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3 months ago

HS: Children born in Finland don’t belong in Finnish-as-a-second-language classes, minister says

Helsingin Sanomat reports that some children born in Finland get streamed into Finnish as a second language, known as S2.
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3 months ago

Finnish PM floats social media ban for under-15s

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo says social media prevents children and young people from getting enough exercise.
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3 months ago

Cold eases as wet weather approaches

Over the weekend, temperatures across the country are expected to rise to between zero and minus five degrees Celsius.
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3 months ago

Wednesday’s papers: Pension woes, patient privacy and parcel pop-ups

Immigration has once again been cast as a panacea for Finland’s pension system.
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3 months ago

Finnish foreign minister urges Iranian regime to “immediately stop violence against its own citizens”

Finnish officials spoke with the Iranian embassy’s chargé d’affaires, as the ambassador’s flight from Tehran was cancelled, while protesters outside the embassy called for US intervention in the crisis.
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3 months ago

Finland’s Stubb, ministers to attend World Economic Forum next week

President Alexander Stubb will be joining around 60 heads of state and government, as well as around 3,000 participants from 130 countries.
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3 months ago

Finland and Estonia step up prison cooperation

Estonians are the largest foreign group incarcerated in Finland.
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3 months ago

Two suspected of vandalising Iranian Embassy in Helsinki

A flagpole was broken, a flag ripped and graffiti was painted on a wall of the building in the upscale Kulosaari neighbourhood.
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3 months ago

Fortum pens deal with small nuclear reactor developer

The move reflects a growing interest in nuclear-powered heat as Finland looks to decarbonise its cities.
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3 months ago

Helsinki sending kids free comics to spark love of reading

Can Donald Duck save Finnish kids’ literacy?
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