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3 months ago

Drone alerts to reach Finnish phones by 2027

Finland is developing an aerial threat warning system modelled on one used in Ukraine.
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3 months ago

Gun-toting MP denied appeal

MP Timo Vornanen (Finns) threatened a man with a firearm and discharged a warning shot into the street in the spring of 2024.
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3 months ago

Finnish PM on stray drones: “War is coming closer to us”

“Ukraine has the right to defend itself,” Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) said on Tuesday.
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3 months ago

Half a million face tax deadline Wednesday

Many taxpayers must review their tax returns by 1 April.
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3 months ago

Finland raises Räsänen post with American ambassador

The US embassy criticised the Finnish supreme court’s conviction of Päivi Räsänen as a troubling precedent for religious and free speech rights.
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3 months ago

Tuesday’s papers: Finland’s ‘envy day’ under scrutiny, a drone alert, and the market for liquid gold

The EU wants to know why the Finnish media publicises tax records every year.
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3 months ago

Youth unemployment hits young women hardest

The least experienced are most vulnerable to economic swings.
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3 months ago

Monday’s papers: Dropping drones in Finland, declining school performance, and healthcare waste

Ukraine has intensified drone strikes on Russian oil refineries and export routes.
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3 months ago

Citizens’ initiative calling for third gender option heads to Parliament

The initiative’s authors say that adding a non-binary gender marker would strengthen people’s rights to self-determination and increase equality.
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3 months ago

Young Ukrainians leaving Finland in search of work by the thousands

“Unfortunately, my life in Finland was not successful. I tried to do everything I could. I feel like this country doesn’t want me here,” Vladislava Onufrienko explained.
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