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Industrial Union starts another 5-day strike
The Industrial Union (Teollisuusliitto) has started another five-day strike from early Monday night in the third phase of its agitation programme to press home various…
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Finland probes situation after oil tanker damage in Gulf of Finland
The Finnish authorities are investigating into the situation following the damage of an oil tanker in the Gulf of Finland, said the Finnish Border Guard in a press…
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Users of narcotics marketplace on dark web identified
Several persons were held and remanded on suspicion of maintaining the narcotics marketplace on dark web Sipulitie or for complicity in the customer service and…
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Ukrainian boy held in Russia after crossing Finnish border
A minor Ukrainian boy was arrested in Russia after crossing Finnish border on January 31, local media and police said. The Southeast Finland Police are investigating the…
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2 Cops commit suicide at President´s residence, NBI Office
Two high ranking security police officers allegedly committed suicide at the temporary official residence of President Alexander Stubb in Helsinki in November and at the…
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Finland moves to ban real estate transactions by Russians
The government on Thursday submitted a proposal to Parliament for legislation banning foreign real estate acquisitions, said the Ministry of Defence in a press release.…
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Kela stops paying Nat´l pensions to recipients living abroad
The national social insurance institution-Kela stopped paying national pensions to recipients who live outside Finland in countries that apply EU regulations on February…
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Finland tightens rules for foreign berry pickers
The government on Thursday issued a decree with the provisions for mandatory job contract and residence permit for the foreign berry pickers to arrive in Finland, said…
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Number of domestic violence victims in shelters rises in Finland
A record number of people stayed at shelters for victims of domestic violence in 2024, said the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in a press release on…
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Stubb terms US foreign policy as challenge for Finland, EU
President Alexander Stubb on Wednesday said that the foreign policy of the United States currently relied more on transactions than on multilateralism and it became a…
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