Icebreakers will still be needed far into the future as winters bring more extreme phenomena, with ice masses already as thick as 10 metres in some spots.
US President Donald Trump threatens to impose a further 10 percent tariff on imports from Finland and seven other European allies on 1 February due to their support for Greenland and Denmark.
If the proposal becomes law, a foreign student’s residence permit could be revoked if they receive basic social assistance, a last-resort form of financial support.
Starting in May, a new social security benefit for jobseekers will replace the existing payments, as part of the government’s efforts to streamline Finland’s unemployment benefits system.