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1 week ago

Finns trust the US about as much as they do Russia, China

Finns place almost as little trust in the United States as they do in China and Russia, according to a new poll.
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1 week ago

Tuesday’s papers: UN aspirations, oats lose steam, and a rainy respite

Finland wants a seat at the United Nations Security Council’s “horseshoe”, the inner circle of global decision-making.
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1 week ago

EK: Finland must increase work-based immigration to meet future challenges

Finland’s main business lobby is calling for a sharp increase in labour-based immigration.
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2 weeks ago

Monday’s papers: Nearby drone strikes, sanction skipping suspicions, and Finland braces for more cuts

Russia’s largest oil port on the Baltic Sea has come under attack, just 50 kilometres from Finland’s border.
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2 weeks ago

“My war is the war in Ukraine,” Stubb tells The Telegraph

The paper describes Alexander Stubb as growing more sombre in the past year.
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2 weeks ago

Government looks to tighten immigrants’ residency requirements for lowest pension

The end result could be more people shifting to last-resort social assistance.
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2 weeks ago

Friday’s papers: Iran war impacts in Finland, probing happiness, and what moms know

Will the Iran war hit Finnish wallets?
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2 weeks ago

HS: Riikka Purra accepted gift of champagne worth nearly €800

According to an investigation by Helsingin Sanomat, several other cabinet ministers have also accepted gifts with values over the €200 limit.
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2 weeks ago

Orpo: Europe should help secure Hormuz Strait, but Iran conflict is US-Israel war

Donald Trump has called on allies to take part in securing maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, as it channels around 20 percent of the world’s oil.
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2 weeks ago

Stubb tells BBC Trump has no grounds to call on Nato

Alexander Stubb highlighted Nato’s role as a defence alliance.
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