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2 months ago

Uber Eats quietly starts up food delivery service in Finland

The company began operations in Helsinki on Wednesday and is headed to Espoo and Tampere later this month.
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2 months ago

Wednesday’s papers: Serial griper files 100 complaints about teachers, Fazer expands, and Roma discrimination history

A single complainant is tying up the courts with a stream of challenges over teacher appointments.
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2 months ago

Majority of MPs back lifting Finland’s surrogacy ban

Most parliamentary parties say they support allowing non-commercial surrogacy.
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2 months ago

Court sentences Vantaa school shooter’s grandfather

The 12-year-old shooter did not face criminal prosecution because of his young age.
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2 months ago

Finland falling short in helping exiled journalists, study finds

Journalists are fleeing to Finland from countries such as Russia, Iraq and Afghanistan.
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2 months ago

Finland’s inmate population grows, number of non-Finnish prisoners reaches new high

Drug crimes were particularly common among non-Finnish inmates, the Prison and Probation Service reports.
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2 months ago

Far-right May Day violence raises questions on face coverings

Experts say Finland’s current legislation poses difficulties in identifying suspects when demonstrators cover their faces.
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2 months ago

Finland’s Defence Minister Häkkänen condemns Ukrainian drone incursions

A drone expert and former CIA officer said shooting down a drone that falls into Russian territory would carry risks.
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2 months ago

Tuesday’s papers: Finland’s Nokia jitters, summer vacation shifts, and undercover in elder care

Kauppalehti explores why Finland joined Pax Silica, a US-led strategic partnership to secure AI supply chains.
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2 months ago

See Finland’s Eurovision 2026 contenders at their first rehearsal in Vienna

Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen’s costumes were also revealed.
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