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2 days ago
The survey found that older people tend to be irked by boastfulness, while the younger generation dislikes right-wing political parties, the lack of job opportunities, and the use of AI at work.
2 days ago
The most expensive trip, by members of Helsinki City’s social and healthcare committee to Vienna, cost the municipal taxpayer some 52,000 euros.
3 days ago
The swastika flag-bearer seems to have repeated a typical Russian formula, attempting to link Finland and Ukraine to Nazism.
3 days ago
Encounters with lynx in Finland are rare, but becoming more common as their population increases.
3 days ago
Although jobseeking figures often spike in May, as students and graduates join the search for positions, the latest numbers are the highest recorded in Finland since 1998.
3 days ago
Politicians chose short-term financial interests over the health of young people, argues THL Director Mika Salminen, who says nicotine is “nearly as addictive as heroin”.
4 days ago
Disagreements over funding policies for the social and healthcare sector are threatening to tip Finland’s coalition government into crisis.
4 days ago
The improvised vehicle posed a danger to the driver, passenger and other road users, police said.
4 days ago
Changes to Finland’s alcohol laws will permit online sales, home delivery and international sales of alcoholic beverages, as well as more online marketing of spirits.
4 days ago
The suspects, aged 16 and 18, were found in possession of shotguns and Molotov cocktails.