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Sun, 21 Feb 2021 11:03:55 +0200
Slippery roads as cold snap ends in south
A mix of rain, sleet and snow are creating poor driving conditions in most of Finland on Sunday.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 16:55:00 +0200
Justice Minister: Decision next week on municipal elections
There have been calls for the April ballot to be postponed due to Finland’s worsening coronavirus situation.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:39:24 +0200
Police receive 25,000 crime reports over Vastaamo hacking
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) says the investigation is still ongoing and asks for victims to be patient.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 11:51:36 +0200
Chancellor of Justice questions 'dual role' of MPs
In a probe into Foreign Minister Haavisto's actions last year, two MPs brought the case and sat on the committee discussing it.

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 20:26:14 +0200
Finland qualify for Women's Euro 2022 football finals
A 1-0 win over Portugal in Helsinki clinches the Pearl Owls' place at the top of qualifying Group E.

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 19:40:57 +0200
Estonian PM urges Finland to allow cross-border travel
Kaja Kallas, who become Prime Minister in January, began her first official state visit to Finland on Friday.

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 19:00:28 +0200
Few Finns cancel ski trips despite THL warning
Lapland ski resorts report only a few cancellations after THL advised people not to travel. 

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:45:38 +0200
Finland amends disease law to simplify business closures
A separate amendment to the Communicable Diseases Act may see mandatory Covid testing introduced at borders by April.

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 12:06:03 +0200
Corona outbreak brings Rauma shipyard to standstill
The scheduled May delivery of a new ferry could be delayed, says the shipbuilding company's CEO.

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:24:46 +0200
Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel firm to set up research centre in metals mine
A co-founder of the Finest Bay company says work on the tunnel could be done as soon as the beginning of 2025.

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:55:34 +0200
Friday's papers: Restriction resignation, polling politics, and freezing football
There are conflicting messages from Finnish authorities and politicians about coronavirus restrictions.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 19:53:39 +0200
Jyväskylä city councillor suspected of staging a car break-in to keep gun license
Teemu Torssonen was cleared of charges for the attempted murder of Finns Party aide Pekka Kataja.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 19:12:47 +0200
US approves €76m arms deal with Finland
The State Department green-lighted the sale of rocket systems to Finland, which it called "a trusted partner". 

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 16:58:30 +0200
APN election edition: Maria Ohisalo
All Points North asked the Green League leader how she felt about the interior minister's job.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 16:19:26 +0200
Contact tracing company recorded thousands of calls illegally in Espoo
Sensitive information was recorded and stored for months without customers' knowledge.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:28:39 +0200
Finnair, Viking Line report massive 2020 losses
Travel operators had a disastrous year.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 13:48:49 +0200
'Do not travel' says THL as coronavirus cases rise
THL's Taneli Puumalainen described a "stark difference" between rates of infection in the capital region and elsewhere.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 13:09:45 +0200
Property prices rise despite coronavirus crisis
In previous economic crises, house prices have tended to decline in line with the rest of the economy.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:17:34 +0200
New coronavirus variant discovered in Finland
Discovery of new variants of the virus is just "a matter of time", experts say.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 10:21:50 +0200
Most violations of bar serving hours detected in southwest and central Finland
Two-week closures have been imposed for alcohol sales violations at nightspots in Kotka and Joutsa.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:52:57 +0200
Thursday's papers: More election debate, riskiest jobs, Tampere's towers
Covid keeps stirring debate in the papers, with questions over April's elections and who should be vaccinated next.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 17:26:57 +0200
Finland PM Marin named among Time's top 100 emerging leaders
The annual list by the US magazine Time profiles future-shaping influencers from a variety of fields.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 16:51:27 +0200
Three teenagers on trial for murder in Helsinki
The defendants are accused of murdering a 16-year-old boy in the Koskela district of Helsinki last December.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:38:31 +0200
Government wins confidence vote over EU Covid recovery fund
Opposition parties had filed two motions against the government over the EU stimulus package.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:16:58 +0200
Coronavirus infections in Uusimaa hit new record
Helsinki University hospital district requests stricter limits on gatherings as virus cases hit new high.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:56:01 +0200
Far-right supporters suspected of firearms offences, but not preparing acts of violence
The suspects included at least one current member of the police force.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 12:53:28 +0200
State gambling firm should no longer decide charity payouts, report says
Veikkaus needs to generate revenue for charities but at the same time is expected to combat problem gambling.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 12:33:01 +0200
Survey: 40 percent of SMEs in worse economic position
The SME Barometer survey found many small and medium enterprises were now in a worse financial position than a year ago.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:05:26 +0200
Posti cites online shopping deliveries in 2020 profits uptick
The firm's adjusted operating profits for 2020 increased to 66.1 million euros from 36.2 million euros in 2019.

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:04:11 +0200
Finland's municipal elections could be delayed over virus concerns
Uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic is casting doubt over the elections scheduled for 18 April.



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