Finland is launching an ambitious campaign to attract international top talent in deep technology sectors from India, Brazil, the United States, and European countries. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment announced that Work in Finland, the national body for international recruitment, will begin the new talent attraction campaign this month. The initiative aims to help Finnish companies, research institutions, and universities find and recruit international experts and researchers, particularly in technology fields.

The campaign will utilize digital marketing, international media, events, and networks to highlight Finnish employers and job opportunities. According to Minister of Employment Matias Marttinen, the effort will make Finland's innovation sector better known worldwide and encourage international experts to seize available opportunities. The campaign will also support the Research Council of Finland's call for applications to promote foreign researcher recruitment in Finnish universities.

Meanwhile, foreign investments in Finland showed improvement last year, rising by 2.4 billion euros to reach 83.5 billion euros total, according to Invest in Finland. However, the country still lags significantly behind neighboring Sweden, where foreign investments account for 74% of GDP compared to Finland's 30%. Sweden remains the largest source of foreign direct investment in Finland, responsible for about a quarter of all FDIs, followed by the UK, US, Denmark, and Norway.

Kaija Laitinen, senior market intelligence advisor at Invest in Finland, noted that while many large projects have been announced—including data centers and green transition initiatives—they are not yet reflected in official figures due to the lengthy investment process. She emphasized the importance of maintaining a stable, predictable operating environment across government terms to ensure investment projects are realized. The number of foreign companies investing in Finland increased by 62 in the first eight months of this year compared to the same period in 2024, with focus areas including business services, health and care services, retail, digitalization, and cleantech.

A Swedish court has convicted six individuals for their involvement in the murder of a 41-year-old gang leader in the Berga district of Linköping during the summer of 2024. The Linköping District Court delivered verdicts in the case, which involved eight defendants originally charged with participation in the killing. The court established that the murder was carried out according to a criminal plan orchestrated by members of an organized crime network based in the Berga area.

The victim was fatally shot in a public space near Berga Church in Linköping on August 13, 2024. Multiple gunshots struck the man in his back and head during the daylight incident, which occurred near residential buildings and a playground. Several members of the public witnessed the shooting, adding to the evidence presented during the trial.

Court proceedings revealed that a 14-year-old boy fired the fatal shots that killed the gang leader. The teenager, who has admitted to the killing, was not prosecuted due to being below the age of criminal responsibility under Swedish law. Instead, prosecutors focused on the eight older individuals allegedly involved in planning and facilitating the murder, all of whom had denied the charges against them.

Evidence presented by prosecutors included extensive documentation of movement patterns through surveillance footage, GPS data from electric scooters, and mobile phone analysis. The court determined the victim had been lured to the crime scene under the pretense of a drug transaction, with communication occurring through a special Snapchat account and a dedicated mobile phone later found buried in nearby woods. Six of the eight defendants were found guilty, with two receiving life sentences for murder while others were convicted of aiding the killing.