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4 months ago

Friday’s papers: EU’s €90bn loan for Ukraine, PM says government has addressed racism scandal, and pricey hotel breakfasts

“[The loan] is a tolerable solution, even if it’s not quite what we set out to get here,” Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) said.
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4 months ago

Finns Party issues warning to eye-pulling MPs

The Finns Party has given a formal reprimand to two MPs for posting racist images on social media.
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4 months ago

Finland to tighten rules for foreign students

The government is moving to put income requirements for foreign students into law.
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4 months ago

Parliamentary ombudsman criticises think-tank over Oliver Stubb’s internship

Despite the reproach, the Finnish Institute for International Affairs (FIIA) did not overstep in selecting the president’s son for an internship.
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4 months ago

Finland’s economic recovery is ‘delayed’, finance ministry says

Despite an increase in incomes, household consumption has not risen, according to the finance ministry.
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4 months ago

Much of Finland likely snow-free over Christmas

If you want to see snow and ice over Christmas, you’ll have to head pretty far north, according to the latest forecast. Christmas Eve is only six days away.
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4 months ago

Yle’s new team takes aim at scams and fakes

The newly-established verification team focuses on uncovering scams, social media fakes and hidden information.
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4 months ago

Chinese exports threaten jobs in Europe, Finland, federation warns

Increased Chinese exports prompted 240,000 job losses in the EU between 2015 and 2022, and many more redundancies could be looming, Finland’s Chemical Industry Federation says.
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4 months ago

Thursday’s papers: Discount store’s boom normalising, Finns’ favourite investments, influenza hitting hard

Normal opened its first shop in Finland in 2021 — now it has nearly 100 outlets across the country.
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4 months ago

Helsinki police suspect dozens of teens in spate of street robberies, assaults

The victims seem to have been selected at random, and in some cases they were seriously injured in the violent attacks, according to police.
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