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2 months ago

HS: Helsinki funding second group sending kids to Crimea camp

Helsingin Sanomat has revealed that the City of Helsinki provided funds to another group sending children on trips to occupied Crimea.
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2 months ago

Thursday’s papers: Melting prices, cancer costs, and meatball lollipops

It started as an April Fool’s joke, but a staple Nordic dinner will soon be available as a lollipop flavour.
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2 months ago

Foreign seasonal workers face exploitation

As the winter holiday season winds down in Finland’s far north, fresh allegations of seasonal worker exploitation are once again coming to light.
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2 months ago

Plant curious: 15% of Finns changed diets after nutrition guideline update

The largest sales increase was seen in tofu and canned legume products.
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2 months ago

Helsinki stock index hits 25-year high

The benchmark index last reached a similar peak around the time of the dot-com bubble.
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2 months ago

Wednesday’s papers: Finland’s positive anomaly, Finns Party manga, and Crown Bridges open

A Finnish municipality pairs near-full employment with unusually large families — can you guess where?
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3 months ago

Ministry: Water in Finland is too cheap, bills set to rise

Water charges could increase significantly in the coming years as utility companies invest in improving ageing pipeline networks.
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3 months ago

Mushrooms still carry traces of Chernobyl disaster

Finland’s nuclear safety watchdog says there’s no need to avoid wild mushrooms on account of lingering radioactivity.
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3 months ago

Helsinki wants to claw back €45k given to pro-Russia group

The City of Helsinki granted funding to an association organising kids’ propaganda summer camps in Russian-occupied Crimea.
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3 months ago

Average amount owed by Finns facing debt enforcement rises to €28k

As of the end of last year, there were slightly fewer people in debt enforcement proceedings, but the average amount of debt they carried was higher than the same period in 2024.
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