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From Shadows in Paradise to Fallen Leaves, Aki Kaurismäki’s films show ordinary Finns in minimalist, near-timeless settings. But they’re also a response to changes in working-class life since the 1980s, as consumerist values edge out Finland’s social model.

Here is a selection of what the international press has published about Finland in the last week: The Ukraine war changed this company forever The impact of the Russia - Ukraine war on Nokian Tyres and its subsequent exit from Russia was covered in an article in New York Times on July 5.