About 80,000 pounds of illegally imported whale meat was found in dog food in Finland, officials said. The meat — sourced from minke whales, a protected species — was shipped from Norway in 2022 and used to feed Finnish sled dogs, according to a Dec. 30 news release.

The owner of an oil tanker seized by Finland on suspicion of breaking an undersea power line and four telecoms cables in the Baltic Sea last week is seeking the release of the ship, a lawyer representing the company said on Monday.

Finnish police said on Thursday they are investigating whether a foreign ship was involved in the damage of an undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia following a sudden outage on Wednesday.

Finland seized an oil tanker that authorities believe might have deliberately cut vital undersea cables. Finnish authorities believe the tanker may be linked to Russia.

General Mark Rutte says the military alliance will step up patrols in the Baltic Sea area as Finnish investigators work to establish whether a ship linked to Russia sabotaged undersea cables there this week.

Police in Finland are transferring the seized oil tanker Eagle S closer to land as they step up their investigation into damage caused to undersea cables this week.

Finnish authorities investigating damage to subsea power and data cables found drag marks on the seabed likely left by the anchor of seized tanker Eagle S.

The Finnish authorities said the tanker might be part of Russia’s shadow fleet, which emerged as a way to circumvent Western-imposed price caps on Russian oil transported by sea. The caps were introduced several months after President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

A Finnish court on Friday denied a request for the release of an oil tanker suspected by police of damaging an undersea power line and four telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea last week.

Germany 4, Kazakhstan 3 -- Julius Sumpf (2025 draft eligible) scored a tiebreaking power-play goal at 4:03 of the third period and Germany won the relegation-round game and assured itself of a spot in the field for the 2026 World Junior Championship in Minnesota.

IIHF World Junior Championships continue Saturday with both semifinal games. First, perennial powerhouses Finland and Sweden will renew their rivalry before the defending gold medallist United States battles Czechia.