Finland–Vietnam Strategic Push: Finland is looking to deepen cooperation with Vietnam in green transition, digital transformation, telecoms, smart infrastructure and green development after the two countries’ strategic partnership was set up in late 2025. NATO Training in Finland: NATO’s large-scale “Northern Star” drills are under way in Kajaani, bringing about 9,000 troops and focusing on rapid deployment and counter-drone concepts amid rising drone activity. Shipwreck-to-Fashion Science: Aalto University researchers turned fragments from Finland’s 17th-century Hahtiperä wooden shipwreck into new textile fibers using an Ioncell recycling process, with dresses now exhibited in Oulu. AI for Cancer Care: Central Finland researchers report an AI model to speed up colorectal cancer diagnostics using biobank and hospital data, aiming for faster clinical adoption. Digital Government Links: Uzbekistan and Finland are expanding e-government and AI cooperation, including public-sector AI use and training for digital administrators. Smart Materials Research: University of Turku doctoral work produced thin polymer films that can both store electrical energy and change colour, pointing toward self-tinting energy-storing smart windows.