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6 months ago

Record number visit Helsinki Christmas Market

Visitors drank more than 85,000 cups of hot mulled wine and ate more than 60,000 bowls of rice porridge over a roughly three week span.
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6 months ago

Finland celebrates Christmas Eve with old traditions amid mixed weather

Many parts of Finland will see hazardous driving conditions on Christmas Eve, with motorists advised to take extra care on the roads.
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6 months ago

Finland aims to tighten rules on who can take a passport photo

The government also wants to extend the validity of passports and ID cards to a period of 10 years.
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6 months ago

Police suspect widespread exploitation of foreign cleaners, restaurant workers

Some had to pay to get jobs in Finland, while others had to hand over their wages to the boss.
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6 months ago

Finland raises reservist age to 65

The reserve force will gradually swell to one million.
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6 months ago

Unemployment climbs to 10.6%, marking bleakest point since 2009

Around 50,000 more people were unemployed last month than in November 2024.
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6 months ago

Finland sees immigration figures plummet this year

The country’s overall population has grown slightly this year, an increase Statistics Finland attributes to immigration.
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6 months ago

Education minister calls for unified religion, ethics studies at Finland’s schools

Education Minister Anders Adlercreutz says such a move could increase understanding and reduce segregation in school, as well as society in general.
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6 months ago

Finland’s Lutheran leader warns against rise of MAGA-styled Christian nationalism

According to Archbishop Tapio Luoma, echoes of Trumpism can be seen here on controversial issues such as the ordination of women and same-sex marriage, as well as the use of harsher language.
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6 months ago

Purra calls EU debt plan for Ukraine “major failure”

Finland will be liable for an estimated 1.5–1.6 billion euros.
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