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40 mins ago
A former US intelligence officer suggests Russian deep-cover spies are active in Finland.
24 hours ago
Sanoma has said it plans to significantly reduce its use of STT’s services.
2 days ago
The motion was brought by the Centre Party, which did not allow the other main opposition parties to join in its interpellation.
3 days ago
Juha Hänninen (NCP) and Mikko Polvinen (Finns) voted against the government over a proposal to end nighttime emergency services at a hospital near Oulu.
3 days ago
The latest changes mean that an applicant will be denied a Finnish passport if they have relied on social welfare benefits for more than three months over a two-year period.
5 days ago
The agreement would see political parties set joint targets for reducing state debt at the beginning of each parliamentary term — regardless of who is in government.
1 week ago
Ben Zyskowicz (NCP) set a record on Friday for the longest term ever in the Finnish Parliament, more than 17,000 days. He led the NCP parliamentary group for 13 years, but declined invitations to become a cabinet minister.
1 week ago
Rauma and Helsinki shipyards are poised to build icebreakers for the United States.
1 week ago
Only six percent of Ukrainians intend to return home once the war ends, according to a Finnish government survey.
1 week ago
Domestic outlets report how Alexander Stubb helped warm Finnish–US relations, and how that diplomatic momentum is translating into a substantial icebreaker deal.