### europe awaits a record easter holiday weekend tourist influx in 2025 **april 18, 2025 – a historic surge in inbound tourism** as the easter holiday approaches, twelve european nations - germany, france, italy, spain, greece, luxembourg, netherlands, finland, denmark, norway, the united kingdom, and estonia - are gearing up to welcome over one hundred million tourists from the united states, china, australia, and new zealand

### marimekko and blue bottle coffee collaborate to honor finnish coffee culture and everyday rituals **oakland, calif

# keeping princeton in estonia: a defense of educational exchange **by astor lu and william aepli** april 18, 2025 in response to recent calls to end princeton university's russian language program in estonia, two students argue for the program's continuing relevance and value

**us students detained in denmark amid dispute with uber driver** *by lisa klaassen, cnn* *updated april 16, 2025* two college students from the united states have been arrested and held in denmark for two weeks following an alleged altercation with an uber driver

### norway's largest battery-powered ferry begins delivery from turkey **april 17, 2025** *by the maritime executive* norway's maritime industry celebrates a significant advancement with the recent completion and delivery run of hinnøy, the largest fully battery-powered ferry in the country

### bringing icelandic skyr to the arizona sun **phoenix, arizona** – entrepreneur unnari helgi daníelsson is on a mission to introduce icelandic skyr to residents of arizona and beyond

### lithuania enhances road and border defenses to deter russia **april 18, 2025 – vilnius, lithuania** lithuania is embarking on a significant upgrade of its road infrastructure and border security measures aimed at bolstering defenses against potential russian aggression

**finland advances to semi-finals after narrow victory over sweden in iihf championship** *ceske budejovice, czech republic - april 17, 2025* in a thrilling quarter-final match, finland defeated sweden 3-2, ensuring their place in the semi-finals of the 2025 iihf women's world championship

## what it's like to live in the happiest country on earth: insights from finland finland continues to claim the title of the happiest country on earth, as indicated by the un's world happiness report for 2025

# indonesia and latvia discuss three areas of government cooperation **jakarta, indonesia – september 6, 2024**: indonesian foreign minister retno marsudi met with latvian foreign minister baiba braze on thursday, september 5, 2024, to discuss vital aspects of bilateral relations

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# couple embarks on ‘5athlon’ journey from norway to south africa ## adventure on a grand scale in an ambitious endeavor that combines endurance with a spirit of adventure, finnish couple peyman, 42, and sailor, 36, have launched an expedition they aptly call the “5athlon

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# lithuania's defence minister urges increased military spending to counter russian threat **vilnius, lithuania – april 15, 2025** in a direct appeal to european nations, lithuanian defence minister dovile sakaliene emphasized the urgent need for increased defense spending to deter potential aggression from russia

# sweden's wacky sauna song ignites excitement for eurovision sweden is aiming for another victory at the eurovision song contest with a quirky entry that celebrates its sauna culture