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Thu, 09 Jun 2022 11:58:08 +0300
Åland opens its first reception centre
The province's facility provides services to people who have fled from Ukraine.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 11:09:38 +0300
10 homes destroyed in Vihti row house fire
No injuries were sustained in the blaze that engulfed the house Wednesday night.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 10:42:22 +0300
Unions, employer groups settle municipal sector labour dispute
Negotiations between municipal workers’ unions and employer groups had been in deadlock for months.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:21:31 +0300
Thursday's papers: New Turkish demand, Åland celebrations, in cash we trust
Turkey's president now says his country cannot accept Finland and Sweden into Nato until they end television interviews with "terrorist leaders".

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 17:48:12 +0300
Finland at centre of multimillion dollar UN sustainable housing scandal
Finland was excited to welcome a new UN office to Helsinki, but the Finnish government was unaware that the agency was the subject of an internal UN probe.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 16:58:15 +0300
Convicted Turku terror attacker faces charges for assaulting prison guards
Abderrahman Bouanane used violence in order to prevent prison officials from performing their duties, according to the charges.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 16:15:16 +0300
Finnish CBD entrepreneur may be facing drug charges
Both the industrial hemp flowers and CBD oils sold online by entrepreneur Tuomas Ahonen fall into a legal grey zone.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:12:24 +0300
Finance minister hints at tax cuts to help offset rising prices
Reductions in VAT on foodstuffs, lower petrol and income taxes could all be means to provide relief from higher price levels.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 11:51:55 +0300
Finnish district court bans Cannonball MC
The verdict is not final however, as the case can still be appealed.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 10:41:22 +0300
Finnish PM tests positive for Covid-19
Prime Minister Sanna Marin made the announcement in a tweet.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 09:32:16 +0300
Wednesday's papers: Continuing surprise at Turkey's stand, playground meals, the PM's bottom
President Niinistö tells Ilta-Sanomat that Turkish objections to Finland's Nato membership came without warning.

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 18:43:00 +0300
Paper: Vandals torch rainbow-painted Pride bench in Pirkanmaa
The municipality of Lempäälä is marking Pride festivities with a picnic for young people along the Myllyranta shore.

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 17:42:34 +0300
NBI suspects gang of smuggling 200kg of cocaine into Finland
The main suspects are a Swedish national and two Danish citizens, according to police.

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 17:00:59 +0300
VR fined €80k for chemical spill in 2018
The court found that the accident caused significant environmental pollution, a danger to public health and harmful changes to the environment.

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 15:31:48 +0300
Customs: Finland's imports from Russia cut by half in April
The decrease was driven by a drop in the volumes of petrol products and crude oil being imported from Russia.

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 14:20:52 +0300
Johnny Depp headed to Finland, on tour with Jeff Beck
The megastar began his nearly 40-year career in entertainment as a musician, not as an actor.

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 12:34:18 +0300
Culture ministry proposes strategy to boost events sector
This summer's events will likely be free of Covid restrictions, according to Minister of Science and Culture Petri Honkonen.

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 10:31:37 +0300
MTV: Former Vastaamo owners ordered to pay compensation over buyout deal
The former owners of the Vastaamo psychotherapy centre did not inform the buyers that there had been two massive data breaches in the months before the deal was finalised.

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 09:59:17 +0300
Survey: Majority of MPs back building fences on Finnish-Russian border
Fencing the entire 1,300-kilometres-long border is not a realistic option, but stronger barriers at critical points could be effective against potential hybrid operations.

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 09:29:13 +0300
Tuesday's papers: Nuclear power, summer weather and Finland's rocky road to Nato
European countries should not worry about Vladimir Putin "saving face", IS writes.

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 18:37:18 +0300
Few countries interested in Finland's donated Covid vaccines
Like other wealthy countries, Finland has donated millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses, but many nations are not accepting them.

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 17:35:13 +0300
Survey: One third of Finland's Russian speakers think Russia violated Ukrainian sovereignty
Half of respondents said they were unsure what the war in Ukraine was about, an Yle survey finds.

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 16:15:39 +0300
Finnish president to hold talks with Nato chief, Norwegian PM
Prime Minister Sanna Marin is also scheduled to hold bilateral discussions with Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Kultaranta Talks.

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 13:39:23 +0300
Watch: Classic car parade cruises through Helsinki
Many of the lovingly-restored vehicles arrived from abroad, as the event was originally scheduled to be held in Latvia.

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 13:00:25 +0300
Officials report increase in people kept from crossing Russian border
The Border Guard has prevented hundreds of people from entering, mostly due to pandemic restrictions. The Border Guard notes that it is not only Russian nationals who are being turned away.

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 09:32:48 +0300
Monday's papers: Recession signs, rising energy costs and donations for Ukrainians
Should Finland be worried about a recession?

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 17:35:26 +0300
Poll: 80% want to expand nature reserves
The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation (FANC) has long criticised the volume of harvesting in Finland.

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 14:22:13 +0300
Turku pays care staff 1,000 euros to keep working
The City of Turku is issuing a 1,000-euro bonus to some social and healthcare workers in an effort to retain them.

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 12:47:45 +0300
Meteorologists issue summer's first UV warning
The sun's ultraviolet rays are strong in southern parts of Finland on Sunday.

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 11:47:06 +0300
Finland joins large Nato naval exercise
Fourteen Nato members as well as Finland and Sweden are joining "Baltops 22" on Sunday.



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