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3 weeks ago

Wednesday’s papers: Veil debate, Finland digs deep, and bank scammers go personal

Vantaa schools banned face coverings on Monday.
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4 weeks ago

Monday’s papers: Conflicting interests, teen crime, and €6k at birth

What if every newborn got a jumpstart on their future retirement?
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4 weeks ago

Finland sees tens of thousands more at risk of poverty, marginalisation

Around 5.6 million people live in Finland. Nearly one million of them were at risk of poverty or social marginalisation in 2024.
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4 weeks 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 weeks ago

More flats falling into foreclosure

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

Finns confused about inheritance, survey shows

In Finland, surviving spouses don’t automatically inherit their deceased partners.
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1 month 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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1 month 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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1 month ago

Finland allows 35-year mortgages, as government aims to boost growth

Prospective home buyers will soon be able to pay off their housing loans for a period of up to 35 years.
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1 month ago

Monday’s papers: When ICE deports a Finn, paying for pensions, and pen and paper make a comeback

What’s it like to be deported to Finland when you haven’t lived here since childhood?
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