Usher’s Helsinki concert will be part of his European tour. The singer will perform at the Helsinki Arena on February 25.
The artist has sold over 43 million records worldwide since his 2004 international breakthrough album Confessions.
He has won seven Grammy Awards and owns the RBMG production company and record label, which discovered the teen sensation Justin Bieber.
Finland's Data Protection Ombudsman, Reijo Aarnio, says he is not surprised by calls from police for expanded online surveillance powers, but he sees potential problems if the same authorities enforcing privacy laws are also empowered to monitor communications.
The head of the Finnish Security Intelligence Service (Supo) has told the business daily Talouselämä that his organization wants increased funding and expanded powers to carry out surveillance of internet traffic.
Sources for a report in the Wall Street Journal say that Microsoft was recently in “advanced talks” to acquire the Finnish smartphone manufacturer's handset unit.
The Finance Ministry predicts that the Finnish economy will shrink by 0.4 percent this year, although in March it was expecting growth of 0.4 percent. It also trimmed its prognosis for 2014.
Highway traffic is expected to become heavy in some areas beginning around midday on Thursday. Public transport follows holiday schedules throughout the weekend.
