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Mon, 23 May 2022 10:56:02 +0300
Watch: Greta Thunberg donates prize money to Sámi youth organisation
Thunberg received Finnish moving firm Niemi's Maailmanmuuttaja ("World Changer") award.

Mon, 23 May 2022 09:27:32 +0300
Monday's papers: Ukrainian school, fake news and anxious times
Media outlets explore how current events are impacting mental wellbeing.

Sun, 22 May 2022 18:01:41 +0300
SPP re-elects Henriksson; Ohisalo returns to address Greens conference
There were few fireworks as two junior government partners held party conferences this weekend.

Sun, 22 May 2022 14:50:24 +0300
Haavisto "optimistic" that issues with Turkey will be resolved, but may take weeks
The foreign minister said Finland could assure Turkey that possible links to PKK terror will be monitored more closely.

Sun, 22 May 2022 12:51:13 +0300
HS: Finland has seized more than €80m in Russian property
The seized property includes real estate, industrial raw materials and more than 1,000 Russian freight train cars

Sat, 21 May 2022 17:27:08 +0300
Niinistö calls Erdogan for "open and direct" Nato discussion
Turkey's threat to veto the Finnish and Swedish bids has been discussed in a flurry of calls with Nordic and Nato leaders.

Sat, 21 May 2022 15:05:32 +0300
Vanhanen: Finland will stick by Sweden even if Turkey slows Nato bids
"The bond between Finland and Sweden is strong. We don’t abandon our partners," the Speaker of Parliament said.

Sat, 21 May 2022 13:57:17 +0300
Finland replaces Russian gas with Baltic link
Finnish network operator Gasgrid says that gas supplies to Finland remain steady despite Saturday's Russian cut-off.

Fri, 20 May 2022 17:31:00 +0300
Government proposes spending additional €2bn on defence in supplementary budget
If the draft budget is accepted by Parliament, it will increase the government’s net borrowing requirement by approximately 1.3 billion euros.

Fri, 20 May 2022 15:25:25 +0300
Reuters: Erdogan set to speak with Finnish leaders on Saturday
In an interview with a Swedish newspaper, Ambassador Emre Yunt said Turkey "wants to solve problems" as informal talks continue.

Fri, 20 May 2022 14:59:11 +0300
Migri: Finnish language TikTok video criticising Ukrainians is "disinformation"
The video referred to a reception centre in Juuka, even though the town does not have one.

Fri, 20 May 2022 13:59:27 +0300
Finland leases floating LNG terminal as Russia cuts off gas supply
The Finnish state-owned company Gasum said Russian gas imports are set to end on Saturday morning.

Fri, 20 May 2022 12:21:19 +0300
Sure sign of summer: Finland prepares for forest fire season
The season's first preventative forest fire reconnaissance flights are very likely to start over the weekend.

Fri, 20 May 2022 11:03:23 +0300
Minister: Second Covid boosters in store for younger age groups
Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services Aki Lindén says the government is preparing for the next possible coronavirus wave.

Fri, 20 May 2022 09:20:40 +0300
Friday's papers: Turkish spat continues, electricity price hikes, and Lions take on the Brits
The British national ice hockey team leads Finland in their all-time series 2-1, but the Finns could tie it up on Friday.

Thu, 19 May 2022 18:45:09 +0300
"Nato's door remains open," Biden tells Finland, Sweden as Turkey blocks talks
Finland's President Sauli Niinistö and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson visited Washington to meet US President Joe Biden on Thursday.

Thu, 19 May 2022 16:12:39 +0300
APN podcast: What's Turkey's beef about Finland joining Nato?
Can Turkey really block Finland's Nato bid and what secrets lurk in some of Helsinki’s famed bunkers?

Thu, 19 May 2022 15:59:59 +0300
PM: Reuters misrepresented Nato comments
Sanna Marin says the news agency incorrectly quoted her as saying Finland would not welcome Nato bases on its territory.

Thu, 19 May 2022 15:49:04 +0300
Covid continues to cause staff absences, sick pay backlog
Finland's social benefits agency Kela has already paid 91 million euros in Covid-related allowances so far this year.

Thu, 19 May 2022 13:18:44 +0300
Finland reopens embassy in Kyiv
The security situation in the Ukrainian capital has improved, Finland's foreign ministry says.

Thu, 19 May 2022 12:50:36 +0300
Finland prepares to receive patients from Ukraine under EU programme
The evacuation and treatment of patients from Ukraine is part of the EU's joint Civil Protection Mechanism.

Thu, 19 May 2022 12:29:54 +0300
Turkey lists demands before beginning Finland, Sweden accession talks
Experts believe that after obtaining some or all of the concessions sought, Turkey will stand down in time for Sweden and Finland's membership bid to move forward.

Thu, 19 May 2022 11:05:35 +0300
THL: Finns' alcohol consumption drops from 2020 level
Alcohol consumption levels have been declining in Finland since 2005.

Thu, 19 May 2022 09:52:54 +0300
Finland reports first Omicron BA.5 subvariant case
While the subvariant does not lead to serious illness, it does appear to be more contagious than previous Omicron variants.

Thu, 19 May 2022 09:31:18 +0300
Thursday's papers: Turkey blocks talks, Finnish vegetables, and the "Nato pen"
Helsingin Sanomat reports on the latest developments following Turkey's decision to block Finland and Sweden's Nato accession talks from going ahead.

Wed, 18 May 2022 19:05:54 +0300
Nursing schools face growing shortage of applicants
Universities of Applied Sciences in Finland have seen the number of students applying for nursing courses decrease by thousands over the past few years, according to the Ministry of Education.

Wed, 18 May 2022 16:16:49 +0300
Gasum: Russia set to cease gas exports to Finland this week
Delivery capacity limits could make replacing the import volumes "challenging", Finland's state-owned gas company Gasum said in a statement on Wednesday.

Wed, 18 May 2022 12:25:32 +0300
Survey: Record number of Finns willing to defend country in event of military attack
According to the National Defence Information Planning Board, support for military non-alignment has collapsed in Finland.

Wed, 18 May 2022 11:34:39 +0300
Finnish film premieres at Cannes festival
The Woodcutter's Story, entitled Metsurin Tarina in Finnish, has garnered exceptional international interest.

Wed, 18 May 2022 10:51:25 +0300
Turkey blocks accession talks as Finland, Sweden formally submit application letters to Nato
Turkey blocked Nato’s initial decision to process requests by Finland and Sweden to join the military alliance, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.



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