Finland Yle Uutiset

Sat, 21 Dec 2024 10:59:24 +0200
US Marines adapt to life in Finland while on deployment
For the past few years, the United States has been deploying its troops to the Dragsvik garrison in Tammisaari.

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:33:01 +0200
Cyber attack hits Valio, putting data of 5,000 at risk
The attack, which came to light on 12 December, involved unauthorised access through the credentials of an IT service provider, Vincit.

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:30:08 +0200
Supporters help raise nearly €500k for Lucia fundraiser in response to racist abuse
News of racism facing this year's Lucia sparked a record-breaking amount of donations to the organisation behind the event.

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:35:47 +0200
EU Commission: Yle state support in line with EU rules
Sanoma Media had argued that Yle's streaming service and educational content represented unfair state support, and was an illegal distortion of the market.

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:50:41 +0200
Cuts force charities to roll back, forcing cancellations in Christmas gift drives
Children and families relying on social welfare and child protection services in Oulu will miss out on gifts provided by the local gift drive.

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:15:41 +0200
Forecast: Electricity spot prices set to peak over festive season
Spot price spikes mean it might make sense to cook the Christmas ham in advance this year.

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:06:52 +0200
Watch Santa and his reindeer set off on their Christmas journey
It's a sure sign that Christmas is nearly here.

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:04:40 +0200
Foreign tourists on bus involved in fatal crash in Lapland
Thursday afternoon's accident claimed two lives.

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 09:14:26 +0200
Friday's papers: Defence report, land mines, and Lucia racists
The Lucia ceremony has this year prompted a flood of racist comments, but some of those commenters had no answers when pressed on their abusive online posts.

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:20:00 +0200
OP Bank site and mobile services back online
Reports of inability to access OP electronic services spiked late Thursday afternoon.

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:54:11 +0200
Government defence report: Finland must invest more in security due to Russian threat
Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen (NCP) said that the report has been prepared in dialogue with all parties in Parliament in order to ensure a strong consensus.

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:18:11 +0200
APN podcast: What happened in Finland in 2024?
Join us as we revisit the events that shaped Finland this year.

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:57:47 +0200
One in 10 pensioners still working
Pensioners have increasingly continued to work for some time now, according to the Finnish Centre for Pensions.

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:53:53 +0200
Finnish representatives board Chinese ship suspected of causing subsea cable damage
While the cables have since been repaired, authorities are still seeking answers about how they were broken and why.

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:35:41 +0200
Court orders Sarmaste to repay €4.5m over substandard Covid masks
A court ordered the businessman to reimburse the National Emergency Supply Agency (Nesa) for failing to meet his end of a deal to supply facemasks in the spring of 2020.

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 13:19:28 +0200
Ministry: Finnish economy set to grow steadily over next 3 years
The Finance Ministry predicts that the debt ratio will stabilise by 2027 if the government's €9b package of budget cuts and reform is passed.

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:18:40 +0200
Finnish Customs suspects group smuggled nearly 100kg of cannabis — stored in biscuit boxes
Authorities suspect that some of the cannabis had been sold in southern Finland.

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 09:39:51 +0200
Thursday's papers: Big housing cost variations, Finland plans Consulate General in Texas, and Olvi breaks up with X
"The new F-35 fighter jets are also manufactured in Texas," Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen (NCP) told wire service STT.

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:07:04 +0200
"Cocktail of conditions" bring nasty driving conditions; rail delays persist
See-sawing temperatures, wind and a wintry mix of precipitation will add up to hazardous for pedestrians and drivers, warns Yle meteorologist Aleksi Lohtander.

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:33:05 +0200
Nokia developer gets conditional jail term for pulling vital mains plugs during strike
The 2019 outage affected the work of around 20,000 employees around the world, with Nokia claiming the downtime cost the firm more than a million euros.

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 14:25:49 +0200
Citizens' initiative on landmines treaty submitted to Parliament
A citizens' initiative urging a withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention was submitted to Parliament on Wednesday, but its legal status is unclear.

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:36:23 +0200
Tampere included on the Telegraph's best winter wonderlands list
The 'Manchester of the North' made the list as the wintertime sauna capital of the world.

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:18:28 +0200
Stubb: Racist attacks on Lucia "shocking and unequivocally wrong"
President Alexander Stubb described the racist attacks on Daniela Owusu as "shocking and unequivocally wrong," while PM Petteri Orpo said he was sorry that they had occurred.

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 12:09:32 +0200
Finnish president sceptical of WSJ report claiming Russian intelligence behind Baltic cable breaks
"We are still focused on finding out what happened," President Alexander Stubb said.

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:14:25 +0200
Finland's first hand transplant performed at HUS
The operation, which lasted 17 hours, involved two surgical teams of hand, plastic and transplant surgeons.

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:27:26 +0200
Wednesday's papers: Party poll, saving money at the pump, and startup investment
The Social Democratic Party garnered 24 percent of support in HS' most recent poll. The daily noted that only three parties have reached that level in its monthly survey since 2010.

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:31:23 +0200
Finnish president says discussion about sending peacekeeping forces to Ukraine is premature
Leaders at a meeting of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) agreed that military aid for Ukraine must continue.

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:27:45 +0200
Non-Discrimination Ombudsman to investigate Lucia racism
In reaction to the racist messages targeting this year's Lucia, Daniela Owusu, supporters have flooded the NGO behind the event with charitable donations.

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:47:08 +0200
Prosecutor: Helsinki police sergeant sent image of suicide victim to racist WhatsApp group
The defendant faces charges including breach of official secrecy and violation of official duty. He was dismissed by the Helsinki Police Department in 2021.

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:51:35 +0200
Finland crawling out of recession, central bank says
The Finnish economy will grow by 0.8 percent next year, by 1.8 percent in 2026 and by 1.3 percent the following year, according to the Bank of Finland's new forecast.

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