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4 months ago

Finland deports record number of criminals

A total of 169 people were ordered to leave the country, reports Helsingin Sanomat.
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4 months ago

Vantaa home to most ‘last-resort’ benefit recipients

More and more people are qualifying for basic social assistance.
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4 months ago

Do you qualify for Finland’s new 25% flat tax?

Finland is willing to reduce income taxes for those it most wants to attract.
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4 months ago

Frustrated with entrance exams, Finns move abroad to study medicine

Despite free universities at home, Finns are paying for medical degrees abroad.
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4 months ago

Thursday’s papers: Gold rush payoffs, Finns mourn sugar firm’s plans, and luxury cars blocking trams

A firm in northern Finland extracts up to 7,500 kg of gold per year.
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4 months ago

Trump’s Greenland threats cast shadow on Finland’s icebreaker deals

US designs on Greenland risk putting Finland in an uncomfortable position.
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4 months ago

Poll: Majority of Finns support fur farming ban

Many Finns support ending fur farming, both nationally and across the EU.
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4 months ago

Tuesday’s papers: Finnish humility, protecting girls, and mysterious roof deaths

Four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, HBL notes that Finland has not tested its wartime readiness since 1945.
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4 months ago

False salmonella alarm cost farm €1m

A lab error led to the culling of thousands of hens and losses exceeding one million euros.
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4 months ago

Monday’s papers: The end of free electricity, personal service wins, and Finland tightens driver’s licenses

Negative spot electricity prices are losing their charge, according to Helsingin Sanomat.
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