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1 month ago

Housing construction projects will be sluggish this year, industry group forecasts

Improvement in the situation hinges significantly on Finland’s economic growth, according to the property owner advocacy group Rakli.
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1 month ago

More flats falling into foreclosure

Forced property sales to settle debts rose by 16 percent last year.
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1 month ago

Investigation of tragic Vantaa apartment fire continues

Police have detained a 71-year-old resident of the building on suspicion of deliberately setting the blaze.
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1 month ago

Finns confused about inheritance, survey shows

In Finland, surviving spouses don’t automatically inherit their deceased partners.
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1 month ago

Wednesday’s papers: Iranians in Finland, defining healthcare and struggling pensioners

Helsingin Sanomat reports it was shooed away from the mosque in Mellunmäki.
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1 month ago

Finland’s Supo seeks intelligence officers with Chinese, Russian skills

The intelligence agency said it’s seeking creative people with good interpersonal and teamwork skills, as well as an ability to withstand stressful situations.
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1 month ago

It takes 6 weeks for a wage earner to match one day of a CEO’s pay, STTK says

For a salaried employee, it takes an average of 46 days to earn what a chief executive makes in a single day.
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1 month ago

THL: Finland saw low excess mortality during Covid

Finland’s pandemic-era restrictions were effective and adhered to, according to health agency THL.
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1 month ago

Helsinki to further reduce meat in school lunches

In a few years, meat-based dishes will only appear once or twice per week.
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1 month ago

Tuesday’s papers: Finnish justice, swelling deficit, and eggs-asperation

Unlike the perpetrator, the victims of Vastaamo actually face a life sentence, Helsingin Sanomat reports.
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