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1 week ago

Tuesday’s papers: UN aspirations, oats lose steam, and a rainy respite

Finland wants a seat at the United Nations Security Council’s “horseshoe”, the inner circle of global decision-making.
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2 weeks ago

Mieli closes English-language crisis phone line, switches to online support

The non-profit has already opened an online, appointment-based crisis chat in English, while other forms of support are in the works.
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2 weeks ago

EK: Finland must increase work-based immigration to meet future challenges

Finland’s main business lobby is calling for a sharp increase in labour-based immigration.
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2 weeks ago

Monday’s papers: Nearby drone strikes, sanction skipping suspicions, and Finland braces for more cuts

Russia’s largest oil port on the Baltic Sea has come under attack, just 50 kilometres from Finland’s border.
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2 weeks ago

“My war is the war in Ukraine,” Stubb tells The Telegraph

The paper describes Alexander Stubb as growing more sombre in the past year.
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2 weeks ago

Government looks to tighten immigrants’ residency requirements for lowest pension

The end result could be more people shifting to last-resort social assistance.
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2 weeks ago

Finland plans to declare large number of centenarians deceased

More than 2,000 centenarians have until 24 March to confirm that they are still alive.
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2 weeks ago

Police suspect restaurant chain owners extorted workers, Yle finds

The owners are a couple who operate a chain of Caucasian-style restaurants.
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2 weeks ago

Finland holds border security exercise on eastern frontier

In a crisis situation, Finland can get support from the European Gendarmerie Force, a multinational police agency with military status.
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2 weeks ago

Paper: Entrepreneur buying bankruptcy-hit Asko and Sotka

There are plans to continue operations at Asko, but Sotka’s future is less clear, the entrepreneur told business publication Taloussanomat.
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