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3 months ago
Students want to live alone more than they did in the past, according to the head of Helsinki’s student housing outfit HOAS.
3 months ago
Last year, more than 16 percent of new conscripts had dropped out by July.
3 months ago
The initiative was started on New Year’s Eve and reached the required number of signatures in just a few days.
3 months ago
The reforms aim to reduce state spending on pharmaceutical reimbursements by around 30 million euros per year, according to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.
3 months ago
The win marks the 24th time the lottery’s top prize has gone to Finland.
3 months ago
Official data suggests that property purchases by Russian nationals have continued in Finland since new restrictions came into force in July.
3 months ago
One crew member of the cargo vessel Fitburg faces possible remand, while others remain under travel bans during a police investigation into a damaged communications cable.
3 months ago
Finnish President Alexander Stubb says the country’s strengths lie in its sense of community and shared values such as education, equality, justice and freedom.
3 months ago
Around 40 percent of young adults said they had a weak or no understanding of how electricity prices are set.
3 months ago
From mobile medical units to reinforced hospitals, Finland’s hospital system is adapting to harsh lessons learned from Ukraine.