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1 killed after falling from tower, 1 burnt to death in house fire
One person was killed after falling from a radio tower in Tampere while another person was burnt to death in a house fire in Hamina on Saturday, police said in separate…
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Govt moves to ease on site alcohol sale by small producers
The government has taken an initiative to allow the small alcohol producers to sell their products for takeaway. The government prepared a draft proposal to bring…
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PM apologises over racist gesture toward Asian people
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo issued a formal apology on Wednesday over the racist gestures posted online by Finnish politicians and celebrities toward Asian people, while…
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Finland to tighten social assistance criteria from February
The four-party alliance government led by Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP) decided to tighten and reduce the social assistance, the last-resort of…
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Helsinki sees higher population growth exceptionally this year
At the end of October 2025, the population in Helsinki was 694,000 and the population growth the city could even exceed 11,000 people this year, according to the new…
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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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