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"Large-scale heat pumps utilize excess heat from Microsoft data centers in Finland"
#Finland #Microsoft #Technology

Large-scale heat pumps utilize excess heat from Microsoft data centers in Finland
Finnish energy company Fortum has switched on two industrial-scale heat pumps in southern Finland that will utilize excess heat from two local data centres belonging to Microsoft from next year. The company states data centre waste heat could cover around 40% of the total 2 TWh annual district heating demand of users in the area.

#Finland gains direct rail link to Europe this summer
(h/t Aarne Granlund over on bsky)
https://yle.fi/a/74-20220038

Finland gains direct rail link to Europe this summer
Transport Minister Lulu Ranne (Finns) says a long-delayed cross-border train to Sweden should begin rolling this summer, allowing passengers to ride the rails from continental Europe to Finnish Lapland, or overland between the Finnish and Swedish capitals.

In 2024, #Finland made some changes to financial support for students (mostly at #university level). Newspapers report on some financial outcomes:
https://yle.fi/a/74…

Aerobikki 🏋🏽 by #AnttiPaalanen
(2026)
#Accordion #Finland 🪗 🇫🇮
#Workout

Mikko Hyppönen is going after drones.
#InfoSec #Finland #drone #Ukraine

After fighting malware for decades, this cybersecurity veteran is now hacking drones | TechCrunch
Mikko Hyppönen is one of the most recognizable faces of the cybersecurity industry. After fighting computer viruses, worms, and malware, for more than 35 years, he tells TechCrunch why he is now working on systems to stop killer drones.

#finland #worldchampions #2026 #icehockey