Finland Yle Uutiset

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:08:18 +0300
Government seeks new environment minister as Kai Mykkänen voted Espoo mayor
There are five National Coalition Party MPs reported to be in the race to take over the Climate and Environment portfolio.

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 09:28:19 +0300
Finland's unemployment rate hits 8.4% in September
A total of 280,000 people were out of work in Finland at the end of September, an increase of 30,000 compared to the same period last year.

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 09:24:45 +0300
Tuesday's papers: Finnish language debate, Vantaa tram gains speed and Helsinki tops sustainability index
Experts are discussing a Helsingin Sanomat column that highlighted differing attitudes towards the Finnish language among various immigrant groups.

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:01:44 +0300
Pro-Russian Finn Johan Bäckman gets Russian citizenship
Russian newspaper Kommersant listed Bäckman and 14 others receiving Russian citizenship by decree of President Vladimir Putin.

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:40:12 +0300
Finnish firm Valmet announces 112 redundancies
The company said the job losses are necessary in order to improve the "profitability and competitiveness of the business operations".

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:04:24 +0300
Experts worry government cuts will hurt efforts to combat violence against women
Finland is the second most violent country for women in the European Union.

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:23:17 +0300
Falling fertility rate prompts Finland to suspend baby box procurements
Demand for the maternity packages has decreased much more than anticipated, according to benefits agency Kela.

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 12:22:15 +0300
Finland's disappearing safe deposit boxes
While still sought-after in the early 2000s, few people today want to stash their valuables in the bowels of their bank.

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:46:10 +0300
Finland's milder-than-usual autumn continues into this week
Temperatures will climb to about 12 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country this week, although showers and strong winds are also expected.

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:02:31 +0300
Finland's arms exports hit all-time high
Military exports accounted for some 192 million euros of the total, with the rest consisting of civilian weapon exports.

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 09:03:15 +0300
Monday's papers: Costly groceries, food from thin air and volatile electricity prices
Food now costs some 20 percent more than it did three years ago.

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 17:45:53 +0300
Wind power production pushes spot prices negative on Monday
The spot electricity price will peak at zero cents per kilowatt-hour.

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 16:46:13 +0300
Finnish children attend Kremlin-sponsored summer camp in Russian-occupied Crimea
The Artek summer camp was once the heart of the young pioneer movement and has been repurposed as a propaganda tool for Russia.

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 13:50:46 +0300
Visitors flock to Ähtäri Zoo for final glimpse of pandas
After Monday, the pandas will begin a month-long quarantine before heading back to China next month.

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 11:13:10 +0300
Avian action shot wins Finland's nature photo of the year award
The nature photo of the year is Timo Mylläri's bird photo Ruuhka (Congestion).

Sat, 19 Oct 2024 17:01:45 +0300
Centre Party MP defects to Finns Party
Pekka Aittakumpu explained that he felt he had reached a dead end within the Centre Party and felt more resonance with the Finns Party.

Sat, 19 Oct 2024 13:25:31 +0300
Left Alliance chooses Minja Koskela as new leader
The Helsinki MP received almost two-thirds of support among Left Alliance party members.

Sat, 19 Oct 2024 11:19:33 +0300
Finnish Lapland hit by 30-year autumn warm spell
Temperatures reached a high of 11.2 degrees Celsius in Kilpisjärvi on Friday, compared to a high of -1.7 degrees on the same day last year.

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 18:34:44 +0300
Helsinki-area HOK-Elanto restaurant workers stage spontaneous walkout
The walkout is a response to change negotiations launched by HOK-Elanto at the end of September.

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:07:55 +0300
Toy outlet issues product recall over carcinogenic substances
The recall affects Rubbabu toys purchased in 2022.

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:13:43 +0300
Finland's NBI probes wave of bank cyber attacks
In particular, Nordea Bank has been hit by several distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks throughout the autumn.

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 12:33:29 +0300
Kela to monitor gambling in determining social benefits
The Social Insurance Institution of Finland, Kela, says it will start taking into account the money spent on gambling in its decisions on providing assistance.

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 12:10:31 +0300
Government's controversial 'three-month rule' bill heads to Parliament
If passed, around 50,000 people from abroad in Finland would be affected by the new rules.

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 11:00:23 +0300
Ukrainian PM in Helsinki for talks on aid and peace initiative
Denys Shmyhal made his first visit to Finland as Ukrainian prime minister on Friday.

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 09:24:41 +0300
Friday's papers: Dissatisfaction with PM, pouch flavour reversal, warmer weekend
A fresh newspaper poll shows that a majority of voters are dissatisfied with Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's handling of the nation's foreign policy.

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 17:26:23 +0300
MP takes leave from Parliament, calls health committee "sickest work environment"
SDP politician Ville Merinen, a psychotherapist by profession, said he would become ill with exhaustion or depression if he continued in his role as an MP under the current circumstances.

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:03:02 +0300
Finland sees record-high drug deaths in 2023
Fatal overdoses among people under the age 25 also reached a record level, according to the drug policy association Humana Paihdepolitikaa (HPP).

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:52:47 +0300
Police: Two German nationals died in Loppi plane crash
The two-seater plane crashed and caught fire soon after take off.

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:41:45 +0300
Milder, sunnier weather in store this weekend
The end of this week will be sunnier and warmer in southern and central Finland, according to Yle meteorologists.

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:11:17 +0300
Do baby bounty payouts actually boost population?
Three municipalities in Finland have been paying up to 10,000 euros to local residents who have new babies, but the arrangements have yet to increase the number of children being born.

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