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2 weeks ago
Recipients of the handouts told Yle that some of the items are not necessarily useful when the goal is to feed a family.
2 weeks ago
The City of Helsinki has subsidised a neighbourhood association run by a man publicly sympathetic to Moscow.
2 weeks ago
According to the committee, changing the law would strengthen Finland’s security and the credibility of Nato’s nuclear deterrent.
2 weeks ago
Had child benefits been indexed to inflation, the current 95-euro monthly payment for a first child would now exceed 150 euros.
3 weeks ago
With less than a year before parliamentary elections, PM Petteri Orpo’s National Coalition Party remains in second place but has gained ground against its main rival, the Social Democratic Party.
3 weeks ago
According to Yle sources, the ministry’s operating methods have changed fundamentally since Mari Rantanen (Finns), a former police officer, took over as Interior Minister three years ago.