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Influx of asylum seekers raises at eastern border
The number of asylum seekers arrived at the border crossing points in Southeastern Finland from Russia has been increased during the recent months, said Finnish Border…
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Finland signs €317m air defence purchase deal with Israel
Finland on Sunday signed a deal with Israel to procure David's Sling air defence system at a cost of about 317 million euros, said the Israeli Ministry of Defence.…
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Demo held in Helsinki protesting Israeli attacks in Gaza
Several hundreds of people on Saturday staged demonstrations in Helsinki protesting against the killings of innocent people in Gaza by Israeli forces and demanded…
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Anchor found after gas pipeline damage belongs to Chinese vessel
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) suspected that the anchor recovered from the sea after damage of Balticconnector, the gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia,…
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Nation bids farewell to Ahtisaari
The nation on Friday said goodbye amidst state honour and with due respect to late former president Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari. Ahtisaari, also a Nobel laurate, was…
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900 staff to affect as Migri starts reorganization
The Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) on Thursday started a cooperation negotiations concerning the majority of the staff, about 900 public officials out of the total…
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30 foreign guests to join Ahtisaari´s funeral
About 800 guests including 30 international dignitaries are expected to attend the funeral of former President Martti Ahtisaari scheduled to be held in Helsinki on…
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Finland to support Red Cross in Israel, Gaza Strip, West Bank
Finland will allocate EUR 4 million in support of the humanitarian efforts of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the occupied Palestinian territory (the Gaza…
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Demo for ceasefire in Gaza interrupts Finnish parliament session
A group of people staged demonstration in the Finnish parliament on Tuesday demanding ceasefire in Gaza, which interrupted the session for a short while. The audiences…
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955 polling stations to set-up for advance ballot in presidential poll
A total of 955 general advance polling stations will be set up across the country for the upcoming presidential election scheduled for January next year, said the…
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