Icebreakers will still be needed far into the future as winters bring more extreme phenomena, with ice masses already as thick as 10 metres in some spots.
If the proposal becomes law, a foreign student’s residence permit could be revoked if they receive basic social assistance, a last-resort form of financial support.
Starting in May, a new social security benefit for jobseekers will replace the existing payments, as part of the government’s efforts to streamline Finland’s unemployment benefits system.
Individualism and one-upmanship on social media have helped people emphasise their own feelings and personal rights, experts say, but the effects often result in disagreements.