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Thu, 08 Apr 2021 11:30:51 +0300
Finnish events industry pins summer hopes on rapid testing
While awaiting an official exit strategy, the events sector has started plans to pilot rapid testing of festival-goers.

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:11:15 +0300
Thursday's papers: Exit strategy, summer travel, transgender rights
Morning papers report on Finnish government talks on a plan to gradually lift restrictions and reopen the country.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 19:15:48 +0300
Seasonal workers arrive in Finland, take Covid precautions
The Finnish agricultural sector needs between 10,000 and 16,000 essential workers each year.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 17:15:21 +0300
Young adult risk groups next in line for Covid jabs in Helsinki
The new queue affects at-risk residents between the ages of 18-44.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:24:24 +0300
Amnesty criticises women's support, refugee rights in Finland
In its annual report, the human rights NGO also criticised Finland's record on trans rights and recognising the Sámi people.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:43:40 +0300
Corona restrictions prompt Finns to drink less 
Last year consumers turned to Alko, supermarkets and increasingly the internet for their favourite tipple.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:14:00 +0300
Saimaa ringed seal nest count begins
Experts say snowy conditions this winter could have helped boost numbers of the endangered mammals.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 12:50:06 +0300
Finland's most popular baby names in 2020: Aino and Leo
The most popular names continue a recent trend for choosing names that work in different languages and cultures.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 12:20:57 +0300
Coronavirus outbreak worsens at military academy
Yle spoke to a conscript who said official isolation procedures for the sick were not effective at controlling the virus.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 11:54:27 +0300
Supreme Court grants journalist leave to appeal defamation verdict
Johanna Vehkoo's conviction for calling a city councillor a "racist" and "Nazi clown" was upheld by an appeal court last year.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 11:01:16 +0300
Better language training for vocational students needed, says education agency
Poor Finnish and Swedish language skills are preventing skilled foreign workers from being hired, FINEEC's report found.

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 08:59:22 +0300
Wednesday's papers: Helsinki's corona bus, mystery virus variant, climate action
Helsinki residents will soon have access to a new rapid virus testing option free of charge, reports Huvfudstadsbladet.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 18:46:17 +0300
Left Alliance MP quits municipal role over alcohol use during council meeting
Juho Kautto's resignation follows 'confusing' behaviour during a remotely-held council meeting last week.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 17:39:18 +0300
Finland awaits EMA position as official links AstraZeneca vaccine to blood clots
The European Medicines Agency's official position on the vaccine is expected later this week.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 17:28:34 +0300
Chancellor of Justice responds to criticism of failed lockdown legislation
The proposal was shot down by Parliament's Constitutional Law Committee last week.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 17:01:39 +0300
FMI: Covid restrictions impact traffic volumes, improve air quality
Studies show there are fewer toxic exhaust fumes in the air than in previous years.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 15:13:33 +0300
Gallery: Shards of ice pile up on shore of Finnish lake
The effect is caused by strong winds pushing the thinning masses of ice towards the lake shore.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 14:50:54 +0300
Mobile data reveals Easter traffic brisk, but less busy than usual
Statistics from Telia show while people travelled from Uusimaa over the break, it was still less than in previous years.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 12:47:10 +0300
Government parties divided on post-Covid budget cuts
An Yle poll found that while most backed a decision on future budgets in this month's debate, governing MPs were split.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 11:27:49 +0300
Minister: Conscripts could sleep outdoors if Covid situation worsens
Last month saw an uptick in Covid cases among conscripts, but there has not yet been a need to introduce such measures.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:04:12 +0300
Tuesday's papers: Busy week in politics, Turku killing details, court independence
More details of a grisly crime in Turku last weekend emerge in Ilta-Sanomat, while politicians prepare for a long week.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 16:54:28 +0300
Finland goes negative after winds beat down electricity prices
Electricity prices in Finland were negative for four hours early Monday morning.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 14:05:05 +0300
Report: Majority of sorted plastic waste incinerated
Yle investigative programme MOT finds that Finland burns most discarded plastic sorted by households.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 12:21:16 +0300
Earthquake strikes in Ostrobothnia
Some residents in South Ostrobothnia felt a small earthquake on Sunday evening.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 11:40:13 +0300
Rain, snow impedes Easter return traffic
Western parts of Lapland may see up to 10cm of snow on Monday.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 17:47:26 +0300
Covid patient admissions plunge as Finland avoids worst-case Easter predictions 
Fewer people are getting tested at Easter, according to the chief physician at HUS.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 13:54:52 +0300
Training centre goes geothermal in bid for carbon neutrality
Kuortane Olympic Training Centre will save some 1,350 tonnes of carbon emissions by switching.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 10:24:02 +0300
Facebook data dump includes 1.4m names from Finland
In total data from 533 million accounts was leaked. 

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 16:48:17 +0300
Speaker condemns MP's 'threatening' mask mandate tweet
MP Ano Turtiainen wrote that his friend is willing to kill if the wearing of masks becomes compulsory in Finland.

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 12:46:52 +0300
Coast Guard issues thin ice warning after near-drowning incidents
Rescue services were called out to save two people in separate incidents on Saturday morning.



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