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Finland censures Russian ballistic missile attack on Ukraine
President Alexander Stubb and Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen on Sunday strongly condemned the Russian ballistic missile attack on Ukrainian city of Sumy, which killed at…
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SDP sweeps in county, municipal polls, Finns Party faces debacle
The opposition Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (Social Democratic Party of Finland-SDP) bagged highest number of votes in the municipal and county elections held…
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Woman drowns in frozen canal in Raahe
A woman died after falling through ice into a canal in Raahe, a municipality under North Ostrobothnia region on Saturday, police said. The incident took place when the…
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Elections to municipal councils, counties today
Elections to 308 municipalities and 21 counties will be held all over the country simultaneously on Sunday. The voting will begin at 9.00 a.m. and continue until 8.00…
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Finland bans real estate sale to non-resident Russian citizens
The Parliament on Friday unanimously approved a government proposal seeking ban on selling real estate to Russian citizens in Finland, said the Ministry of Defence in a…
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Valtonen, Rubio discuss icebreaker, Ukraine war in Washington
Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen on Thursday met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington DC and discussed various bilateral and international issues. Rubio…
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Govt to centralise bank account monitoring system
The government on Thursday submitted a proposal to the Parliament on amending the Act on Bank and Payment Account Monitoring System, said Ministry of the Interior in a…
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Number of economic crimes rises alarmingly in Finland
The police registered a total of 2,619 economic offences in 2024, which is around 10% more than in the previous year and an all-time record, said Finnish Tax…
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Govt moves to realize cross-border taxi service deal with Norway
The Ministry of Transport and Communications has set up a legislative project to bring into force nationally the agreement on taxi transport services between Finland and…
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Govt survives motion of no-confidence over cuts in Edu, social security
The four-party alliance right-wing government led by Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP) on Wednesday survived a no-confidence motion brought against it…
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