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3 months ago

Tuesday’s papers: A Wolt courier’s reality, an anxious generation, and the May Day forecast

How do Wolt couriers make ends meet?
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3 months ago

Tuesday marks Finnish officialdom’s shift to digital mail

Official mail will move primarily online from this week onwards, which means that users of public e-services will be prompted to activate Suomi.fi Messages.
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3 months ago

Monday’s papers: Drone danger, modern men, and voters Hungary for change

Commercial broadcaster MTV wonders if more drones will be discovered in Finland’s remote areas as the summer cottage season begins.
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3 months ago

Drone discovered in Iitti forest

Police received a report of a drone on Saturday afternoon.
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3 months ago

Financial sector flags privacy concerns in plan to give Kela bank access

A legislative proposal would give Kela broader access to applicants’ banking information.
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3 months ago

Children’s poor dental health may signal abuse risk

More than 40 percent of dental care professionals say they have suspected child abuse in the course of their work.
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3 months ago

Hate speech directed Lucia maiden reaches courts

Finland’s 2024 Lucia maiden was subjected to thousands of racist messages on social media.
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3 months ago

“It’s not a pyramid scheme” — Will the money run out for Finland’s pensions?

The All Points North podcast takes your pension questions to the experts.
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3 months ago

Finnish law change will require online shops to offer easy order cancellation feature

The law applies to online sales of both goods and services.
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3 months ago

Friday’s papers: Social (in)security, tyre-changing confusion, and being friendly in Finland

A Helsingin Sanomat column argues that people in Finland have lost faith in the welfare state’s promise of equal access to social and healthcare services.
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