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5 months ago

A significant number of pupils in a Porvoo middle school were unable to read analogue clocks, according to Helsingin Sanomat.

5 months ago

The number of foreigners entering Finland’s care sector has collapsed compared with previous years.

5 months ago

At 4am on Sunday, clocks will be set back by one hour.

5 months ago

The ZES Pilot is owned by two Finnish businessmen whose company has experienced financial problems.

5 months ago

While the number of incidents is falling, there are still on average about five road traffic accidents per day in Finland involving elk.

5 months ago

According to estimates from the Finnish Commerce Federation, shoplifting costs Finland’s retail sector about one billion euros per year.

5 months ago

The outlook for SMEs is at its second-highest level ever, according to a survey by the Federation of Finnish Enterprises.

6 months ago

The country’s main blue-collar federation slams the government’s proposal, calling it a significant weakening of job security.

6 months ago

A public vote established the brown bear as Finland’s national animal in 1985, but is it now time for a change?

6 months ago

There has been a modest but notable baby bump during the first nine months of this year.