News from Finland in English
2 months ago
Finland appears in US State Department cables on Greenlan, obtained by Politico.
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A Social Democratic MP who apologised for making inappropriate comments was replaced as deputy chair of the parliamentary group.
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The third-term opposition MP said she wants to leave politics because she is frustrated by the policies of the current government, which she describes as having features of “Trumpism”.
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Police suspect the group of involvement in human trafficking and pimping crimes. The case came to authorities’ attention when a foreign woman sought refuge in a shop in Oulu.
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Tampere’s population growth has slowed due to high unemployment as well as a lack of housing for families.
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A bone-chilling start to February in Finland has seen plunging temperatures and soaring electricity prices, but also satisfied tourists.
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The read-a-thon forms part of the celebrations of Yle’s 100 years of broadcasting, which is themed around shared moments.
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Jonas W. Karlsson won for his work with US electroacoustic duo ARKAI, while conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen as well as producers Danitello and MDS went home empty-handed.
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Spot prices for electricity set a new record on Monday as Finland plunged into a deep freeze.
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Fintraffic’s national traffic priority system, which is set to be introduced this summer, will recognise the location of an emergency vehicle and automatically change the lights to green to facilitate its passage.