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1 month 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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1 month ago

THL: Finland saw low excess mortality during Covid

Finland’s pandemic-era restrictions were effective and adhered to, according to health agency THL.
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1 month ago

Helsinki to further reduce meat in school lunches

In a few years, meat-based dishes will only appear once or twice per week.
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1 month 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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1 month ago

Major blaze claims 5 lives in Vantaa, police detain suspect

Police suspect the apartment fire was deliberately started.
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1 month ago

US expert flags Åland as potential target for Putin

Victory in Ukraine would embolden Moscow to further aggression, according to the Atlantic Council.
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1 month ago

Finnish government, opposition want to give conscripts a raise

At the moment, new conscripts receive €6.15 per day for their first 165 days of national service.
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1 month ago

“All of us are happy” — Iranians in Finland celebrate Khamenei’s death

Finland says Iran’s support for Russia could falter, and that’s a good thing.
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1 month ago

Finland allows 35-year mortgages, as government aims to boost growth

Prospective home buyers will soon be able to pay off their housing loans for a period of up to 35 years.
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1 month 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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