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Helsinki to impose fee for dead body storage from May
The City of Helsinki will start charging a fee for storing the deceased starting from May 2, said the city in a press release on Tuesday. Storing of the deceased,…
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Police, Customs, Meteorological staff begin 3-day strike
The Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors JHL, the Negotiation Organisation for Public Sector Professionals JUKO, and Trade Union Pro started a three-day strike…
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Finland condoles at death of Pope Francis
Finnish leaders on Monday expressed profound shock at the death of Pope Francis, the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. President Alexander Stubb, Prime…
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Man stabbed to death in Rovaniemi, 2 bodies found in Vaasa, Oulainen
A man was stabbed to death in Rovaniemi while two other people were found dead in Vaasa and Oulainen during the weekend, police said in separate press releases. The…
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Govt moves to withdraw from Ottawa Convention
The government has taken an initiative for withdrawal from the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and…
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Nuke power project MD accused of taking archive material to Russia
Finnish Customs conducted a preliminary investigation into a case in which an attempt was made to take archive material concerning a Finnish nuclear power plant…
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Number of thefts at shops rises by 21.9% in Finland in Q1
A total of 120,400 offences against the Criminal Code were recorded by the police, customs and border guard in January to March 2025, which is 2.1 per cent more than one…
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Stubb discusses Russia´s war with Modi, Zelenskyy over phone
President Alexander Stubb on Wednesday held a telephone conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed various bilateral and international issues,…
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Fewer women in higher education want child in future
Two out of three higher education students wish to have children in the future, according to a survey conducted by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL).…
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Intelligence authorities to get more rights to disclose criminal info
The government has taken an initiative to allow the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) and the military intelligence authorities to disclose information on…
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