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Sat, 22 Oct 2022 12:00:56 +0300
Al-Hol relatives may seek compensation from Finnish state
Three Finnish children remain at the displacement camp in northern Syria, with a UN committee reprimanding Finland for delaying their repatriation.

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 09:33:54 +0300
Police: Drone threat is "here to stay"
There have been as many drone sightings reported to authorities in the past three weeks as in the entire first half of the year.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 18:36:20 +0300
Blue Cheese River, Pan Flute Area: Turku publishes English place name map
The tongue-in-cheek map follows a trend in other Finnish cities highlighting their geographic nomenclatures translated quite directly into English.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 17:55:34 +0300
Swedish FM makes first visit to Finland
The trip comes just days after Sweden voted to form a new government.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 17:01:01 +0300
THL: Finland's Covid cases reach highs last seen in spring
Finland is on the crest of an Omicron-variant wave, an expert says.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 15:58:11 +0300
St Petersburg court finds Finland guilty of 'genocide' during 1940s Leningrad siege
The ruling comes nearly 78 years after the siege ended.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 14:09:05 +0300
Vantaa Youth Council calls out school food's 'poor quality'
Vantaa's school food spending is among the lowest in Finland, costing less than two euros per meal.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 12:51:50 +0300
NBI: Inspections reveal foreign agricultural workers are 'vulnerable'
Inspections during the so-called "action days" against human trafficking-related labour exploitation were carried out in Finland in mid-August.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 12:04:34 +0300
Stora Enso to spend €1bn on Oulu mill conversion
The investment will turn Stora Enso's Oulu unit into a carboard-making "mega site," according to the firm.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 11:01:32 +0300
Foreign policy expert Mika Aaltola tops newspaper's presidential poll
Ilta-Sanomat noted that it was the first time a non-political figure led the survey.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 09:43:39 +0300
Friday's papers: Border fence criticism, Stubb's regrets and TikTok 'cleaning queen' gets recognition
Fencing off parts of the border could backfire by fueling organised crime, a researcher warns.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 18:41:01 +0300
Finnish bear snaps make final of Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
First launched in 2015, the competition sees thousands of entries sent in from around the world.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 17:59:37 +0300
Police suspect Joensuu bus drivers of discriminating against Ukrainians
Pro-Putin propaganda was allegedly repeated by a bus operating firm's employees in the city.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 17:28:28 +0300
Drone activity increases near critical infrastructure in southwest Finland
Authorities in the region have urged members of the public to report any sightings of drones spotted near facilities such as water towers.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 17:06:24 +0300
Nokia CEO satisfied with Q3 results, but stock market lukewarm
This week Nokia also announced landing major 5G equipment contracts in India.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:33:06 +0300
Finland favours EU-wide cap on gas prices, PM Marin says
Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) is attending an EU summit in Brussels where the option of introducing a cap on rising gas prices is expected to be the subject of much heated debate.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 14:33:05 +0300
Court hands Turku bus driver suspended sentence over fatal e-scooter crash
The court found the driver guilty of negligent homicide and aggravated endangering of traffic safety.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 13:55:45 +0300
Inflation, interest rate hikes cause housing price drop, Land Survey says
Housing prices in Kainuu dropped by as much as 20 percent over the past year, while Åland and Ostrobothnia saw increases of up to 15 percent. 

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 13:03:20 +0300
Find a new bin: Finland starts textile recycling next year
It will soon become a bit easier for people to recycle their used textiles and fabrics.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 12:31:03 +0300
How Finnish is taught in schools fuels educational inequality, teacher says
"If we, for years on end, teach in too simple a language and only stick to the content, students fall behind," Finnish-language teacher Annukka Kinnunen tells Yle.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 12:02:57 +0300
Week of Championships 2023 to highlight Finland's fringe sports
National titles for 25 sports will be contested next August, including marathon kayaking, cyclocross and pole dancing.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 11:23:04 +0300
Finnish Red Cross to deploy 10 mobile healthcare units in Western Ukraine
The facilities will offer regular healthcare services in western parts of the country where local clinics are overburdened.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 09:30:03 +0300
Thursday's papers: Unsustainable logging, Covid booster friction and another OL3 delay
Health experts disagree on the right number of vaccine doses at this stage of the pandemic, Ilta-Sanomat writes.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:37:38 +0300
MPs reject citizens' initiative to ban net fishing in Lake Saimaa
The region in southeast Finland is home to the highly-endangered Saimaa ringed seal, which can become caught in the nets and drown.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:32:06 +0300
Finnish president 'optimistic' about finding Nato solution with Turkey
President Niinistö and his Icelandic host, President Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson, met in Reykjavík to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the European security situation and efforts to deepen Nordic cooperation.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:38:00 +0300
Finns drinking less beer
Compared to a decade ago, Finland's beer consumption fell by 70 million litres this summer.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 15:01:35 +0300
HUS: Queues cause 'critical' conditions at New Children's Hospital ICU
The facility treats children from across Finland, some of whom have been waiting for heart surgery for more than the legal limit of 180 days.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:39:04 +0300
Veteran politician Väyrynen withdraws from parliamentary election
The former MP and four-time presidential candidate said the Centre Party's likely poor showing at next spring's election would be blamed on him.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:10:58 +0300
Helsinki court officially declares Zsar outlet mall on eastern border bankrupt
The centre's parent company Zsar and subsidiary East Gate Development have debts totalling more than 20 million euros.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 09:54:09 +0300
Social services minister calls for faster Covid vaccination roll out
Few people in Finland have a clear understanding of the current guidelines regarding Covid vaccinations, according to Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services Krista Kiuru (SDP).



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