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Oldest Finn Stenbäck dies at 110
Gunnel Stenbäck, who was oldest known person in Finland died at a care home for the elderly people on Saturday at the age of 110, said the care home operator…
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Most foreign-language speakers in Finland prefer to live in capital region
There are about 500,000 foreign-language speakers (people whose native language is other than Finnish, Swedish or Sámi living in Finland and most of them would…
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Stubb, Macron, Meloni discuss European security, Ukraine over phone
President Alexander Stubb on Saturday had a telephone conversation with President of France Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The Presidents of…
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Kiljunen quits Parliamentary body over remarks on eastern border closure
Chairperson of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee Kimmo Kiljunen has resigned from his post following a controversy raised over his comments regarding closure of…
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Rantanen survives no-confidence motion
Interior Minister Mari Rantanen on Friday survived a no-confidence motion brought against her in the parliament by two opposition parties. Oppositions Vasemmistoliitto…
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Finland-Germany submarine cable restored after repairment
The submarine cable between Finland and Germany, which was damaged in the Baltic Sea earlier this month has been fully restored, said Finnish state-owned data…
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Minister faces motion of no-confidence over handling refugee quota
Interior Minister Mari Rantanen is facing a no-confidence motion in the parliament over the handing of refugee quota process where the minister reportedly instructed the…
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Finland to take 500 quota refugees in 2025
Finland will receive 500 refugees under the refugee quota in 2025, said a government press release on Thursday. The government at a meeting decided that the country will…
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NBI probes into damage of submarine cable as aggravated criminal case
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is investigating into the damage of submarine cable between Finland and Germany in the Baltic Sea as aggravated criminal damage…
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Govt moves to tighten Finnish citizenship requirements further
The four-party alliance government led by the Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP) has taken an initiative to further tighten the requirements for…
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