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1 month ago

Movement Now party in crisis as vote magnet defects

One of the smallest parties in Parliament, founded by business mogul Hjallis Harkimo, suffered a blow as his potential successor switched to the Centre Party.
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1 month ago

SDP MP Joona Räsänen admits to drink driving incident

The politician was stopped and breathalysed by police in Espoo on 17 April.
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1 month ago

Finland classifies Andes virus as public health risk

The Andes virus is a type of hantavirus spread by rodents in South America.
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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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2 months ago

Two people in Finland may have been exposed to hantavirus

They are reported to have been on the same flight as a person infected with the virus, according to public health authority THL.
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2 months ago

School show sparks Russian propaganda concerns

A performance at Tikkurila high school has sparked controversy after students performed to a patriotic Russian song and waved Russian flags.
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2 months ago

Minja Koskela rated most successful party leader, poll finds

In a survey by Uutissuomalainen, second place went to Riikka Purra of the Finns Party, followed by Sofia Virta of the Greens.
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2 months ago

MPs voice concern over minors at extremist demonstrations

A number of children and young people took part in the Blue-and-Black Movement’s May Day march in Tampere.
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2 months ago

Halla-aho: Use of Nazi symbols on university campus “doesn’t sound very sensible”

Speaker of Parliament Jussi Halla-aho (Finns) has responded to reports of his daughter’s involvement in a university group with alleged neo-Nazi ties.
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2 months ago

Räsänen hopes European Court of Human Rights will overturn hate speech conviction

Päivi Räsänen, a former interior minister and Christian Democrats chair, was convicted of incitement due to her printed comments about the LGBTQ community.
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