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2 weeks ago

Yle editor-in-chief Panu Pokkinen dies at 49

Pokkinen died of cardiac arrest at a Helsinki hospital on Wednesday.
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1 month ago

Thursday’s papers: Stubb downplays Russia worries, MP moves due to threats, and fixing Helsinki’s big new bridge

“I would like to urge my European colleagues to follow in our footsteps as Finns: go to the sauna, take a dip in an ice hole and stay calm,” President Alexander Stubb said.
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1 month ago

Wednesday’s papers: The “kill switch”, life on the streets, and tying the knot in an office

Fears of being locked out of US services have materialised, reports Kauppalehti.
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1 month ago

Tuesday’s papers: Talking to Russia, Finland’s €50 stimulus, and the self-care economy

The president is preparing Finns for dialogue with Moscow, says Ilta-Sanomat.
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1 month ago

Monday’s papers: The price of silence, the summer squeeze, and working into your 70s

Would you pay for peace and quiet?
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1 month ago

Friday’s papers:  A generational digital divide, Finland’s billion-euro bets, and what triggers Finnish drivers

Finland’s state financing firm is preparing one billion euros in business investments during this and next year.
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1 month ago

Thursday’s papers: ‘Serious problem’ with combat uniforms, Helsinki seaside pool demolition, and are you walking enough?

The combat uniforms are used by troops from Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
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1 month ago

Wednesday’s papers: Space ambitions take off, army’s gender gap, and teens go analogue

Finland has a new unicorn company.
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1 month ago

Tuesday’s papers: Waste not-want not, grey skies over Finland, and creating a garden oasis

A dumpster diver draws attention to Finland’s food waste problem.
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1 month ago

Monday’s papers: Longer mortgages, Nato air drill, and Finland’s designer pooches

Finns have long been hardwired to think that a mortgage should be repaid as quickly as possible.
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