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5 days ago
The initiative’s authors say that adding a non-binary gender marker would strengthen people’s rights to self-determination and increase equality.
5 days ago
“Unfortunately, my life in Finland was not successful. I tried to do everything I could. I feel like this country doesn’t want me here,” Vladislava Onufrienko explained.
5 days ago
“Our limited resources must be allocated to those who have no housing and no opportunity to take care of their basic needs,” the No Fixed Abode group said.
6 days ago
St Petersburg airport has been closed due to recent attacks by Ukraine on Russian ports along the Gulf of Finland.
6 days ago
But the scathing opinion piece didn’t address the court’s central reasoning that making medical claims in a religious context was not a protected form of speech.
6 days ago
Life for many people in “the world’s happiest country” can be very different from the image projected by state agencies and social media, according to a guest on Yle News’ APN podcast.
7 days ago
In Vantaa, nearly 60 percent of families have had their daycare fees waived.
7 days ago
Real estate purchases may be used “to gain a foothold in the country or to undermine public authorities’ ability to act,” warned Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen (NCP).
7 days ago
Folding beds in daycare centres have repeatedly posed safety risks, with incidents including children’s fingers being caught in hinges.
7 days ago
The Finnish Tenants association says the proposed legislation will significantly weaken renters’ housing security and increase uncertainty.