US President Donald Trump's antics continue to dominate headlines both in Finland and around the world, with business daily Kauppalehti catching up with former Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Helsinki.
The 72-year-old Dane said a world divided into spheres of influence risks leaving Europe behind.
In Trump's world, big and powerful states rule over the smaller ones. Rasmussen sees this kind of global order as splitting into three centres of power, led by the United States, Russia and China.
Russia would extend its sphere of influence further into Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The United States would dominate South and North America, including Greenland. At the same time, China would assert control over Asia, particularly the continent's eastern regions.
"Europe has relied on a model that doesn't work anymore — cheap energy from Russia, cheap goods from China, and cheap defence from the United States," Rasmussen told the business daily.
Rasmussen called on European leaders to channel the roughly 250 billion euros in frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine's defence and peacekeeping forces.
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Erika or KAJ?
Finnish band KAJ will represent Sweden at the Eurovision final in Basel, Switzerland, after the Swedish public voted for the unknown group to perform an ode to the sauna in the pan-European contest.
Iltalehti explores how this will play out for Finland's entry, Erika Vikman. KAJ's victory last weekend was acknowledged not only by fans but also by Finnish government officials.
"My assumption is that KAJ will be more successful. I believe their performance will resonate better because it's a fresher idea. There hasn't been a sauna song like this in Eurovision before," media researcher Veijo Hietala explained.
Hietala said he considers Vikman’s theme to be somewhat tired, though effective. Her song, "Ich komme" (meaning "I'm coming" in German) is a tribute to eroticism.
"Using sex appeal to grab attention is hardly a new phenomenon. It's somewhat worn-out, but one that still never gets old. Every few years, sexiness makes a comeback. There are always new generations who get excited about sexy songs," he said.
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Mixtape
Listening to music today takes no effort at all — just press a button and instantly enjoy great sound quality from any artist.
But that's not how things used to be, and maybe that's why people who didn't grow up with bad sound quality and jamming tapes are interested in the rectangular containers.
Helsingin Sanomat covers discount retailer Tokmanni's blank cassette campaigns, which have been a hit, according to the store.
Joonas Heiniö, a group category manager at Tokmanni, said cassette tapes are in fact a part of the retailer's regular selection. The blanks on offer are brand new, not leftover from old stock. However, Heiniö said that staff have wondered what customers use them for.
According to Heiniö, there is still demand for other nostalgic media formats as well, with Tokmanni stores selling CDs and DVDs every week.
"Old media is still going strong, even in the digital age," Heiniö told HS.
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