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4 months ago

Veteran MP leaving parliament for Sudan

Green parliamentarian Pekka Haavisto says he will soon submit his resignation.
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4 months ago

Finland deports record number of criminals

A total of 169 people were ordered to leave the country, reports Helsingin Sanomat.
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4 months ago

Apartment prices fell by nearly 3% in January

A senior economist characterised the agency’s figures as even bleaker than expected.
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4 months ago

Vantaa home to most ‘last-resort’ benefit recipients

More and more people are qualifying for basic social assistance.
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4 months ago

Do you qualify for Finland’s new 25% flat tax?

Finland is willing to reduce income taxes for those it most wants to attract.
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4 months ago

Helsinki police open probe of suspected crime at Finnish Embassy in Lisbon

The department confirmed to Yle that it is investigating a case of suspected negligent breach of official secrecy.
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4 months ago

Foreign power may strike Nordics’ electricity grid ‘in the near future’, Sweden’s TV4 reports

Citing its sources, the commercial broadcaster said the threat is severe in nature and should be taken very seriously.
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4 months ago

Frustrated with entrance exams, Finns move abroad to study medicine

Despite free universities at home, Finns are paying for medical degrees abroad.
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4 months ago

Thursday’s papers: Gold rush payoffs, Finns mourn sugar firm’s plans, and luxury cars blocking trams

A firm in northern Finland extracts up to 7,500 kg of gold per year.
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4 months ago

Opposition slams cabinet over jobs: “No encouragement, no opportunities – just misery”

The government sailed through a vote of confidence in Parliament after an opposition challenge over its jobs policies.
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