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2 months ago

Finland honours mothers at national ceremony

This year’s oldest recipient is a 91-year-old mother of six.
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2 months ago

Metropolia cuts ties with unscrupulous education agents

The polytechnic has cancelled agreements with KC Overseas, UpGrad Education and Leap GeeBee.
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2 months ago

Two people in Finland may have been exposed to hantavirus

They are reported to have been on the same flight as a person infected with the virus, according to public health authority THL.
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2 months ago

School show sparks Russian propaganda concerns

A performance at Tikkurila high school has sparked controversy after students performed to a patriotic Russian song and waved Russian flags.
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2 months ago

Minja Koskela rated most successful party leader, poll finds

In a survey by Uutissuomalainen, second place went to Riikka Purra of the Finns Party, followed by Sofia Virta of the Greens.
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2 months ago

Oldest person in Finland passes away at 108

Vieno Nurmilaukas was the last living Finn known to have been born under Russian rule.
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2 months ago

No crime suspected as Oulu police report death in custody

Officers noticed that the individual was lifeless after being transported to a police station in the city. Efforts at resuscitation were unsuccessful.
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2 months ago

Halla-aho: Use of Nazi symbols on university campus “doesn’t sound very sensible”

Speaker of Parliament Jussi Halla-aho (Finns) has responded to reports of his daughter’s involvement in a university group with alleged neo-Nazi ties.
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2 months ago

Training grenade explodes during exercise, injuring conscript’s hand

Members of the Armoured Brigade are taking part in the Mighty Arrow 26 exercise.
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2 months ago

Support for Finland’s main governing parties up slightly, SDP popularity slips

The ranking of Finland’s three biggest parties remains unchanged in the latest Yle public opinion poll.
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