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Eurovision Song Contest oddsmakers predict Israel will win televoting again this year

The Eurovision World website presented the oddsmakers who predict the televoting results separately from the overall results, and according to them, Israel has a 26% chance of topping the televoting.

People cheer as they watch the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest finals being screened at a community center in Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 17, 2025.
Paivi Rasanen (R), member of the Finnish Parliament, testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Europe's Threat to American Speech and Innovation" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2026.

Finland's Supreme Court fines MP for calling homosexuality 'developmental disorder'

A YOUNG woman celebrates her birthday with a cake along the Tel Aviv beach promenade despite the ongoing war with Iran and missile fire toward Israel, March 5, 2026.

War does not stop Israel from being one of the very happiest nations in the world - opinion

"Bringing several casino comparison websites under one platform points to a broader shift in the Finnish digital gambling sector."

Online casino review platforms merge in Finland as competition intensifies in the Nordics


US and Turkish officials discuss Ukraine and NATO in unannounced meeting

The two, whose meeting was unannounced to the media beforehand, also discussed Turkey's condemnation of Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territory.

 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan greets people during the opening ceremony of Eurasia Tunnel in Istanbul, Turkey, December 20, 2016.

Israel to open refugee camps in Finland, Azerbaijan for Russian Jews

Jewish Agency to host Russian immigration camps in Finland and Azerbaijan * Israeli government approved NIS 90 million in funding for absorption.

The Jewish Agency headquarters in Jerusalem

Russian bombers capable of carrying nukes detected near Finland

The bombers, capable of carrying cruise missiles and strategic nuclear weapons, have been active in the Ukrainian war since Moscow invaded in February.

 A Russian officer takes a picture of a TU-95 bomber, or Bear, at a military airbase in Engels some 900 km (559 miles) south of Moscow.

Initial tranches of men for Russia mobilization arrive at military bases

A Russian lawmaker also said that draft-age men should not be allowed to leave the country.

 Reservists drafted during the partial mobilisation line up outside a recruitment office in the Siberian town of Tara in the Omsk region, Russia September 26, 2022.

'Compartment No. 6' is a journey of hope - review

'Compartment No. 6' tells the story of two strangers who meet by chance on a train.

 'COMPARTMENT NO. 6' is a journey of several days into the freezing north.

Finland's PM attacked for being young and happy

MIDDLE ISRAEL: The woman who initially represented a peaceful nation’s will to live, now also embodies a brave nation’s willingness to fight. 

 FINLAND’S Prime Minister Sanna Marin participates in the Helsinki Pride 2022 march last month.

Justin Bieber appears to perform Nazi salute in viral video

In a video that has since gone viral, pop singer Justin Bieber appears to perform the Nazi salute and march onstage in a show in Finland.

 Pop singer Justin Bieber performing in Finland.

US Senate backs Finland and Sweden's joining NATO

The Senate voted 95 to 1 to support the ratification of the two countries' accession documents.

NATO and Russian flags are seen through broken glass this illustration taken April 13, 2022.

Finland seizes hundreds of Russian freight cars as EU sanctions bite

Finnish bailiff authority said it has frozen assets of a few dozen Russian and Belarusian individuals and legal entities, including transportation firms

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin speaks during the plenary session at the Finnish parliament in Helsinki, Finland, May 16, 2022.

Can NATO reverse course after caving to Ankara’s demands? - analysis

Ankara now uses every opportunity to blackmail NATO, refusing requests or threatening other members, to get what it wants.

 TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of his ruling AK Party during a meeting at the parliament, last month.