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9 hours ago

Suomi 112 app to get air hazard alerts as soon as this year

Plans for the feature were already in the works before the recent spate of drones straying into Finnish territory.

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2 weeks ago

Thursday’s papers: How Finnair keeps flying, blackout scenarios, and Finland’s medicated boys

A power blackout across the country would disrupt everyone’s ability to communicate, including essential authorities.

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2 months ago

‘Drawing lessons from Ukraine’, Finland’s 112 app could get airborne threat alerts

The effort has received funding from the EU.

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2 months ago

Finland issues new civil defence shelter guidance

The country has around 50,500 civil defence shelters that could accommodate about 4.8 million people, according to the interior ministry.