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4 months ago

Housing construction projects will be sluggish this year, industry group forecasts

Improvement in the situation hinges significantly on Finland’s economic growth, according to the property owner advocacy group Rakli.
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4 months ago

More flats falling into foreclosure

Forced property sales to settle debts rose by 16 percent last year.
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4 months ago

Finns confused about inheritance, survey shows

In Finland, surviving spouses don’t automatically inherit their deceased partners.
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4 months ago

Wednesday’s papers: Iranians in Finland, defining healthcare and struggling pensioners

Helsingin Sanomat reports it was shooed away from the mosque in Mellunmäki.
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4 months 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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4 months 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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4 months 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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4 months 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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4 months ago

Major blaze claims 5 lives in Vantaa, police detain suspect

Police suspect the apartment fire was deliberately started.
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4 months 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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