Finnish radioactive waste management company Posiva announced that the first copper casting blank has been produced for the fabrication of a final disposal canister to be used in the Onkalo used nuclear fuel repository.

Finnish utility Fortum has signed an Early Work Agreement with Westinghouse and its partner Hyundai Engineering & Construction for the possible deployment of an AP1000 reactor in Finland.

The Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority says the draft concept assessment for Steady Energy's proposed LDR-50 plant found that "nuclear and radiation safety, security arrangements, emergency arrangements and nuclear material safeguards solutions are such that they can be designed to meet safety requirements".

Operator Teollisuuden Voima Oyj has completed its final acceptance - the Final Takeover - of Olkiluoto 3, which entered commercial operation in 2023.

French energy company EDF has signed an Early Work Agreement with Finnish utility Fortum as the partners continue their collaboration toward the potential development of new nuclear projects in Finland and Sweden.

Finnish consulting company TVO Nuclear Services says it has expanded its service portfolio to include the advisory and expert services required for the preparatory and planning stages of small modular reactor projects.

A working group formed of representatives from the radiation and nuclear safety authorities of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden has released a strategy, which provides recommendations for strengthening cooperation between them.

Finland's Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority has said it remains on track to complete its assessment of Posiva Oy's operating licence application for the world's first used nuclear fuel repository despite deficiencies in the materials submitted for review.

Finnish small modular reactor developer Steady Energy is to build a non-nuclear pilot facility at the decommissioned Salmisaari B coal power station in central Helsinki to demonstrate the maturity and safety of its LDR-50 reactor for district heating.