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Sun, 18 Sep 2022 11:53:26 +0300
Single winner in record lottery drawing
An individual in North Savo has become Finland's all-time biggest lottery winner.

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 10:00:16 +0300
Exclusive: Russia moves missiles from St Petersburg to Ukraine
Satellite images obtained by Yle show that Russia has been transferring anti-aircraft missiles away from St Petersburg, close to the Finnish border.

Sat, 17 Sep 2022 17:13:24 +0300
First lady to defend doctoral thesis
Finnish first lady Jenni Haukio is defending her doctoral thesis at Helsinki University's Faculty of Social Sciences in December, Ilta-Sanomat reports.

Sat, 17 Sep 2022 16:34:17 +0300
Greenpeace stops Russian gas cargo from unloading in Tornio
The environmental group says it wants Finland to stop importing Russian fossil fuel.

Sat, 17 Sep 2022 14:26:20 +0300
MPs to debate controversial Patient Safety Act
Minister for Family Affairs and Social Services Aki Lindén (SDP) says people don't support nurses' strikes in ICUs.

Sat, 17 Sep 2022 12:04:29 +0300
Nurses' requests to pull licenses clog Valvira
Health watchdog Valvira says it has seen a surge in nurses requesting to have their professional licenses pulled.

Sat, 17 Sep 2022 11:16:22 +0300
Slower recovery of post-pandemic air traffic in Finland than in other Nordics
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is impacting air travel in Finland, says Norwegian Airlines.

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 17:48:00 +0300
President Niinistö confirms phone call with Ukrainian President Zelensky
Both presidents tweeted about their conversation on Friday afternoon.

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:43:00 +0300
Finnish defence chief at Nato conference in Estonia this weekend
The meeting marks the first time Finland and Sweden have participated at Nato's Military Committee Conference.

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:02:38 +0300
Nursing unions protest in Helsinki as controversial bill moves through Parliament
Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee gave a green light to the Patient Safety Act on Friday morning.

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 13:51:10 +0300
Police: Large amounts of OxyContin distributed in Helsinki
Finnish authorites and organisations are working to prevent an opioid epidemic that has plagued other countries in recent years.

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 11:23:39 +0300
Education expert: Inclusivity "does not exist" in Finnish schools
Inclusive education has led to the dissolution in some schools of 'special ed', where pupils are taught separately from their peers, but critics say this has increased classroom chaos.

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 11:19:07 +0300
Child obesity in Finland "worrying," THL says
The share of heavy kids and adolescents in Finland has not dropped, according to the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare.

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 09:23:39 +0300
Putin's "countdown has begun," Finnish foreign policy expert says
Russian losses in the war are accumulating and the invasion of Ukraine has had a detrimental effect on the Russian economy.

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 09:12:01 +0300
Friday's papers: Finland's quiet Ukraine aid, Sunday wages under fire and an African cat in Karelia
Helsingin Sanomat says military aid to Ukraine is a calculated risk.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 18:41:03 +0300
Russian tourists use "European-looking" registration plates to blend in
A man whose Russian-registered car was vandalised in the past says the fake plates are nice because they don't draw unnecessary attention or raise questions.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 17:25:17 +0300
Energy costs to curb Finnish tomato, cucumber crops this winter
Next winter's electricity bills may cause difficulties for commercial greenhouse growers and reduce supplies of domestically-produced vegetables.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 16:31:33 +0300
President suggests tightening visa rules for Russians owning real estate in Finland
"Visas are not a subjective right," President Sauli Niinistö said on Thursday.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 15:50:20 +0300
APN podcast: Is Finland teaching Finnish to foreigners the right way?
This week's show looks into how adult immigrants learn Finnish in Finland, hears about internship challenges for international students and looks ahead to Finland's biggest film festival.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 14:36:30 +0300
IL: Finnair passenger's "bad behaviour" prompts mid-flight stop in Paris
A Finnair representative says such incidents are quite rare.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 13:29:36 +0300
Finnish economic forecasts show downturn, recession
The Bank of Finland pointed to high inflation and the energy crisis brought on by the war in Ukraine as limiters of economic growth.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 13:14:26 +0300
Authority: Misleading retailers upsell pricey TV calibration
A complaint filed with the consumer authority alleged that one salesperson suggested that ophthalmologists recommend TV sets to be calibrated, but in reality they do not.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 12:00:06 +0300
MPs continue Patient Safety Act negotiations
Members of the Finnish parliament are continuing talks on details of the controversial Patient Safety Act, despite a court ruling delaying health sector strikes.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 10:38:59 +0300
MTV: Finland has seized nearly €190m in Russian assets
The property seized from private individuals and other entities range from bank funds to vehicles.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 09:22:54 +0300
Thursday's papers: Russian tourists, digital IDs, firewood a hot item
According to press reports, the Finnish foreign minister now says it's possible the EU will completely ban tourist visas for Russians.

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 18:58:40 +0300
Fortum continues Uniper talks, Germany may take majority stake – or even nationalise it
The minister in charge of overseeing majority-state-owned firms, Tytti Tuppurainen (SDP), said that Finland would not accept the nationalisation of Uniper without compensation.

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 16:26:14 +0300
Youths suspected of luring man on sex-date website in order to rob him
The youths allegedly threatened the middle-aged victim with a machete and robbed him.

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 15:30:31 +0300
Kela: 62k more households in Finland fall into poverty
Those households include around 16,000 families with children, according to Social Insurance Institution Kela.

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:11:07 +0300
Court blocks all ICU nurses' strikes planned for next week
A bitter labour dispute in the social and healthcare sector took new turns as a court prevented strikes in three districts from going ahead next week. Meanwhile contract talks drag on as MPs weigh the controversial Patient Safety Act.

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 13:25:15 +0300
Food waste falls as prices keep rising
A nationwide survey reveals that about three out of four people in Finland think they have succeeded in reducing the amount of food waste in their households over the past year.



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