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Cocaine worth €750K seized while smuggling to Australia, 2 held
Finnish Customs seized about four kilograms of cocaine during an attempted smuggling from Vantaa, Finland to Australia in the autumn, said customs in a press release on…
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Govt moves to prevent benefit fraud enabling Kela´s access to bank
The government has prepared a proposal with the view to prevent intentional misuse of social welfare benefits keeping the provision for allowing access of the Social…
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Social security benefit to replace Kela-paid unemployment benefits in May
A new form of financial assistance called general social security benefit will be introduced to the Finnish social security system from May 2026, which will replace…
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Finland’s 1st F-35A multirole fighter presented in US
The first Finnish F-35A multirole fighter, designated JF-501, was presented to the public at a rollout ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Fort…
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8 EU leaders for fortifying security at eastern external border
Leaders of eight European Union countries on Tuesday stressed the importance of significantly strengthening security at Europe’s eastern external border. The…
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More people at risk of poverty in Finland
A total of 782,300 persons belonged to household-dwelling units at risk of poverty in Finland in 2024 and the number is 14.2 per cent of the dwelling population,…
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Berlin talks lift Ukraine peace hopes, obstacles persist: Stubb, Kristersson
Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Monday that talks in Berlin involving European, U.S. and Ukrainian sides had lifted…
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Cuts in social welfare throw people further into poverty: SAK
The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) said that the four-party alliance government led by conservative Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition…
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Employee crushed under machine at work in Kouvola
One person was killed in an accident at workplace in Kouvola, a municipality in southeastern Finland on Monday afternoon, police said. The accident took place at about…
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Finland denounces terrorist attack in Australia
President Alexander Stubb on Sunday condemned the terrorist attack in Sydney, Australia and expressed profound shock at the deaths of people in the attack.…
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