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1 month ago

Thursday’s papers: 3-month rule reversal, unexplained drone alarm, and tenacious ticks

Could Finland’s controversial three-month rule be on its way out?
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1 month ago

Wednesday’s papers: Job hunt struggles, conscription debate, and a Finnish beauty hit

In today’s Finland, landing a job is newsworthy enough for Helsingin Sanomat to report.
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1 month ago

Tuesday’s papers: Finnish food prices, gaming’s gambling tactics, and real estate recovery stalls again

Food in Finland is no longer the most expensive in the EU.
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1 month ago

Monday’s papers: The limits of free education, AI pays Finnish writer, and Finland edges towards 20C

Parents in Vantaa were not amused by their school asking them to fund a pricey excursion.
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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

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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1 month ago

Monday’s papers: Homeless in Helsinki, pension projections, and Finland’s favourite beer

After decades of steadily declining figures, Finland’s homelessness rate has started to tick upwards again in recent years due to rising poverty.
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2 months ago

Finland’s Linda Lampenius gets special permission to play her violin live at Eurovision

Organisers usually forbid the use of live instruments onstage, in an aim to ensure technical efficiency during the fast-paced act changes.
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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

Wednesday’s papers: Serial griper files 100 complaints about teachers, Fazer expands, and Roma discrimination history

A single complainant is tying up the courts with a stream of challenges over teacher appointments.
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