Finland’s Indo-Pacific pivot: Finland unveiled its first Indo-Pacific policy to deepen ties across Asia while cutting strategic dependence on China, with a focus on trade, investment, technology and security. Subsea cable case: Finnish prosecutors charged a cargo ship captain and bosun over alleged anchor damage to Estonia–Finland telecom cables, with “aggravated criminal mischief” and aggravated interference with telecommunications. 6G/semiconductors: IMEC highlighted a III-V chiplet integration breakthrough on 300mm silicon, while Nokia’s Finnish 6G push continues to attract global AI-and-telecom attention. Energy storage: Eurelectric and AFRY say long-duration energy storage is gaining market traction, estimating major system-level savings per GW. Quantum training in Finland’s orbit: A UCLA workshop is training the next wave of superconducting qubit designers and fault-tolerance-minded engineers. Tech industry dispute: A Finnish firm sued Dell in Ireland over a claimed $70m server price increase for a data centre. Arctic solid waste network: Finland’s UCN will lead a new Arctic-wide solid waste management research network. Talent push: Finland’s Talent Boost Programme is targeting skilled migrants, including in digitalisation, healthcare and cleantech.