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Eurovision odds 2023: Who is favourite to win the song contest this year?

Favourites to win Eurovision 2023 according to the bookies

Liverpool Echo

Eurovision 2023 semi final 1 branded 'blood bath' as fan favourites set to crash out

This year's Eurovision will get going will the first semi final on Tuesday, May 9, featting Finland, Israel, Sweden and more

Chronicle Live

Who is Eurovision favourite to win? Sweden and Finland 'too close to call' as new contender emerges

Before the Eurovision semi finals have even started, two clear favourites are leading the way in the winner odds

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Who is Finland's Eurovision act Kaarija? Cha Cha Cha star tipped to cause upset as odds close in

Finland's entry for the Eurovision song contest, Cha Cha Cha by Kaarija is a strong contender to win in Liverpool

Chronicle Live

"I hike with 4 bottles of gin but no tripod" says Nikon pro Eeva Mäkinen

Eeva Mäkinen shoots landscapes in remote Finland – and she carries four bottles of gin, rather than a tripod

Digital Camera World

Why was the Kremlin attacked? In Russia, it depends who you ask

Pro-Kremlin commentators are sure the drone attack was an attempt on Putin’s life. Liberals are less convinced.

Al Jazeera

Hard rock hallelujah! How metal found an unlikely home at Eurovision

Long synonymous with cheesy pop and earnest ballads, the song contest is also now home to bombastic metal. Past rockers and 2023 contestants explain why they’re actually a perfect fit

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Russia complains to Finland about 'explosive noise' vandalism at consulate

Russia has complained to Finland about vandalism at a Russian consulate on the Aland islands in the Baltic Sea between Finland and Sweden, the Finnish foreign ministry said on Thursday.

Reuters

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Arrives in Finland to Meet Nordic Leaders

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Finland on Wednesday for talks with Nordic leaders on support for his country's war with Russia and on its relations with Europe, governments of the region said. Zelenskiy will hold bilateral talks with Finland's President Sauli Niinisto followed by a news conference before joining…

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Zelenskiy denies attacking Moscow, vows to start counteroffensive

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy rejected on Wednesday Moscow's claim that Kyiv had attempted to attack the Kremlin and said his country would soon start a counteroffensive on its own soil against Russian forces.

Reuters

Finnish daily uses shooter videogame to dodge Russia's press restrictions

Finland's largest daily Helsingin Sanomat on Wednesday took its struggle against Russian media restrictions to a popular online videogame to mark world press freedom day.

Reuters

Eurovision 2023 semi final 1 running order and countries as favourites Sweden and Finland compete

The first Eurovision 2023 semi final will take place in Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena on Tuesday, May 9

Chronicle Live

How to watch Sisu

Here's how you can watch Sisu, the new war movie from Finland generating a lot of buzz and drawing comparisons to John Wick.

WhatToWatch

Finland's 5th Season show their Pink Floyd connection

Finnish melodic prog rockers 5th Season hit the target with their self-titled debut album

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The Independent UK

Tom of Finland exhibit celebrates Nordic country's gay icon

A new exhibition showing the works of Touko Laaksonen, better known by his pseudonym Tom of Finland, adds a personal touch to the late Finnish artist whose homoerotic drawings of muscular men gained a following in the gay community from the 1950s

The Guardian - UK

Finland’s conservatives to open coalition talks with far-right party

Petteri Orpo, likely successor of Sanna Marin as PM, says government should be in place by June

The Independent UK

Finnish center-right to start coalition talks with far-right

The head of Finland’s conservative National Coalition Party, which came first in April 2 elections, says he will start talks to form a center-right coalition government that would see power-sharing with a far-right anti-immigration party

Reuters

Finland's election winner seeks to govern with anti-immigration party

Finland's conservative National Coalition, winner of this month's parliamentary election, said on Thursday it hopes to form a majority government together with the eurosceptic, anti-immigration Finns Party and two smaller groups.

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Daily Mirror

'I found out why Finland is the world's happiest country - and it's not just the food'

Finland has been ranked as the happiest country in the world for a sixth year in a row, and it's clear to see why when you've tried the food, explored the islands and had a sauna

Bangkok Post

China and Russia sign deal on maritime law enforcement as military build-up intensifies in Arctic

China and Russia have signed an agreement to work together in maritime law enforcement following a meeting that took place in a Russian city inside the Arctic Circle, not far from the border with new Nato member Finland.

Motorsport

Why making gin is such a tonic for F1 star Valtteri Bottas

However, some prefer to do things that take them out of their comfort zone and that provide not only a useful distraction from the pressures associated with their profession, but that can also lay the foundations of the life that will follow their retirement.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Ambassador Nisreen Al-Shibel Presents Credentials to Finland’s President

Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Finland Nisreen Al-Shibel presented her credentials to Finland's President Sauli Niinist on Monday. During their meeting, the ambassador conveyed the greetings of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman to the president. Al-Shibel is one of…

Autosport

Why making gin is such a tonic for Valtteri Bottas

The Independent UK

Finland’s military spending soars 36% as global defence budgets hit Cold War levels

As it joins Nato, Finland records its highest year-on-year increase in military spending since 1962

Autosport

Breakthrough WRC win leaves Evans with mixed emotions

The Toyota driver scored a first WRC win since Finland in October 2021 after he and co-driver Scott Martin came through to chalk up a comfortable 27.0s victory over M-Sport’s Ott Tanak on Croatia’s asphalt stages.

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