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2 months ago
Tampere’s population growth has slowed due to high unemployment as well as a lack of housing for families.
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Police suspect the group of involvement in human trafficking and pimping crimes. The case came to authorities’ attention when a foreign woman sought refuge in a shop in Oulu.
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A bone-chilling start to February in Finland has seen plunging temperatures and soaring electricity prices, but also satisfied tourists.
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The read-a-thon forms part of the celebrations of Yle’s 100 years of broadcasting, which is themed around shared moments.
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Jonas W. Karlsson won for his work with US electroacoustic duo ARKAI, while conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen as well as producers Danitello and MDS went home empty-handed.
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Spot prices for electricity set a new record on Monday as Finland plunged into a deep freeze.
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TikTok remains the primary source of news for the majority of young people in Finland, with about half of the survey’s respondents saying they use the social media platform to follow news updates.
2 months ago
Fintraffic’s national traffic priority system, which is set to be introduced this summer, will recognise the location of an emergency vehicle and automatically change the lights to green to facilitate its passage.
2 months ago
According to Seta, the proportion of what it refers to as “rainbow youth” who were targeted by school bullying – including harassment, discrimination and violence – rose slightly between 2023 and last year.
2 months ago
Roadside observations found that more than 70 percent of Finnish cyclists used a helmet, compared to just 5 percent in the Netherlands.