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5 months ago
Police received around 44,600 reports of assaults in 2025, reflecting a seven-percent increase over the previous year.
5 months ago
The number of immigration-related applications fell in 2025 after reaching record levels in previous years. The government has imposed a string of stricter laws since taking office in 2023.
5 months ago
Benefits agency Kela and the Finnish Tax Administration also have plans to switch to US-based cloud storage.
5 months ago
An increasing number of people with foreign backgrounds have nowhere to call home in Finland, newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet reports.
5 months ago
“The allegations in STT’s article are so serious that I cannot rule out legal action,” opposition MP Tytti Tuppurainen said at a press conference on Wednesday.
5 months ago
Some Finnish officials say they were aware of the phenomenon, while others say the recent revelations came as news.
5 months ago
Finland has pledged to raise defence spending to five percent of GDP by 2035.
5 months ago
Almost 80 percent of survey respondents blamed social media for increasing stress, while more than one-third of them said they use social platforms over five hours a day.
5 months ago
“I have asked my ministry to draw up a comprehensive picture of what we know about children who are sent abroad,” Minister Anders Adlercreutz (SPP) said.