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2 weeks ago
Investigators are probing whether the cable damage was intentional.
2 weeks ago
There is no point in Finland antagonising the United States, a foreign policy expert told Yle.
2 weeks ago
Students want to live alone more than they did in the past, according to the head of Helsinki’s student housing outfit HOAS.
2 weeks ago
Last year, more than 16 percent of new conscripts had dropped out by July.
2 weeks ago
The initiative was started on New Year’s Eve and reached the required number of signatures in just a few days.
2 weeks 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.
2 weeks ago
The win marks the 24th time the lottery’s top prize has gone to Finland.
2 weeks ago
Official data suggests that property purchases by Russian nationals have continued in Finland since new restrictions came into force in July.
2 weeks 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 weeks 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.