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Report finds flaws in wellbeing services county reform
An evaluation report showed various shortcomings of the wellbeing services county reform and made a series of recommendations for improvement of the situation. An…
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Territorial concessions would be among most difficult issues in peace deal
President Alexander Stubb on Tuesday said that possible territorial concessions would be among the most difficult issues in any future negotiations, along with security…
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Govt moves to strengthen Border Guard’s powers
The government has prepared a proposal to extend the Finnish Border Guard’s powers in normal conditions, especially at the internal borders of the Schengen area and…
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Espoo to rise parking fines, expand paid parking areas
The City of Espoo will apply for authorisation by the Ministry of the Interior to increase parking fines imposed in zone 1 from 60 euros to 80 euros. The city will also…
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Man gunned down in Helsinki, several held
One person was killed and another injured when they came under gun attack in an apartment at Konala.in Helsinki on Tuesday morning, police said. The incident took place…
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Govt moves to develop public warning system
The Ministry of the Interior has commissioned the Emergency Services Academy Finland to prepare a report on the current state and development needs of the fixed public…
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Father of dead children held for suspected arson in Savonlinna
Police are investigating into the fire, which broke out in a house in Savonlinna on Saturday and claimed lives of three children and their mother as suspected arson, said…
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President to attend F-35 fighter roll-out ceremony in USA
President Alexander Stubb will attend the official roll-out ceremony of Finland's first F-35A multi-role fighter jet, ordered from the United States, in Fort Worth…
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Mother, 3 children burnt to death in Savonlinna house fire
Four persons of a same family were burnt to death in a fire occurred at a detached house at Louhi in Savonlinna, a municipality under South Savo region in Eastern Finland…
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Immigrants, native Finns´ birth rate gap narrows down
Differences between persons of Finnish and foreign background in the birth rate have narrowed during 1990 to 2024, according to Statistics Finland. The total fertility…
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