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5 days ago

Company expelled from Turku Shipyard keeps hiring

Using a cover identity, news agency STT applied for jobs at an Estonian subcontracting firm linked to worker exploitation.
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5 days ago

Ukrainian suspected in Nord Stream explosions appears in German court

The man is suspected of planting explosives on the Russia–Germany gas pipelines in September 2022.
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6 days ago

Documentary reveals how a successful immigrant fell through Finland’s safety net

A new film featuring an Australian man shows how one can slide through the cracks in the country billed as the happiest in the world.
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7 days ago

Helsinki’s outdoor Christmas Market opens on Friday

However, the event at Senate Square is not the only Christmas market in town.
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7 days ago

Finland’s Defence Committee supports increasing reservist numbers

The change would expand Finland’s military reserve to around a million people by the year 2031.
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1 week ago

Vantaan Energia, Port of Helsinki plan large-scale carbon storage facility at Vuosaari Harbour

The process involves capturing carbon dioxide generated by waste-to-energy plants — and then storing it permanently.
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1 week ago

Finnish banks lock up small-time investors’ savings

Many people in Finland are not able to cash out their holdings in real estate funds.
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1 week ago

Housing prices drop in October, largest decline seen in Espoo

However, compared to September prices remained stable, Statistics Finland reports.
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1 week ago

Finland’s flu season off to early start

Influenza cases are also spreading around the world, according to health agency THL.
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1 week ago

Wednesday’s papers: Foreign workers on the rise, why Finns pay more for food, and Lidl’s discount restaurant

Last year, more than one in ten people working in Finland had a foreign background.
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