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1 month ago

“I had forgotten this feeling” — Tampere pilot project offers green shoots of hope amid unemployment gloom

An innovative employment programme in Tampere is helping highly-educated, long-term unemployed people get back on their feet.
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1 month ago

Finland greenlights 40-year mortgages

Starting in June it will become possible to spread out payments over four decades.
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1 month ago

Wednesday’s papers: Quarantined Finns, encouraging economic signs, and TVs go dark

Health officials in Finland have placed two Finns possibly exposed to hantavirus under quarantine.
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1 month ago

Give every newborn €5k, Family Federation says

While every baby born in Finland would get the lump sum, there’s a catch as to when kids can cash out.
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2 months ago

Tuesday’s papers: Stalin’s mistake, Nordic power, and mortgage pressure

Tarja Halonen said that Vladimir Putin surprised her during their first meeting as presidents.
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2 months ago

Fear of failure keeps Finns from starting their own businesses, study finds

“The fear of failure has continued to grow and is a significant obstacle to entrepreneurial activity,” University of Oulu professor Matti Muhos said.
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2 months ago

Etla: Effects of Iran war on Finland will remain moderate

The economic think tank predicts a modest recovery for the construction and service sectors.
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2 months ago

Thursday’s papers: Helsinki’s nutshell heating plan, EU’s highest diesel prices in Finland, and an unusual mass chicken death claim

A litre of diesel in Finland costs a full euro more than in Malta, according to Iltalehti.
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2 months ago

Monday’s papers: Income gaps, sliding into silence, and summer cottage demand climbs

Education usually leads to higher earnings, but a Helsingin Sanomat analysis highlights a twist.
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2 months ago

Finance ministry predicts gloomy year ahead for Finnish economy

Any chance of economic growth will depend heavily on when and how the crisis in the Middle East is resolved, the ministry’s report stated.
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