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5 hours ago

Heavy rainfall cuts off 16 gravel roads across Finland

Transport officials say the weekend’s flooding caused an unprecedented number of gravel road collapses.
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6 hours ago

Orpo: Government withdraws support from Garden Helsinki project

The government says it will instead launch a review into Finland’s future arena needs following weeks of controversy over the planned subsidy.
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8 hours ago

2.1 million people watched Yle’s coverage of the World Cup final

The past five weeks of the football World Cup culminated in a final match on Sunday, with Spain beating Argentina 1-0.
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10 hours ago

Experts raise concerns as Russia shifts palladium refining closer to Finland

Russia’s largest mining company, Nornickel, is moving all of its palladium refining to the Kola Peninsula.
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12 hours ago

Police investigate elderly woman’s fatal stabbing outside Eastern Helsinki Metro station

Police have apprehended a suspect in his 50s.
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13 hours ago

Cool start to the week in Finland

Temperatures are expected to gradually rise on Wednesday.
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3 days ago

PM summons cabinet for extraordinary session on Garden Helsinki funding

The PM has faced weeks of growing controversy over the government’s approval of €35m in support for a sports venue project led by former NCP cabinet minister.
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3 days ago

Espoo college attacker who aimed to kill immigrants sentenced to prison

The attacker published a manifesto saying that he intended to kill as many “immigrants, leftists, transsexuals and homosexuals” as possible.
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3 days ago

Times may be tough, but these Finnish firms are booming

Bankruptcies in Finland hit 30-year high this year amid global turbulence — but some firms are bucking the negative trend.
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3 days ago

12-year-old makes “sensational” discovery of rare moth

Sara Mutanen spotted a group of Cuprina fuscella moths, which have never before been recorded in Northern Europe.
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