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1 month ago

Monday’s papers: The end of free electricity, personal service wins, and Finland tightens driver’s licenses

Negative spot electricity prices are losing their charge, according to Helsingin Sanomat.
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1 month ago

Finns pick Kuusamo landscape photo as most beautiful stamp of 2025

The competition was arranged by Posti and garnered about 9,000 votes, with one third going to the winning image of a mill by the Myllykoski rapids.
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1 month ago

Friday’s papers: Pulling the ‘debt brake’, star restaurateur slams delivery commissions, and slick roads this weekend

Helsingin Sanomat reports that a working group has found that Finland needs to save between 8 and 11 billion euros by 2031.
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1 month ago

Government grants €1m-euro in aid to struggling news agency STT

Founded in 1887, STT is one of the oldest news agencies in the world.
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1 month ago

Thursday’s papers: Finns Party minister switch, gender-free dressing room plans, and electricity prices spike again

“If it happens, I might not swim here anymore,” a frequent user of the public pool in Lohja told Hufvudstadsbladet about the gender-neutral changing room plans.
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1 month ago

Wednesday’s papers: A leftist rise, inaccessible pensions, and another Finnish firm departs

Voters’ support for the opposition Left Alliance has reached a 15-year high, reports Helsingin Sanomat.
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1 month ago

Tuesday’s papers: The cost of convenience, unvisited America, and fossil fans

A now-bankrupt pizza chain says it struggled to give up a third of the pie.
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2 months ago

Monday’s papers: Pensions blow, losing investments, and winter wonder

The government is removing an incentive that has encouraged people to save for their retirement.
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2 months ago

Friday’s papers: Finnish money ‘going up in smoke’, an expecting minister, and widespread cold warnings

Finland awoke to extremely cold weather on Friday morning, with temperatures below -20 degrees Celsius even in southern areas.
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2 months ago

Over 4 million tune into Finnish radio every week, survey finds

Radio listenership remains steady, reaching over 80 percent of the population each week. Two of the top three stations are Yle outlets.
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