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20% of young women face discrimination in working life in Finland
As many as 20 per cent of women aged 20-39 had experienced discrimination at their workplace or during a job search over the past year, according to a survey conducted by…
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Climate change worries young women most
Concerns about climate change are common, especially among young women, according to a survey conducted by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL).…
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Finland to close 3 more border crossing points with Russia
The government on Wednesday decided to close three more border crossing points- Kuusamo, Salla and Vartius- at the eastern border from Friday, said the Ministry of the…
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Govt to move again as proposal for closure of more borders rejected
The government on Tuesday decided to prepare a fresh proposal to take further action to limit border crossing points with Russia as the Deputy Chancellor of Justice has…
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2 Helsinki beaches face closure risk due to poor hygienic quality
The swimming water of Helsinki beaches was mainly of good hygienic quality during the 2023 swimming season but the hygienic quality of the Marjaniemi and Pikkukoski…
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Birth rate remains low in Finland in Jan-Oct
The number of births was 12,491 lower than that of deaths in Finland from January to October 2023, according to Statistics Finland. The country's population,…
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Further action likely as asylum seekers start to arrive at Salla border
Asylum seekers started to arrive in Finland through Salla border crossing point from Russia for the first time on Monday, said the Lapland Border Guard. “35…
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Niinistö, Duda for close border security co-op
President Sauli Niinistö and his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda on Monday met in Warsaw and discussed various bilateral and international issues such as cooperation…
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Russia vows action against Finland’s border closure move
A senior official from the Russian Foreign Ministry has pledged that Russia will take counter measures following Finland´s move to close four border crossing points…
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Asylum seekers influx from Russia continues at Vartius border
Nineteen asylum seekers arrived at the Vartius border crossing point from Russia on Sunday, the following day of closure of the four border crossing points at eastern…
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