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1 month ago

APN Podcast: Finland’s 2025 in review

Join us for a month-by-month journey through Finland’s year in news.
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1 month ago

Stubb warns racism harms Finland’s reputation as he receives traditional Christmas greetings

The Finnish president lamented that last year, the festive season was also shadowed by a racism debate.
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1 month ago

Appeal court fines three police officers for pepper spraying protesters

Police were trying to clear away environmental protesters from a busy street at rush hour in downtown Helsinki on an October afternoon more than five years ago.
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1 month ago

Finland approves law to ease job dismissal grounds

The votes fell 108-54, with 21 abstentions and 16 representatives absent.
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1 month ago

Finns with Asian backgrounds speak out: “I feel proud to belong to two cultures”

Yle spoke to Finns of Asian descent, who reflected on Finland’s latest racism controversy.
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1 month ago

Friday’s papers: EU’s €90bn loan for Ukraine, PM says government has addressed racism scandal, and pricey hotel breakfasts

“[The loan] is a tolerable solution, even if it’s not quite what we set out to get here,” Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) said.
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1 month ago

Finns Party issues warning to eye-pulling MPs

The Finns Party has given a formal reprimand to two MPs for posting racist images on social media.
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1 month ago

Finland to tighten rules for foreign students

The government is moving to put income requirements for foreign students into law.
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1 month ago

Parliamentary ombudsman criticises think-tank over Oliver Stubb’s internship

Despite the reproach, the Finnish Institute for International Affairs (FIIA) did not overstep in selecting the president’s son for an internship.
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1 month ago

Finland’s economic recovery is ‘delayed’, finance ministry says

Despite an increase in incomes, household consumption has not risen, according to the finance ministry.
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