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Helsinki mulls lowering speed limits near 60 schools
The City of Helsinki is planning to decrease speed limits near schools, said the city in a press release on Friday. The change would affect street crossings around…
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All 5 onboard killed after 2 helicopters crash in Eura
All five people onboard killed after two helicopters crashed in Eura, a municipality in Western Finland on Saturday afternoon, official sources said. Estonian public…
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4 Estonians, Latvians held for smuggling 10m cigarettes to Finland
Four individuals of Estonia and Latvia were arrested on request of Finnish Customs on charge of smuggling more than 10 million cigarettes to Finland last year, said…
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Finnish peacekeepers come under gun attack in Lebanon
Finnish peacekeepers serving in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) came under a gun attack in southern Lebanon on Friday morning, said Finnish Army in a…
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10% children in Finland experience material deprivation in 2024
About 10 per cent of all children aged from 0 to 15 experienced material deprivation in Finland in 2024, according to Statistics Finland. The share has grown from 2021…
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Govt moves to tighten social assistance
The four-party alliance government led by Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP) has taken an initiative to tighten social assistance, the last-resort of…
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5 suspected of bringing €260K counterfeit notes from Italy
Finnish Customs suspected five Finnish nationals of bringing counterfeit notes worth about 260, 000 euros from Italy in February this year, said Customs in a press…
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Finland to restrict healthcare rights to undocumented migrants
The four-party alliance government led by Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP) has taken an initiative to restrict the healthcare rights to the…
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Govt proposes to rise age limit of reservists to 65 years
The has government prepared a draft proposal on raising the maximum age of reservists to 65 years, said the Ministry of Defence in a press release on Wednesday. The…
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Finland slips in UNICEF´s Child Well-Being ranking
Finland's ranking dropped to 17 place in the Child Well-Being index published by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Funda (UNICEF) on…
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