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Tue, 06 Apr 2021 11:27:49 +0300
Minister: Conscripts could sleep outdoors if Covid situation worsens
Last month saw an uptick in Covid cases among conscripts, but there has not yet been a need to introduce such measures.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:04:12 +0300
Tuesday's papers: Busy week in politics, Turku killing details, court independence
More details of a grisly crime in Turku last weekend emerge in Ilta-Sanomat, while politicians prepare for a long week.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 16:54:28 +0300
Finland goes negative after winds beat down electricity prices
Electricity prices in Finland were negative for four hours early Monday morning.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 14:05:05 +0300
Report: Majority of sorted plastic waste incinerated
Yle investigative programme MOT finds that Finland burns most discarded plastic sorted by households.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 12:21:16 +0300
Earthquake strikes in Ostrobothnia
Some residents in South Ostrobothnia felt a small earthquake on Sunday evening.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 11:40:13 +0300
Rain, snow impedes Easter return traffic
Western parts of Lapland may see up to 10cm of snow on Monday.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 17:47:26 +0300
Covid patient admissions plunge as Finland avoids worst-case Easter predictions 
Fewer people are getting tested at Easter, according to the chief physician at HUS.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 13:54:52 +0300
Training centre goes geothermal in bid for carbon neutrality
Kuortane Olympic Training Centre will save some 1,350 tonnes of carbon emissions by switching.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 10:24:02 +0300
Facebook data dump includes 1.4m names from Finland
In total data from 533 million accounts was leaked. 

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 16:48:17 +0300
Speaker condemns MP's 'threatening' mask mandate tweet
MP Ano Turtiainen wrote that his friend is willing to kill if the wearing of masks becomes compulsory in Finland.

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 12:46:52 +0300
Coast Guard issues thin ice warning after near-drowning incidents
Rescue services were called out to save two people in separate incidents on Saturday morning.

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 10:54:42 +0300
Police investigate suspected double murder in Turku
A 30-year-old suspect was apprehended in the stairwell of an apartment building in the district of Perno.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 17:36:45 +0300
Committee chair calls for answers over auditor general's expenses
Media reports on Friday suggest there was a 'culture of fear' at the National Audit Office of Finland.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 11:28:54 +0300
Finns Party MP facing third ethnic agitation charge
Sebastian Tynkkynen has been found guilty on two previous occasions of agitating against an ethnic group.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 10:36:04 +0300
PM Marin: Government mulling restrictions on private events
Ministers must go back to the drawing board after a parliamentary committee ruled restrictions on movement were unconstitutional.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 18:38:03 +0300
13-year sentence for online drug trafficking ringleader

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 17:05:45 +0300
APN election edition: Harry Harkimo
Movement Now's leader and sole MP, Harry "Hjallis" Harkimo, made the jump from The Apprentice to politics.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 17:01:08 +0300
Suspended sentence for hybrid wolf breeder
The woman was found guilty on eight counts, including smuggling, animal abuse and threatening an informant.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 15:25:46 +0300
Etla: Work-based immigration should be promoted
Work-based migration to Finland should be promoted, according to the Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (Etla).

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 13:39:45 +0300
Rauma shipyard misses deadline due to coronavirus outbreak
A passenger ferry due to be delivered in May will not be ready until June.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 13:05:18 +0300
Coronavirus ICU patients hit record levels in March
The number of people receiving intensive care for Covid surpassed a record set in April last year.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 11:28:12 +0300
Helsinki approves another €38m in Olympic Stadium funding
The city council approved the extra money for the budget-busting renovation project after heated debate.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:47:03 +0300
Yle municipal election poll: SDP drops to third place behind Finns Party and NCP
Three parties are in the running for the top spot ahead of June's municipal elections.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:04:52 +0300
Thursday's papers: Restrictions overruled, zombie fish, winners and losers in the housing market
As the government's lockdown plans go back to the drawing board, the papers ask how they got so far in the first place.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 21:53:36 +0300
Cabinet proposes changes in order of vaccinations
After risk groups and over-70s get their first jabs, THL may distribute some vaccinations in a targeted regional manner.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 18:59:19 +0300
Government withdraws plan for restrictions on movement after Constitutional Committee rejection
The government will have to go back to the drawing board with its plans for a partial lockdown in high-risk areas.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:35:55 +0300
Ministry unveils plan to phase out peat burning in Finland
The use of peat as energy is to be at least halved by 2030 as part of the government's emissions-cutting plan.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:33:34 +0300
Gyms and sports facilities to close in Uusimaa, South Karelia, Kanta-Häme and Päijät-Häme; children's activities still allowed
Children under 14 will still be able to use facilities for supervised recreational activities.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:09:09 +0300
Fourth man sentenced for smash and grab robbery
A gang got away with 130,000 euros worth of jewellery and watches after a raid in Lappeenranta in 2019.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 14:13:30 +0300
THL chief: Vaccine distribution debate 'politicised'
"Since the issue is regionally and politically relevant, it becomes a political decision," Markku Tervahauta said.



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