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2 months ago

MP Saara-Sofia Sirén leaving parliament to lead pension advocacy group

The pension sector advocacy association Tela said its board selected Sirén for the job on Thursday.
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2 months ago

Helsinki sends personal message to Pamela Anderson via €100k marketing campaign

The Hollywood star spoke last year about her Finnish roots and her desire to change her surname to that of her grandfather, Herman Hyytiäinen.
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2 months ago

Friday’s papers: Stubb predicts three Greenland outcomes, government wants AI healthcare help, and how long should you wear underwear?

“One good, one bad and one catastrophic,” Finnish President Alexander Stubb said about the future of Greenland and the Arctic region.
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2 months ago

Finland sets tougher guidelines: No social media or smartphones for under-13s

“We’ve had an uncontrolled human experiment going on,” says an associate professor in adolescent medicine.
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2 months ago

Finland sees “significant drop” in immigration as birth rate rebounds

Just over 50,000 people moved to Finland from abroad last year, down from nearly 64,000 in 2024 and over 73,000 in 2023.
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2 months ago

Thursday’s papers: Trump withdraws tariff threat, kids’ sports injuries, and dressing dogs for winter

The US President has rowed back on his threat to impose punitive tariffs on Finland and seven other countries if they stand in the way of his plans for Greenland.
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2 months ago

Finland issues new civil defence shelter guidance

The country has around 50,500 civil defence shelters that could accommodate about 4.8 million people, according to the interior ministry.
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2 months ago

Just one-third in Finland optimistic about children’s future, survey finds

The survey results also reflect data from a survey of foreign language speakers in the country.
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2 months ago

Finland’s mental health crisis helpline gets record number of calls

The crisis helpline also offers assistance and support in English for anyone living in Finland.
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2 months ago

Wednesday’s papers: Greenland security, US cloud over Finland, opposition’s top position

Around 70 percent of the cloud services Europe uses are provided by US tech giants Microsoft, Amazon or Google, according to an IT expert.
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