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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

Wolt cutting jobs in Finland

The delivery company says the redundancies will affect its international operations staff based in Finland.
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4 months ago

Finland shows slight improvement in record-high jobless rate

The unemployment rate edged down from 10.7 to 10.3 percent in January, but remained higher than a year earlier. The number of employed men fell by 23,000 year-on-year while the number for women remained unchanged.
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4 months ago

Finnish fashion firm Voglia files for bankruptcy

The family-run business with a history spanning more than 40 years has run into trouble.
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4 months ago

Wednesday’s papers: A leftist rise, inaccessible pensions, and another Finnish firm departs

Voters’ support for the opposition Left Alliance has reached a 15-year high, reports Helsingin Sanomat.
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4 months ago

Finland moves to tighten Kela’s home care allowance for newcomers

The law proposal still needs approval by the legislature.
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4 months ago

Purra wants immigrants to work for benefits

With election season approaching, Yle’s political correspondent Marica Paukkeri says politicians’ statements should be treated with caution.
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4 months ago

“What is enough?” — Rising food prices loom as Finland moves to curb supermarket private labels

A bill to help food producers could drive up prices that have already surged in recent years.
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4 months ago

Finland’s employee numbers have declined for 2.5 years, business index finds

The only region where employee numbers grew was in Western Finland, increasing by 0.5 percent.
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