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42 mins ago

Ex-CIA officer says Russian ‘illegals’ in Finland

A former US intelligence officer suggests Russian deep-cover spies are active in Finland.
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5 hours ago

Suspects freed after alleged gang rape on Viking Grace

A Finnish prosecutor ordered the release of the suspects in Stockholm as the alleged crime occurred in Finnish waters.
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7 hours ago

Finnair shuffles hundreds of passengers

The airline says no cancellations are expected.
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24 hours ago

MPs cool on state funding for news agency STT

Sanoma has said it plans to significantly reduce its use of STT’s services.
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1 day ago

Boy who crossed from Finland into Russia returns to Ukraine

A Ukrainian boy who walked from Finland into Russia has returned to Kyiv, Reuters reports.
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1 day ago

Veikkaus faces scrutiny over social media promotions

The police say they plan to look into the gambling monopoly’s ads.
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1 day ago

War jitters linger for Finnish SMEs

Eastern Finland and the construction sector have borne the brunt of the war’s worsening economic fallout.
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2 days ago

MPs broadly back government in confidence vote over employment policies

The motion was brought by the Centre Party, which did not allow the other main opposition parties to join in its interpellation.
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2 days ago

Firefighters rush to fake Halloween ‘plane crash’

A passerby saw a smouldering airplane with clothing and suitcases strewn around it in a field, prompting the Vantaa fire department to send five units to the scene.
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2 days ago

VR aims to improve train Wi-Fi by laser-treating carriage windows

Last year, VR invested five million euros in a more efficient Wi-Fi connection – with no discernible improvement.
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