Among other things, the law change raised the threshold at which point inheritance tax becomes payable.
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Based on a column by Professor Kari Enqvist (published by YLE).
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The ‘Students for Palestine’ movement organised demonstrations on Wednesday in Helsinki, Tampere, Turku and Kuopio.
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An assessment about the benefits agency’s management is underway and is expected to be complete in mid-December.
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“Russia is desperately looking for a way out of a war that it should never have started and that was based on completely false assumptions,” Finland’s foreign minister told journalists in Brussels.
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An extra tax on the rich has broad support, even among supporters of the government – which is cutting tax rates for millionaires.
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Consumer prices were up by 1.4 percent last month compared to November 2024.
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The unstable political situation and worsening security threats within the South American country have prompted Finnish authorities to issue the advisory.
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EU countries pledge to turn off Russian gas while the Nordics are getting heavier – and a family of British actors reminisce fondly about their months in North Karelia.
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Around four percent of men, and just under two percent of women, said they had no friends or companions at all.
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Finland is ready to participate in Ukraine’s security arrangements, which is different from offering formal security guarantees, according to Petteri Orpo.
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Not much has changed in 10 years.
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“We’ve noticed that the information provided by search assistants is often incorrect,” the agency’s director general said.
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Just under 20 guests of honour are expected, with the average age exceeding 100.
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Slow TV now lets viewers track the daily lives of three reindeer roaming the fells of Finnish Lapland.
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The deceased conscript’s relatives have been informed of the incident.
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When residents were responsible for smoke alarms, some had been installed incorrectly, there were too few of them or they were missing entirely, according to the interior ministry.
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Most of Finland’s wellbeing services counties are struggling to balance their budgets.
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The science satellite was designed and built entirely in Finland.
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Ukrainian security tops the agenda as Finnish leaders hold talks in Helsinki, California and Hawaii.
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Qualified teacher shortfalls are more acute in more heavily populated areas, where early education salaries are much lower compared to other jobs, the study found.
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Finance Minister Riikka Purra, who is also leader of the Finns Party, said she works more than 12 hours a day, but added that she’s not looking for pity.
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Chinese fast fashion is creating headaches for Finnish recycling operators.
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The group does not pose a terrorist threat, according to the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo).
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Sunday kicks off the first Sunday of Advent, starting both the festive season and a new church year.
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The former Finnish president underscores Europe’s troubling lack of representation at Ukraine peace negotiations.
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A proposal drafted by the United States and Russia stipulated that Ukraine would have to agree to territorial concessions to Russia.
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Using a cover identity, news agency STT applied for jobs at an Estonian subcontracting firm linked to worker exploitation.
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The man is suspected of planting explosives on the Russia–Germany gas pipelines in September 2022.
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All Points North explores why Sanna Marin is viewed abroad as a shining example of the success of Finnish education and gender equality, but domestically she is a much more divisive figure.
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While GDP declined slightly between July and September, there were other signs that the economy may be gradually perking up.
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Finland’s independent oversight panel slammed the government’s handling of the wolfhunt legislation, saying it bypassed regular procedure and failed to carry out an impact analysis.
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A new film featuring an Australian man shows how one can slide through the cracks in the country billed as the happiest in the world.
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The city wants to preserve its sprawling Central Park as a unified green space.
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A controversial government bill allowing online sale and home delivery of alcohol won’t be considered until next year.
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Daytime rest can significantly increase alertness, says an expert from the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. He suggests workplaces should offer sleeping capsules.
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However, the event at Senate Square is not the only Christmas market in town.
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The change would expand Finland’s military reserve to around a million people by the year 2031.
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A selection of the region’s leaders of municipalities, companies, educational institutions and organisations shared their feelings about the idea in a survey.
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Several software firms are suspected of misusing some 170,000 euros in pandemic-era subsidies. Altogether the agency handed out nearly a billion euros in 2020.
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The day’s newspapers examine a major Nato drill, the history of Finland’s economic crisis and a man who won more than 200,000 euros gambling while receiving social benefits.
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The process involves capturing carbon dioxide generated by waste-to-energy plants — and then storing it permanently.
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Many people in Finland are not able to cash out their holdings in real estate funds.
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However, compared to September prices remained stable, Statistics Finland reports.
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Influenza cases are also spreading around the world, according to health agency THL.
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Last year, more than one in ten people working in Finland had a foreign background.
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Last week, Finance Minister Riikka Purra (Finns) warned parliament members that Finland would likely be subject to the Excessive Debt Procedure.
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Construction of one kilometre of the barrier costs about 1.8 million euros.
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Finland is pushing for a partial energy sector ceasefire in Ukraine.
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The area’s period of darkness will continue until mid-January.
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The trending unemployment rate stood at 10.3 percent in October, a proportion reflecting around 276,000 jobless people.
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Finland’s median monthly wage has reached 3,611 euros.
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There was also a five percent year-on-year decline in study-based residence permit applications in the first 10 months of this year, according to the Finnish Immigration Service.
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Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen (NCP) says Russian property buyers will face more scrutiny.
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Finland does not have a minimum wage law, as pay is set in collective agreements.
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Nearly half of Finland’s households are stressed about the financial costs of celebrating the holidays.