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4 months ago

Finnish sweets giant Fazer plans to enter Indian market

Fazer’s CEO says the move could significantly accelerate the company’s international growth.
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4 months ago

Thursday’s papers: Vantaa arson suspect’s past, Finland on US travel warning list, and vanishing microbreweries

The 71-year-old suspect in the Vantaa arson tragedy has a dark history.
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4 months ago

Housing construction projects will be sluggish this year, industry group forecasts

Improvement in the situation hinges significantly on Finland’s economic growth, according to the property owner advocacy group Rakli.
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4 months ago

More flats falling into foreclosure

Forced property sales to settle debts rose by 16 percent last year.
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4 months ago

It takes 6 weeks for a wage earner to match one day of a CEO’s pay, STTK says

For a salaried employee, it takes an average of 46 days to earn what a chief executive makes in a single day.
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4 months ago

Tuesday’s papers: Finnish justice, swelling deficit, and eggs-asperation

Unlike the perpetrator, the victims of Vastaamo actually face a life sentence, Helsingin Sanomat reports.
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4 months ago

Monday’s papers: When ICE deports a Finn, paying for pensions, and pen and paper make a comeback

What’s it like to be deported to Finland when you haven’t lived here since childhood?
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4 months ago

Do you qualify for Finland’s new 25% flat tax?

Finland is willing to reduce income taxes for those it most wants to attract.
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4 months ago

Thursday’s papers: Gold rush payoffs, Finns mourn sugar firm’s plans, and luxury cars blocking trams

A firm in northern Finland extracts up to 7,500 kg of gold per year.
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4 months ago

Asbestos concerns prompt Tokmanni to issue warning about ‘Stretcherz’ toys

Some of the toys may contain asbestos, a dangerous carcinogen.
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