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2 months ago

Helsinki railway station area to be mostly car-free

In a historic move, the city council decided to ban most vehicles from the main thoroughfare in front of the Central Railway Station.
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2 months ago

Support for Finland’s main governing parties up slightly, SDP popularity slips

The ranking of Finland’s three biggest parties remains unchanged in the latest Yle public opinion poll.
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2 months ago

Finnish foreign policy echoes Finlandisation, opposition says

Finland has been pretty quiet about recent US actions in Greenland, Hungary, and Iran, opposition parties say.
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2 months ago

Wednesday’s papers: Serial griper files 100 complaints about teachers, Fazer expands, and Roma discrimination history

A single complainant is tying up the courts with a stream of challenges over teacher appointments.
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2 months ago

Majority of MPs back lifting Finland’s surrogacy ban

Most parliamentary parties say they support allowing non-commercial surrogacy.
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2 months ago

Finland did not attempt to intercept drones in its airspace, defence forces say

The defence forces avoid intercepting drones if there’s a risk that munitions could end up in Russian territory.
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2 months ago

Blue-and-Black movement, counter-demonstrators march in Tampere

The event saw Nazi salutes by far-right marchers.
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2 months ago

Israel detains Finn aboard Gaza-bound flotilla

A Finnish citizen is among 170 flotilla activists detained by Israel.
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2 months ago

Left Alliance leader joins calls for PM Orpo to resign

The statement by Minja Koskela follows similar calls by the leaders of the opposition SDP and Green parties.
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2 months ago

Helsinki City-funded association linked to Russian propaganda goes bankrupt

The group recruited children from Finland for a camp in Crimea while receiving employment support from the City of Helsinki.
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