder edging Brazilian Ediane Gomes by unanimous decision The Hawaiian scored with right hands and a big throw in the opening stanza but Gomes countered with a heel hook attempt Pa’aluhi hurt Gomes badly with a body shot and flurried for a finish Gomes recovered and put together a strong final round as Pa’aluhi took home the victory on the scorecards Featherweight Latoya Walker remained unbeaten Morgan used her reach to keep Walker at bay early but Walker found her range and connected repeatedly with her overhand right Morgan’s face wore the damage from Walker’s heavy shots as the fight went the distance Lacey Schuckman returned to the Invicta cage and needed less than two minutes to score a TKO win over Jenny Liou Schuckman was aggressive early with her strikes She was patient with her follow-up punches battering Liou against the cage and forcing the stoppage strawweight Sharon Jacobson used a mix of aggressive striking and powerful wrestling to defeat a scrappy Delaney Owen but Owen showed resolve and clipped Jacobson with a heavy shot that damaged her right eye Jacobson went to her wrestling game and was able to claim a sweep on the scorecards Former training partners Shannon Sinn and Maureen Riordon went to war with Sinn claiming the unanimous decision win The two flyweights traded heavy shots from the opening bell but Sinn’s combinations and clinch work were the difference on the scorecards Sijara Eubanks used her grappling prowess to set up a finish with her hands handing Gina Begley a first-round TKO loss but once Eubanks took the fight to the mat Eubanks delivered heavy shots and forced the referee to intervene Water ResearchCitation Excerpt 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Invicta Fighting Championships will host the weigh-ins for Invicta FC 12: Kankaanpää vs from the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City The fighters hit the scales at 5 p.m. ET on Friday. For video and results of the weigh-ins, click here Below is a photo gallery shot by Jeff Vulgamore of Combat Press Climate Action had the pleasure to talk with Kari Kankaanpää Senior Manager of Climate Affairs at Fortum the Helsinki based leading clean-energy company ahead of its participation at the 8th Sustainable Innovation Forum taking place alongside COP23 in Bonn Germany Climate Action had the pleasure to talk with Kari Kankaanpää Fortum is active in multiple sectors across the sustainability spectrum Do you want to make an introduction to the company Fortum is a leading clean-energy company that provides its customers with electricity heating and cooling as well as smart solutions to improve resource efficiency Our vision – For a cleaner world – defines our ambition to produce ever-cleaner electricity and heat,  use renewable energy sources efficiently We want to engage our customers and society to join this change for a cleaner world  We employ some 9,000 professionals in the Nordic and Baltic countries Fortum is the 3rd largest power generator and the largest electricity retailer in the Nordic countries As two thirds of our power production is hydro and nuclear Fortum is also among the lowest-emitting generators in Europe 62% of our electricity generation was CO2 free  Fortum is very experienced in co-generation What do you think the role of co-generation technologies in the climate action context will be  Scarcity of global natural resources means that efficient energy production and use of energy are increasingly important Combined heat and power (CHP) production addresses both of those issues: over 90% of the fuel's primary energy is used to produce district heating and electricity co-generation also reduces greenhouse gas  emissions by 25-40% The efficiency and operational economy of CHP plants allows for flexible use of various energy sources Most of our CHP plants are located in urban areas where there is a significant demand for district heating Many of plants have been equipped with an additional condenser that enables increased electricity production in the summer when heat production is at a much lower level  Renewable energy technologies have gained a momentum that can only go forward How do you envision the clean energy future  At Fortum we envision the clean energy future as an emissions free energy production system with high overall efficiency wind and solar will be mainstream and there will be a high degree of decentralised production and large amount of flexible storage (short-term and seasonal) The transition to this future energy system is already ongoing Transition challenges security of supply and investments are required in flexibility To solve the seasonal security of supply in a cost efficient way fossil production assets will have a transitional role as important sources of flexibility will have an increasingly important role in the future energy system as sources of balancing the intermittent renewable production we will move from scarcity mainly in energy increasingly to scarcity in capacity (security of supply All CO2 free energy sources will be needed – in addition to renewables also nuclear energy plays an important role  Circular Economy Village in Riihimäki received the Climate Deed of the Year award Sustainable Development Forum of Finnish Energy What did you want to achieve through this project  The Circular Economy Village is a pioneer in future waste management We want to introduce this concept to help in reaching the increasing material recovery targets of waste The source separation of waste is ultimately the best way to support quality recycling but the coverage and results reached by this has been  proved limited The Circular Economy Village in Riihimäki consists of mechanical and automatic sorting plant of mixed waste an automated sorting and recycled plastic manufacturing plant The biowaste will be turned into biogas and fertilisers and the plastic and metal into recycled raw material for industry and non-recyclable energy fraction into waste-based fuel to CHP plants The reject will be used to generate electricity and district heat in our waste-to-energy plant which is connected directly to the sorting plants  What is the role of the public sector in promoting Circular Economy New circular economy models will need strong regulation and commitment of public actors to proceed Businesses play an important role in delivering innovations and services  You are a Gold Sponsor of the Sustainable Innovation Forum What was your interest in getting involved in the Forum As a leading clean-energy company Fortum wants to be involved in SIF where policy makers commerce and industry and civil society meet We want to support the low carbon development in general but also to 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All Rights Reserved. | Terms and conditions | Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy services and collaboration opportunities for researchers previously served as the director of the Marine Research Centre of the Finnish Environment Institute starting in 2015 she worked as the director of the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland for 15 years She has also served as the vice-rector for research at the University of Lapland and as a senior adviser at the Ministry of the Environment “Everything that Luomus represents wonderfully matches my previous career The role of Luomus to society as an increasingly important producer and transmitter of information and knowledge related to nature is truly significant,” Kankaanpää notes Luomus combines the development of natural science collections As the director of a science centre in the Arctic Centre Kankaanpää has gained experience in exhibition activities in addition to which she is familiar with research infrastructures and the monitoring of the state of the environment As an example of Luomus’s role in society, Kankaanpää points to the Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility are a prime example of the long-term and societally significant work that Luomus is doing It’s an honour to have the opportunity to carry on with its development,” Kankaanpää says Climate change and biodiversity loss have markedly increased the value of the long-term species monitoring coordinated by Luomus and the data produced through these activities “Monitoring cannot be carried out with competitive project funding This is fundamental and necessary work that takes decades and centuries,” Kankaanpää says.  She also emphasises the importance of basic research “Applied research supports decision-making basic research is the foundation of everything You have to invest in it and share its results with everyone in an interesting way there will be motivation for nature conservation and public engagement,” Kankaanpää says who previously served as the head of Luomus was appointed as the director of the Nature solutions unit of the Finnish Environment Institute at the turn of the year while Kankaanpää assumed her new position on 16 January 2023 it looked as if Kankaanpää’s first defense of her belt would be a successful one locking on a body triangle and attacking with rear-naked choke attempts for the latter part of the round Kankaanpää took control with her methodical ground and pound her stand-up getting sloppier as the seconds ticked away. Kankaanpää's strikes were still sharp and finding their target Souza clinched and drug Kankaanpää to the canvas but again ended up back to the mat on the receiving end of the champ’s ground-and-pound attack Kankaanpää tapped at the 3:58 mark Souza had never fought before in the United States but she brought with her an unblemished record and a desire to leave a lasting impression on America But I never give up,” said Souza after the fight “Now America knows my name.” Roxanne Modafferi is one of the pioneer’s of the women’s side of mixed martial arts. She had gone through a rough patch where she lost six fights before rebounding to win her last two outings entering Friday’s fight with Vanessa Porto Her opponent had also won her two most recent fights when Modafferi handed Porto the first TKO loss of her career As much as Modafferi’s striking and aggression have improved since then it wasn’t enough to win the rematch Modafferi was extremely active on her feet but Porto showed herself to be the more accurate and powerful striker besting Modafferi in the majority of their exchanges She also scored several takedowns that earned points with the judges but Porto’s takedowns and top position were enough to earn a unanimous nod from the judges and avenge their first meeting “It was a great relief to have this fight,” said Porto I’ve been waiting for this for a long time.” Though most had expected Amanda Bell to continue her climb towards a featherweight title shot New Zealander Faith Van Duin had other thoughts and slammed the door on Bell’s three-fight winning streak Van Duin did a good job negating Bell’s powerful punches Van Duin poured on the submission attempts until she finally caught Bell in a bulldog choke early in the second frame After the fight, Van Duin wasn’t shy, calling for a shot at the belt currently wrapped around Cris Cyborg’s waist Raquel Pa’aluhi continued to prove to be one of the fighters to watch in the bantamweight division She pulled off a bit of an upset on Friday night winning a unanimous decision over Ediane Gomes The victory puts Pa’aluhi on a three-fight winning streak turning around a career that had been headed in the opposite direction two-and-a-half years ago Follow MMAWeekly.com on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram is confident that UFC Des Moines loss will fuel the fighter to take things to the next level  Polar Night's unit is a steel container of approximately four meters wide and seven meters high FOR THE FIRST TIME, sand is being used to store thermal energy thanks to the work done by Polar Night Energy Polar Night Energy teamed up with Vatajankoski to create the cutting edge energy storage system on site at Vatajankoski’s power plant near the city of Kankaanpää Electricity is stored within sand in the form of heat which can then be tapped by the city as an eco-friendly means of running their district heating systems googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("desktop-single-halfpage2"); }); The storage unit itself is a steel container of approximately four meters wide and seven meters high that contains an automated heat storage system along with hundreds of tons of sand A small volume of sand can naturally store a lot of heat at approximately 500-600 degrees Celsius and the sand within the system is heated using low-cost electricity from the power plant which is circulated back through the sand by means of a heat exchanger allowing the system to keep the sand at 500 degrees Celsius for several months during which time it will continue to heat the nearby air the “sand battery” offers 100 kW of heating power and 8 MWh of energy capacity which can be piped into the city’s district heating system googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("desktop-single-halfpage3"); }); The sand battery offers 100 kW of heating power and 8 MWh of energy capacity “The construction of the storage went well especially considering that the solution is completely new We managed to get everything in order despite some challenges and a short delay Now the sand is already hot,” said Polar Night Energy’s CTO Markku Ylönen “We have already learnt that our system has even more potential than we initially calculated It’s been a positive surprise.” also use the heat contained in the sand to prime the waste heat recovered from their high performance data servers The waste heat from the servers is typically 60 degrees Celsius and has to be raised to 75-100 degrees before it can be fed into the district heating network used by the city but we liked the idea of trying something new to be the first in the world to do something like this,” said Pekka Passi the managing director of the Vatajankoski power plant but I think it’s going to be a success.” The creation of the “sand battery” might just solve a problem faced by the global renewable energy industry has long struggled to produce renewable power during the colder months given the lack of heat and light Being able to store heat for long periods of time might turn out to be a game changer The creation of the “sand battery” might just provide a solution to the problem of year-round sustainability “This innovation is a part of the smart and green energy transition Heat storages can significantly help to increase intermittent renewables in the electrical grid we can prime the waste heat to usable level to heat a city This is a logical step towards combustion-free heat production,” says Ylönen While battery systems offer a range of possibilities they aren’t the silver bullet the renewables sector needs the efficiency falls off when the sand is used to return power to the national electricity grid it appears to be a viable way to store heat in the long term and it could certainly be used to provide heat for industrial applications such as the manufacturing of textiles where much of the heat required is generated using fossil fuels Polar Night has created the first “sand battery” in the world and its potential applications are widespread and certainly a boon to the renewable power industry 🪩 The tech behind Taylor Swift’s concert wristbands 🤳 Are you looking for the best dumb phones in 2023 🦄 The 2023 top startups in MENA 🧀 Italian cheesemakers are putting microchips in their Parmesan 🖤 The pros and cons of tattoos 🥦 Your genes can make it easier (or harder) to be a vegetarian ✨ And be sure to follow WIRED Middle East on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn Finland’s Defense Ministry has banned Russian citizens from buying a property that once served as a retirement home for national security reasons, writes Politico. In October 2022, three Russian citizens came to Imatra and filled out the documents needed to buy a former old people’s home in Kankaanpää, on the southwestern side of Finland. All three provided the same email address and residence address in a residential area on the outskirts of St. Petersburg. This did not convince the officials. Two months later, the Finnish Defense Ministry announced that it had banned the purchase, citing national security issues. The authorities’ considerations were straightforward: the desired property of the Russians was within arm’s reach of the Niinisalo Garrison, where soldiers are trained. The former nursing home offers an unobstructed view of several roads leading into the garrison. Juhani Tuori, a specialty real estate agent, said he heard about the proposed deal and thought it was strange. He has previously been involved in attempts to sell the property, but this time he didn’t participate. The agent said: «I wondered why such a trade was made. Especially given the state of the world.» A report by the Finnish Defense Ministry said that the deal was stopped because Kankaanpää plays a crucial role in Finnish security, and the property near Niinisalo Garrison if owned by third-country nationals, poses a threat to national security. The events in Kankanpe show that suspicions of Russian activity have grown in Russia’s neighboring countries. For more than two decades, Russians enjoyed opportunities to buy property in Europe. Finland was no exception. Three Russian billionaires also bought a Finnish hockey team, while a Finnish energy company planned to jointly build a nuclear power plant with Russia’s Rosatomenergo. Russian citizens have built holiday homes in various regions of Finland. At the time, it was seen as an innocent investment. At the moment, the view has become more skeptical, taking into account Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and the growing intelligence activity. Finland has begun to evaluate Russian purchases much more seriously. A Finn recently bought back a hockey team, and plans for a nuclear power plant have also been scrapped. The former nursing home that the Russians wanted to buy is definitely in need of some attention, as the property has fallen into serious disrepair in recent years. It can be approached from two directions, and both forest roads and the main road lead from the property to Niinisalo Garrison. Finland is currently preparing to join NATO together with Sweden. Russian President Vladimir Putin has responded to this with threats, which, in turn, make the two northern countries pay more attention to security. Open image viewerPolice have said that the suspects subscribe to radical neo-Nazi ideology. The above images were discovered during the course of the preliminary investigation. Image: Poliisi / PolisenYle News31.1.2024 11:29•Updated 31.1.2024 11:38The terrorism case in the small town of Kankaanpää in the region of Satakunta originally involved five suspected members of a neo-Nazi group Deputy Prosecutor General Jukka Rappe charged two of the suspects with crimes committed with terrorist intent The case marks the first time charges have ever been filed against a far-right group in Finland Three other three men previously suspected of involement in terrorist activity were also charged with offenses but are no longer accused of crimes with terrorist intent Finland's National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has reversed its decision to freeze their assets several of the suspected crimes of the Kankaanpää group are linked to the racist and neo-Nazi ideology adopted by the group's core members An Yle investigation into the gang's activities revealed an extensive list of crimes committed by its members, with interviewees reporting the gang were known to harass, intimidate and even violently attack people in the town over the course of a number of years. Many of these incidents involved victims from minority backgrounds, police said. During the course of the preliminary investigation, police confiscated several weapons from the terror cell, including an assault rifle and sawn-off shotguns, as well as dynamite and fertiliser containing the explosive ammonium nitrate. One of the men suspected in the case contacted Yle's Finnish-language service and denied being a neo-Nazi or far-right extremist. The man communicated the same message to Yle through an intermediary as early as in 2021. The man's story is supported by the decision not to prosecute him. A preliminary investigation found no evidence that the man was specifically familiar with violent far-right ideology or trained to commit terrorist crimes. The man declined to be interviewed by telephone, but answered Yle's questions by email. His identity has been confirmed by Yle. The man says he has known the other suspects since primary school, but claims there is nothing ideological about his contact with them. "It is not my habit to associate only with people who agree with me on everything," he writes. According to the man, the police did not find any material in his possession that could be classified as extreme right-wing. "I am, and always have been, opposed to authoritarianism and to the undermining and violation of civil rights and individual freedoms in all their forms, whatever the group of people concerned," he stated. Previous investigations by Yle have not revealed that he has been convicted or even fined for anything other than traffic offences in the past. The criminal case of the two of the suspects being charged with crimes committed with terrorist intent is pending before the Satakunta District Court, but the proceedings have not yet started. assaultsFive members of the far-right group were arrested by police in early December on suspicion of terrorist offences One suspect has since been released from pre-trial detention Open image viewerPolice released the above images on 3 December 2021 The item on the left was confiscated from the group by police kuvankäsittely: Ilkka Kemppinen / YleYle News20.12.2021 11:55A group of young men clad in bomber jackets and combat boots have been a familiar sight around the town of Kankaanpää in southwest Finland for many years The gang have also been known to openly display racist insignia such as t-shirts with the text "White Pride" Earlier this month, Satakunta District Court remanded five men all aged between 23 and 26 years old and believed to be members of the group on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack A subsequent Yle investigation has revealed an extensive list of crimes committed by members of the group with interviewees reporting that the gang were known to harass intimidate and even violently attack people in the town over the course of the past few years A number of these incidents involved victims from minority backgrounds with Yle's sources revealing that their minority status was the very reason they were attacked by the group Yle has anonymised the names of the interviewees in this article to protect them from any reprisals Their national and ethnic identities are also being withheld to further protect their safety Four of the group's members remain in pre-trial detention on suspicion of making preparations for a terror attack. A fifth member was released from police custody on 10 December with law enforcement officials saying they saw no probable cause to suspect that he might commit a crime Police said they believe the suspects follow a far-right ideology influenced by accelerationist ideas This means they want to foment chaos in society in order to hasten the collapse of western societies using extreme violence to pursue their aims Two of the five suspects in the terrorism plot were previously convicted of involvement in a violent assault that took place in front of a bar called Majava in Kankaanpää in September 2019 the far-right group noticed a person of minority background standing in front of the bar this person was enjoying a social evening with other students from the nearby Kankaanpää Art School Open image viewerThe sign for the Majava bar is still visible in the centre of the town Image: Tuomas Rimpiläinen / YleThe neo-Nazi group members told police during the preliminary investigation into the case that the person of minority background verbally abused them told police that they were talking to someone about immigration when the neo-Nazi group began berating them This soon turned into insults related to their minority background this person told police that they struck one of the members of the neo-Nazi group in the face punching the person of minority background once or twice in the face so that they fell backwards into the street and lost consciousness The duo then continued to kick the victim several times in the head and body while they lay unconscious in the street the person of minority background admitted to throwing the first punch was convicted of assault and received an income-linked One of the two members of the neo-Nazi group denied he punched or kicked the victim while the other entered a plea of self-defence the court convicted both of assault and sentenced them to three months in prison the court said that the violent acts they committed were completely disproportionate to the preceding first punch and could not be seen as self-defence According to the sources interviewed by Yle for this article many people in Kankaanpää were aware of the members of the group from both their reputation and their appearance Their behaviour is described by interviewees as well as in the criminals reports as aggressive and provocative Open image viewerThe scene in Kankaanpää where police believe a stabbing took place members of the group were suspected of stabbing one person in Kankaanpää on the midsummer weekend of 2020 The victim in this incident is not believed to be from a minority background One witness to the incident told police they saw one of the members of the group carrying a knife while the prosecutor in the case considered it clear that the victim had been stabbed the victim could not or did not want to tell police which member of the neo-Nazi group had stabbed them the prosecutor did not proceed with the case The five members of the group that were arrested on suspicion of planning the terror attack include two brothers born in 1996 and 1998 There are also several other people on the outskirts of the group at least one of whom has convictions for violent crimes as well as property-related offences a group of students from Kankaanpää Art School were spending the evening in the Majava bar The group of students included the person of minority background who had been beaten unconscious outside the bar in September 2019 as well as two other people from the same minority background a group of young men wearing bomber jackets arrived at the bar The student group identified at least one of them as having been involved in the September assault the group of men began behaving aggressively towards the students and especially towards the representative of the minority group present The situation had escalated by the time the bar closed and based on the account of one person belonging to a minority group interviewed by Yle the neo-Nazi group began to insult the students with words related to their minority background also confirmed the course of events to Yle who was of the same background as the victim of the September assault told Yle that he wanted to protect this person from any possible attack so began to accompany them home A preliminary investigation into the subsequent events is still ongoing but Yle understands that a criminal report of three suspected assaults has been filed with police four members of the neo-Nazi group began following the two students as they made their way home and caught up with them on Paasikivenkatu near the town's Linnanpuisto public park the four men violently attacked the two students as well as a third person who arrived at the scene to help them All of the victims suffered injuries that required hospital treatment At least one of the suspects in this attack is also a suspect in the terrorist case Members of the group are also believed to have been involved in a violent incident that took place in Kankaanpää on May Day 2021 a group of art school students had congregated at a restaurant on the outskirts of the town centre This group again included the student who had been the victim of the September 2019 assault as well as the December 2019 attack Open image viewerThe scene of the incident on May Day 2021 Image: Tuomas Rimpiläinen / YleThe students filmed a video of the ensuing incident the neo-Nazi gang can be heard telling the students that they are not welcome in Kankaanpää A criminal report has also been filed in this case At least one of the neo-Nazi gang is also suspected of involvement in the two other Detective Inspector Toni Sjöblom is leading the investigations into the assaults as well as the probe into the terrorism plot He told Yle that there are reasons to suspect the minority groups were specifically targeted in the incidents but he was not willing to reveal the suspects in the cases Yle has also interviewed a number of current and former students of the art school who reported that there has been extensive harassment or intolerance of art school students in Kankaanpää Students collectively strive to take care of each other and foreign exchange students in particular The art school is part of Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK) SAMK's rector Jari Multisilta told Yle that the Art School itself has not been threatened in any way and the authorities have not been in contact with the institution either Multisilta added that he held an "information session" with students last week to dispel any rumours of a potential attack on the school In addition to the other criminal reports and court cases one of the members of the neo-Nazi group is suspected of aggravated assault took place in Kankaanpää on 6 October 2019 been able to verify the details of the incident Open image viewerPolice released this image of weapons confiscated from the group Image: PoliisiInterviewees also told Yle that members of the group 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President of the Republic appointed new Ambassadors and a new Consul General The President of the Republic appointed Counsellor for Foreign Affairs Kalle Kankaanpää to serve as Head of Mission at Finland’s Embassy in Zagreb Kankaanpää will transfer to Zagreb from the Ministry where he has worked as Director of the Unit for Northern Europe since 2015 he has worked in the Unit for Russia and held positions relating to regional cooperation His career in the Diplomatic Service includes posts at the Finnish Embassy in Vilnius and at Finland's Permanent Representation to the European Union in Brussels where he also served as national specialist at the European External Action Service (EEAS) Kankaanpää joined the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1998 He holds a Master’s degree in Social Sciences The President of the Republic appointed Counsellor for Foreign Affairs Leena Viljanen to serve as Head of Mission at Finland’s Embassy in Windhoek Viljanen will move to Windhoek from the Asian Development Bank where she has served as Alternate Executive Director since 2018 she served in the Ministry as Director of the Unit for South Asia she has also held posts in Jakarta and Nairobi Viljanen joined the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1990 She holds a Master’s degree in Social Sciences The President of the Republic appointed Counsellor for Foreign Affairs Sannamaaria Vanamo to serve as Head of Mission at Finland’s Consulate General in St Petersburg Vanamo will move to St Petersburg from the Ministry where she has been Deputy Director General of the Department for Russia Eastern Europe and Central Asia since 2017.  In 2014–2017 she served as Director of the Unit for Arms Control Her career in the Diplomatic Service includes posts in Washington DC Vanamo joined the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 2000 She holds a Master's degree in Social Sciences Inquiries: Kirsti Pohjankukka, Director General for Human Resources, tel. +358 29 535 0038. The Foreign Ministry’s email addresses are in the format  [email protected]. but remains under investigationPolice have released one of five men detained a week ago on suspicion of terrorist offenses Open image viewerPolice announced details of the suspected Kankaanpää terror cell last Saturday Image: Juha Sinisalo / LehtikuvaYle News10.12.2021 16:14The Southwest Finland police department said on Friday that it had released one of the suspects believed to be members of a far-right terror cell in the town of Kankaanpää Satakunta District Court remanded five men This was the first time such charges have ever been filed against a far-right group in Finland One of the suspects was arrested conditionally with the court giving police a week to gather further information on the suspect before possibly extending the detention The head of the investigation said that the higher threshold needed to continue the individual's detention had not so far been met based on interrogations and other preliminary investigation material As law enforcement officials saw no probable cause to suspect that he might commit a crime the man is still suspected of terrorist offenses and his involvement in the case is still being investigated said his client was pleased with the decision The suspect is under a gag order forbidding him to talk about the case Kankaanpää is a town of some 11,000 people in the Satakunta region CrimeFive far-right terror suspects remanded into custodyPublished 20212021Police: Planned reception centre destroyed by fire, likely arsonPublished 20152015Sources: Yle trial likely next monthThe case marks the first time charges have ever been filed against a far-right group in Finland Open image viewerPolice discovered the above images during the course of the preliminary investigation Image: Poliisi / PolisenYle News4.5.2023 13:36•Updated 4.5.2023 13:37A lengthy police investigation into the suspected terrorist activities of a neo-Nazi gang from the town of Kankaanpää in Finland's southwest is nearing completion and will be passed to prosecutors for consideration "within a few weeks" The case first came to the attention of the public in December 2021, when the five suspects — all men aged between 23 and 26 — were remanded in custody on suspicion of making preparations for a terrorist attack Police said at the time they believed the group were influenced by accelerationist ideas — meaning they wanted to create chaos in society in order to hasten the collapse of contemporary civilisation — and the case marks the first time charges have ever been filed against a far-right group in Finland An Yle investigation into the gang's activities revealed an extensive list of crimes committed by its members During the course of the preliminary investigation police confiscated several weapons from the terror cell including an assault rifle and sawn-off shotguns as well as dynamite and fertiliser containing the explosive ammonium nitrate In January 2022, Satakunta District Court ordered the release of four of the gang ruling police had not put forward any new evidence in support of the application to continue the detention of the suspects One of the suspects had been released by police a month earlier although he was still considered a suspect in the case Yle's investigation also found that some of the suspects had prior convictions for offences including violent assaults The five members of the group include two brothers born in 1996 and 1998 The publicity surrounding the case has caused mixed feelings in the Kankaanpää region with some locals fearing the entire area will be stigmatised because of the suspected actions of a few individuals People in the area have also raised question marks about the length of the police's investigation which had initially been scheduled to be completed by March 2021 Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email Representatives of the City of Rijeka and the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County held a joint reception for the new Ambassador of Finland to Croatia Ambassador Kankaanpää was received on behalf of the City of Rijeka by the Mayor of Rijeka Marko Filipović while on behalf of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County he was welcomed by Vojko Braut and Petar Mamula deputy presidents of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Mayor Filipović expressed his satisfaction with the visit of the Finnish Ambassador and he pointed out that the main topic of the reception had been economic cooperation between Finland and Croatia especially the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and Rijeka “Our talks were mainly about design and engineering for the shipbuilding industry Rijeka has become a European hub for shipbuilding design – over a thousand engineers in Rijeka work and generate revenues that are above the Croatian average in companies jointly owned by Croatian owners and owners from abroad – the Netherlands Sweden – and they design ships that sail all the world’s seas,” said Mayor Filipovic adding that during the meeting they had also talked about Jadran Galenski Laboratorij the largest Croatian pharmaceutical company He added that they had also discussed tourism and the possibility of reintroducing airlines that would connect Finland and Croatia He expressed his belief that this year many Finnish tourists whose number in Croatia and Rijeka is on the rise every year The talks also included a topic related to the exchange of experiences in the field of education “Finland has one of the best education systems in the world and their experiences can significantly contribute to the development of the education system in Croatia as well Rijeka has developed a model of civic education recognised by many municipalities and cities in Croatia I am glad that during some of our next visits announced by the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs we will operationalise the cooperation related to both civic education and our University” Deputy president Braut pointed out that it had been agreed to continue cooperation and exchange of experience in the field in which Finland and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County were similar Ambassador Kankaanpää ponted out that that was his first official trip outside Zagreb emphasising that he was fascinated by our region as well as the possibilities of cooperation between Finnish and Croatian companies “The Finnish healthcare system and industry are known for high-quality services and equipment and I see opportunities for Finnish companies to cooperate with Croatia artificial intelligence and others related to the health sector,” said the ambassador adding that he saw the possibility of improving cooperation in maritime technologies and tourism Ambassador Kankaanpää was accompanied by Mladen Merlak Honorary Consul of the Republic of Finland in Rijeka Kalle Johannes Kankaanpää became the Ambassador of the Republic of Finland to the Republic of Croatia on 11 May 2021 Comprehensive list of city contacts © 2025. City of Rijeka Open image viewerFile photo of Satakunta District Court Image: Tapio Termonen / YleYle News6.1.2022 12:54Satakunta District Court has ordered the release of four suspects believed to be members of a far-right terror cell in the town of Kankaanpää in southwest Finland A fifth suspect was previously released last month The five men, aged 23-26, were detained in December on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack marking the first time such charges have ever been filed against a far-right group in Finland but were released from pre-trial detention during the spring of 2020 An Yle investigation revealed an extensive list of confirmed and suspected crimes committed by members of the group Section 8 of Finland's Coercive Measures Act as the reason behind the decision to release the suspects "A person arrested or remanded for an offence and released may not be rearrested for the same offence on the basis of a circumstance of which the authority was aware when deciding on arrest or remand." the district court stated that investigators have not put forward any new evidence in support of the application to continue the detention of the suspects the men are still suspected of committing crimes and therefore the case files will remain secret Police had demanded that the suspects remain in pre-trial detention arguing in court that there were sufficient grounds for keeping the men in custody as they may seek to obstruct the course of justice after their release The court however rejected the police's argument "I am surprised that this was the decision," Detective Inspector Toni Sjöblom "The preliminary investigation will continue under the same headings [charges] It will not be affected by the court's decision," he said Sjöblom added that the pre-trial probe may be slowed down by the court's decision as the suspects have not yet been fully interviewed by investigators The release of the suspects may make it more difficult to conduct follow-up interviews police still aim to complete the preliminary investigation by the end of March an actual deadline no longer exists as the suspects have been released from pre-trial detention and Kiuru's Covid actionCounty Council elections take place in January 2022 Open image viewerKrista Kiuru (SDP) has taken a greater role in Covid policy recently. Image: Anna Marina Victoria Björkqvist / YleYle News16.12.2021 9:37•Updated 16.12.2021 13:46Investigations into a Nazi terror cell in the sleepy town of Kankaanpää drew headlines two weeks ago but little was really known about the five men detained by police Officers told the world they were suspected of weapons crimes and planning a terror strike and were enthralled in a far-right ideology Iltalehti went to KankaanpääOpens an external website located near Pori in the south-western region of Satakunta to find out more about the Nazis' environment The town is no stranger to far-right activity When an asylum reception centre opened in 2015 one of the buildings was burned to the ground That police investigation is still ongoing and the reception centre has long since closed IL reports that Facebook groups set up around the same time shared information about the movements of asylum seekers in the town The same groups said they would be willing to establish street patrols if they felt it necessary The suspects in this latest terror plot were a familiar sight in Kankaanpää nightlife but their everyday life was probably pretty similar to Nazis in larger cities "Most of their activities are the same regardless of the location: distributing propaganda," said Tommi Kotonen of Jyväskylä University Iltalehti reports that pictures of Adolf Hitler have been placed around the town along with stickers from the banned Nordic resistance Movement Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories, straight to your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up for our newsletter Helsingin Sanomat has a lot of politics on Thursday. The paper's monthly poll is outOpens an external website showing a continued lead for the National Coalition Party with the SDP in second spot and the Finns Party in third HS also publishes its election compassOpens an external website ahead of the county council elections due on 22 January 2022 The goal of the compass is to allow voters to differentiate between the candidates by giving them a set of statements they can agree or disagree with and analysing how each candidate's answers stack up in relation to the voter's The compass then offers a list of candidates and parties that hold opinions most similar to the voter who also filled in the compass The HS election compass is only available in Finnish but Yle's will be published in English too Ilta-Sanomat takes a look at the recently-elevated profile of Krista Kiuru (SDP) the Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services who has been prominent in announcing and pushing for tougher lines on Covid mitigation measures Last Friday she fronted a ministry effort to beef up testing urging people to do more rapid tests to track the spread of Covid and isolate when necessary Since then she has been the one to announce tighter restrictions on international arrivals and her statements have been increasingly at odds with those of the National Institute for Health and welfare This bigger role in fronting Covid policy seems to have come at the expense of Prime Minister Sanna Marin her Social Democratic Party comrade who has hit the headlines for less strict interpretations of Covid rules and seems to have taken a back seat on Covid policy herself Ilta-Sanomat carriesOpens an external website anonymous quotes from MPs and government sources on the situation One SDP MP says this is the leadership that has been lacking while others suggest it is a return to normal: Kiuru is taking the lead as the minister responsible for Covid policy Sources elsewhere in the government suggest that Marin is taking a back seat because she finds it difficult to admit she may have made a mistake in advocating a broad reopening of society taking the lead on Covid remains a poisoned chalice and with Kiuru happy to take difficult and unpopular decisions it's unlikely anyone else will want to take her role soon which will be constructed in the Satakunta town of Kankaanpää The initial goal is to slaughter some 10,000 lambs per year Image: Devy Nagalingam / Yle7.4.2016 7:02•Updated 7.4.2016 9:40A halal mutton slaughterhouse is to be erected in Finland in order to meet the growing demand for meat produced according to Muslim traditions The project is led by two Helsinki brothers with roots in Iraq and they have already scoped out a possible location: Kankaanpää in the south-western region of Satakunta They noticed that although halal meat is sold to Finland’s burgeoning Muslim population "Money flows out of Finland all the time because of this halal slaughter," said Karrar al-Hello "Halal slaughter could be carried out in Finland too Al-Hello says that the abattoir will operate according to Finnish legislation on meat production as the animals will be stunned before they are killed Halal meat is often produced from animals who are not stunned but in Finnish halal production the only difference will be in the ritual The butcher will be a Muslim who can bless the animals before turning them towards Mecca and slitting their throats The halal slaughterhouse has been planned for many years but the idea has been slowed down by prejudice according to al-Hello "Sheep farmers have had preconceptions about halal slaughter as they didn’t really know what it is," said al-Hello "Now in the lamb farmers’ association and among lamb farmers it’s said that we’re offering a contract that sounds good and safe." Al-Hello says that his operation will begin slaughtering animals next year Voit käyttää palvelun kaikkia sisältöjä vapaasti kirjaudu sisään henkilökohtaisella Mediatunnuksella Luitko jo tämän: Satu Mattilaa varoitettiin alasti juoksevista hipeistä – oikeasti ekokylä on jotain ihan muuta Lue kesäaiheiset jutut kootusti Kesäpaikka-teemasivustolta Karstulan keskustassa 1950-luvulta lähtien toiminut ravintola sai vuonna 2003 uuden nimen Liiketoimintaa alkoivat harjoittaa neljä naista joita yhdisti työtaival Kouheron tanssilavalla ja ravintolassa että missä nimessä olisi jotakin Karstulaan liittyvää Kuulin Lapin reissuillani tarinoita Nätti-Jussista perustajajäseniin kuulunut Pirjo Vainio kertoo – Rinta rottingilla olen kertonut taukotuvilla muutama vuosi sitten ravintolan omistajuudesta luopunut Vainio kertoo Ravintolan virallinen nimi on Neljä Nättiä Oy sillä yritysrekisterissä Nätti Jussi -nimi oli jo varattu joten tottahan me olimme myös neljä nättiä Nätti Jussin perustajajäsenistä mukana ovat edelleen Meeri Peltoaho ja Eeva-Terttu Ahonen Vainion osuutta hoitaa nyt Pirjo Keisanen ja Annikki Laitisen tilalle tuli viime vuoden lopulla Anne Kankaanpää Keuruulta Nätti Jussi työllistää kaikkiaan kymmenkunta henkilöä 40101 JyväskyläKäyntiosoite: Aholaidantie 3 joita ilmestyy ympäri vuorokauden vuoden jokaisena päivänä sekä näköislehtemme liitteineen sekä näköislehtien arkiston Asenna sovellus laitteesi sovelluskaupasta Kamua Helsinki: Avec The weigh-ins for Invicta FC 12 took place today at the Holiday Inn Kansas City Downtown – Aladdin Hotel in Kansas City Tomorrow night the fights will be held at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City The nine-fight card will stream live and exclusively on UFCFIGHTPASS.com at 8 p.m Four ladies missed weight during their attempts she defends it for the first time against undefeated Brazilian Livia Renata Souza Welcome back to The Crossfire MMA Crossfire Expert Kenai Andrews shares his thoughts on the card GINA BEGLEY (0-0-0) VS SIJARA EUBANKS (0-0-0) I think Eubanks gets this to the ground with her wrestling and hammers out a submission with her Jiu-Jitsu Andrews Prediction: Sijara Eubanks via submission SHANNON SINN (1-2-0) VS MAUREEN RIORDON (0-1-0) Andrews: Sinn lost to Andrea Lee at Invicta FC 9 She likes to go for submissions on the ground but game on the feet but I think Riordon catches Sinn before she can clamp a sub on Andrews Prediction: Maureen Riordon via TKO DELANEY OWEN (3-1-0) VS SHARON JACOBSON (2-1-0) Andrews: Owen lost to JJ Aldrich at Invicta FC 8 She couldn’t get her BJJ game going in that one The problem is Jacobson has a solid wrestling background Jacobson should be able to take the fight where she wants to with it and grind out a decision win Andrews Prediction: Sharon Jacobson via unanimous decision LACEY SCHUCKMAN (10-8-0) VS JENNY LIOU (3-1-0) Andrews: Liou lost a unanimous decision to Jamie Moyle at Invicta FC 9 She showed a determination to keep in the fight and landed takedowns but was beaten in the clinch Has she improved enough to get past the wrestling and experience of Schuckman Lacey has fought top opponents like Michelle Waterson and Carla Esparza so I think she finds a way to avoid the takedown and get a decision Andrews Prediction: Lacey Schuckman via unanimous decision PEGGY MORGAN (3-2-0) VS LATOYA WALKER (4-0-0) Andrews: Morgan is coming of a great performance of Andria Wawro at Invicta FC 10 something she had a problem with in the past Can she replicate that performance against The Black Mamba who keeps coming forward with powerful looping right hands and strikes but making her Invicta debut If she makes Walker work on the ground and uses her reach Andrews Prediction: Peggy Morgan by unanimous decision EDIANE GOMES (10-3-0) VS RAQUEL PA’ALUHI (4-4-0) Andrews: Pa’aluhi is a scrappy fighter coming off a short-notice decision win of Kaitlin Young at Invicta FC 9 all of Gomes’ losses have been submissions but Raquel does not have a submission win yet and I don’t feel she can knock Ediane out I am rolling with Gomes for the decision win Andrews Prediction: Ediane Gomes via unanimous decision AMANDA BELL (3-2-0) VS FAITH VAN DUIN (4-1-0) Andrews: Does Amanda Bell have the gas tank She looked fantastic in her last fight but looked a little winded too She can end the fight on the feet or ground Faith brings Muay Thai to the table but is making her Invicta debut Faith gets the stoppage in an entertaining battle Andrews Prediction: Faith Van Duin via TKO ROXANNE MODAFFERI (17-11-0) VS VANESSA PORTO (17-6-0) Modafferi stopped Porto at bantamweight seven years ago I don’t know if Porto can penetrate the striking  of Modafferi with takedowns but Roxanne is in a groove and I have to go with her being able to keep the fight on the feet Andrews Prediction: Roxanne Modafferi via unanimous decision KATJA KANKAANPAA (10-1-1) VS LIVIA RENATA SOUZA (7-0-0) Andrews: Katja cannot afford a slow start here Souza is dangerous on the ground and that is her world with her strikes to set up her kicks and takedowns Kankaanpaa likes to access her opponent more If it stays on the feet Katja has a good chance of taking some starch out of Souza but I see Souza upsetting the champ late with a tap Andrews Prediction: Livia Renata Souza via submission @kenaiandrews