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2 months ago
Authorities have dealt with over 400,000 reports of suspected criminal offences during the first nine months of this year, a 3 percent increase on the same period last year.
2 months ago
A girl born in Finland last year can expect to live on average for 84.8 years, while life expectancy for boys is now 79.6 years.
2 months ago
Hungary set to welcome another suspected war criminal, a violent incident in a VR dining car, and a first taste of wintry weather throughout the country, all in the week’s last press roundup.
2 months ago
Juha Hänninen (NCP) and Mikko Polvinen (Finns) voted against the government over a proposal to end nighttime emergency services at a hospital near Oulu.
2 months ago
If passed into law, the proposal would mean employers no longer need to provide a justification for offering a fixed-term contract instead of a permanent position.
2 months ago
Georgian authorities have fined Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen (NCP) about 1,500 euros for visiting an opposition rally while in Tbilisi on Tuesday.
2 months ago
The latest changes mean that an applicant will be denied a Finnish passport if they have relied on social welfare benefits for more than three months over a two-year period.
2 months ago
The most common reason for an eviction is still financial difficulties, but there has also been a sharp rise in disorderly behaviour linked to substance abuse.
2 months ago
The vehicle checks were carried out at seven locations near daycare centres.
2 months ago
Hunger strikes are not all that uncommon at detention units, with food often a source of friction, a spokesperson for the Finnish Immigration Service Migri told Yle.