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Fri, 29 Jul 2022 18:37:18 +0300
Finland to target households with energy saving campaign
The last time a similar campaign was implemented was during the oil crisis of the 1970s.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 17:51:55 +0300
Turkey again requests legal assistance against Tampere man that insulted Erdoğan
The Pirkanmaa District Court has previously denied similar requests from Turkey on the grounds that the Tampere man would not receive a fair trial in Turkey and be subject to human rights violations.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 14:01:23 +0300
Montenegro becomes 20th member to ratify Finland's Nato accession
Following a stamp of approval by Montenegro's president, 10 remaining member states will still need to approve Finland and Sweden's membership in the alliance.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 13:11:44 +0300
Poll: Pump prices push brakes on Finnish driving habits
Motorists responding to the survey said they spent on average 330 euros a month on driving expenses.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 11:18:29 +0300
Finnish cities see housing price growth slowdown
Excluding larger cities and the capital region, housing prices rose by 2.3 percent, but in big cities they went up by just 1.4 percent.

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 10:17:16 +0300
Finland leads in EU digitalisation comparison
One aspect highlighted in a report about the rankings was Finland's commercial 5G cellular services.

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 18:35:34 +0300
Helsinki's roaming forest reindeer released back into the wild
The runaway startled residents of the capital's Haaga neighbourhood in early January before being caught by police a day later.

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 17:13:21 +0300
Finnish minister not concerned about Italian governor's request to delay Nato ratification
An Italian governor said a Finnish firm's plans to close a factory and lay off hundreds of people in his region was unacceptable.

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 14:10:02 +0300
First-gen Covid vaccines still effective against new variants, experts say
People over 60 and younger adults belonging to risk groups can now book their fourth jab in Helsinki.

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 12:51:42 +0300
Tampere electricity firm buys third of its oil from Russian-owned Teboil
While confirming the firm gets fuel from Teboil, its CEO suggested that the purchases were not making significant contributions to Russia's war chest.

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 11:57:22 +0300
Opposition MP calls for government to declare "energy emergency"
As the energy crisis brought on by Russia's invasion of Ukraine persists, Finland fears a historically difficult winter.

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 10:24:28 +0300
Overnight stays by foreign tourists in Finland quadrupled since last year
Despite the rise, numbers are still lower than pre-pandemic levels.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 18:51:02 +0300
Police: Increased awareness prompts record-high sex crime reports
More than 1,800 rapes were reported to the police last year, up by 45 percent from 2017.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 17:29:00 +0300
Republican senator slows US approval of Finnish Nato bid
Conservative Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has long opposed Nato enlargement and suggested that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was justified.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 16:32:57 +0300
Helsinki court hears child kidnapping trial behind closed doors
A 54-year-old man is suspected of kidnapping a 9-year-old boy in an effort to blackmail the child's parents.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 14:15:00 +0300
THL: Covid vaccine may have saved 10,000 lives in Finland this year
A top official at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare says that the Covid-19 pandemic has moved on to an endemic phase, meaning that it remains constant at a baseline level.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 13:19:23 +0300
HS poll: Finns worry more about fuel costs and Russia than climate change
Concerns about political and military threats posed by Russia were most common, according to Helsingin Sanomat's survey.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:18:11 +0300
Citizens' initiative on supervised drug use rooms headed to Parliament
Supervised drug consumption rooms would provide help to drug users quickly and reduce deaths, according to a citizens' initiative that has garnered more than 50,000 signatures.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 10:50:33 +0300
Finland's consumer confidence "gloomiest in history" in July
July's consumer confidence levels were the lowest since 1995, when Statistics Finland began recording the figures.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:43:49 +0300
Beauty of Finland's national parks still drawing crowds after pandemic peaks
Take a look at what keeps drawing people by the thousands to remote and pristine natural areas across the country.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 18:43:00 +0300
Mercedes sports cars to roll off production line on Finland's west coast
Manufacturing of the AMGs will employ about 200 people but won't require the recruitment of new employees, the firm said.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 17:52:36 +0300
Moscow to take "countermeasures" if Finland stops tourist visas for Russians
The Kremlin's press secretary was reacting to news of growing support in Finland to ban issuing new tourist visas for Russian citizens due to the country's attack on Ukraine.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 17:13:24 +0300
EU ministers agree to gas reduction plans — Finland has already cut back
"Moscow aims to use energy to break up the EU," said Minister of Economic Affairs, Mika Lintilä (Cen).

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:12:13 +0300
No big difference between "UV-rated" and regular clothes, skin doc says
How protective a garment is against skin damage from the sun mostly depends on how thick the clothing is and how much light is let through it, according to a dermatology specialist.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:47:06 +0300
Electricity "almost free" in windy Finland; petrol prices edge down
The exceptionally low prices are due to increased wind power production as well as electricity transfer restrictions in the Baltic states.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 11:23:42 +0300
More women in the workforce than last year
The employment rate of women rose by two percentage points while that of men basically flatlined.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 18:48:15 +0300
Finland's main parties back suspension of tourist visas for Russians
The four largest parliamentary groups say that Finland should stop issuing new visas to Russian tourists.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 17:08:00 +0300
Allergy symptoms should be carefully managed, expert warns
While many can manage with over-the-counter allergy remedies, those suffering from breathlessness should also take asthma medications as a precaution.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 16:10:47 +0300
50 Finnish firefighters head to Greece to battle wildfires
Greece has requested help from other EU countries ahead of what could be a record-breaking fire season.

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:56:16 +0300
Fortum and Uniper share prices still falling on rescue package news
Based on a deal with the German state, Finnish majority-state-owned Fortum's stake in Uniper will drop from 78% to 56%.



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