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9 hours ago

One injured as city bus hits tree in Helsinki

The accident occurred on the Mannerheimintie thoroughfare on Thursday morning.

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1 day ago

Finland transitions to summer speed limits

Many of those hitting the road over the Easter holiday will be doing so at higher speed limits.

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5 days ago

Police investigate crash of flying device in southeastern Finland

Police have cordoned off the affected area, just north of the city of Kouvola.

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6 days ago

Russia-bound jets land in Finland, amid St Petersburg airport closure

St Petersburg airport has been closed due to recent attacks by Ukraine on Russian ports along the Gulf of Finland.

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2 weeks ago

Monday’s papers: Nearby drone strikes, sanction skipping suspicions, and Finland braces for more cuts

Russia’s largest oil port on the Baltic Sea has come under attack, just 50 kilometres from Finland’s border.

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2 weeks ago

Bolt launches women-only ride service in Helsinki

The company’s app gives female passengers the opportunity to request a female driver.

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2 weeks ago

Helsinki expands mandatory e-scooter parking zones

At first, the expansion will include the neighbourhoods of Taka-Töölö, Kallio, Kalasatama and Pasila.

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2 weeks ago

Thursday’s papers: How Finnair keeps flying, blackout scenarios, and Finland’s medicated boys

A power blackout across the country would disrupt everyone’s ability to communicate, including essential authorities.

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4 weeks ago

About 160 Finns arrive on evacuation flight from Middle East

“It’s really nice to be here,” said Otso Friström, who arrived on an evacuation flight to Finland with his family early on Monday morning.

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4 weeks ago

Finland plans more Middle East evacuations, drops ticket price of first flight

There are around 600 Finns in Dubai who want to leave the region. The flight scheduled on Sunday can only accommodate around 160 of them.