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Nordic, Baltic countries to fund $500m defence materiel for Ukraine
Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden on Thursday announced that they will fund a USD 500 million package of defence materiel for…
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Parliamentary body led by Rinne formed to assess TRCCSP report
The government on Thursday appointed a parliamentary working group to assess the recommendations put forth in the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission…
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Finland seeks €16m EU funding to fortify border surveillance
Finland is seeking funding of over EUR 16 million from the European Commission to strengthen surveillance at the eastern border and in the Gulf of Finland, said Ministry…
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Number of rapes rises by 68% in Helsinki in 2 years
Sexual offences reported to the Helsinki Police Department increased by more than 50 percent in two years, and rapes by 68 percent, said Police on Thursday based on data…
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President to attend G20 Summit in Johannesburg
President Alexander Stubb will attend the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, from November 22 to 23, said the President Office in a press release on Wednesday.…
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Nordic countries to build air forces capable of combined operations
Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen on Wednesday said that the Nordic countries would build air forces that are capable operating together both in peacetime and…
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Saimaa Canal sailing season to end earlier due to absence of vessel
The Saimaa Canal delegates have decided that the sailing season in the canal will end on Friday, said the Ministry of Transport and Communications in a press release on…
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Use of generative AI doubles in Finland
Forty-one percent of Finns aged 16 to 89 have used generative artificial intelligence (AI) services in the past three months, up sharply from 23 percent a year earlier,…
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Govt moves to ease permit procedures for shooting ranges
The government has taken an initiative to bring amendments to the Shooting Ranges and the Environmental Protection Act with the view to simplify the environmental permit…
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Govt moves to establish reserve police force
The government has taken an initiative for the establishment and deployment of a police reserve to ensure sufficient resources for the police force in all circumstances.…
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