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4 months ago

Kotka to Derry: Stubb approves Finnish leg of European route E16

The European motorway will stretch more than 1500km across five countries – but you won’t be able to drive it by private car.
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4 months ago

Yle party poll: SDP still boasts commanding lead, Finns Party regains support

The biggest gainer in the latest Yle political poll is the Finns Party. The opposition SDP still holds the top spot by a broad margin.
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4 months ago

Thursday’s papers: Israel detains 5 Finns, Orpo sees drone wall funding pushback, and a long line for gas station wine

Israel’s foreign ministry announced that it had stopped several of the boats in the flotilla on Wednesday.
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4 months ago

Finnish PM urges EU states to ‘show solidarity with Eastern and Northern European countries’

PM Petteri Orpo (NCP) says Northern and Eastern European nations provide a security buffer to the rest of the bloc.
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4 months ago

STT: Appeal court rejects Vastaamo hacker’s request to postpone case

Aleksanteri Kivimäki’s defence asked for a suspension in his client’s case until the district court hears a case about the involvement of a new, second suspect in the psychotherapy centre hacking.
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4 months ago

Prices rose in September, led by healthcare costs

The only sector where costs declined was transportation, which edged down slightly.
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4 months ago

Man who assaulted MP in Helsinki park gets 30 days in jail

“He is very sorry. He is among the weakest in society. He has used amphetamines and alpha-PVP,” the defendant’s lawyer said.
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4 months ago

Finland’s wolf population rises by 46% within a year

There are about 430 wolves in Finland, with the strongest population growth in the southwest, says the Natural Resources Institute.
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4 months ago

Wednesday’s papers: Gaza protest outside PM’s house, 13-year-old leads police in car chase, and remembering a women’s rights trailblazer

Activists urged the government to protect Finns aboard a flotilla that aims to break the blockade of Gaza.
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4 months ago

Finland to help protect Danish airspace from drones

Finland will deploy a detachment capable of identifying and countering drones such as those sighted over several Nordic airports in recent weeks.
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