Report highlights Finland’s top 5 housing problems
Parliament’s audit committee issued a report on Tuesday outlining five major problems with housing policy in Finland. The committee concluded
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Arctic environment ministers gather in Finland to tackle climate change, biodiversity & pollution
For the first time in five years, environment ministers from the world’s eight circumpolar nations are gathering as a group
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Obama addresses business leaders in Finland on climate change and technology
At a business seminar in Helsinki, the former American president called for global solutions to global problems. Former US president
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Finnish and Russian PMs talk environment, cooperation and money laundering probe in Helsinki
Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipilä met with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev in Helsinki on Wednesday afternoon. The premiers held
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Finland’s interior minister dismisses proposal to bar dual citizens from Border Guard
Finland’s Minister of the Interior Kai Mykkänen said the ministry will not move forward with a proposal to parliament for
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Finland’s foreign minister’s presence at anti-abortion event in Canada criticized by Chancellor of Justice
The Chancellor of Justice (which ensures that government bodies and their representatives comply with the law) has condemned Foreign Minister
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Finnish PM concerned by far-right party’s results in Swedish elections
Finnish Prime Minister and Centre Party chair Juha Sipilä said he was surprised the issue of migration overshadowed foreign and
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Wildfires: Finland’s hesitation in assisting Sweden criticized
The Finnish government said it has decided to offer assistance to neighbouring Sweden as the country battles a historic rash
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Podcast – Dissecting the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki
Commenting on Monday’s meeting in Helsinki between the US and Russian presidents, the Tampere-based daily Aamulehti (southern Finland) writes that
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“No collusion” says Trump after Russia-U.S. summit in Finland
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin presented a united front on the question of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US
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Finland steps up border checks for Trump-Putin summit
Finland will require travellers from Schengen countries to pass through border control for the next four days, to coincide with
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U.S. gov jet in Finnish airport raises speculation over Trump’s plans in Finland
An official United States airplane landed at Turku Airport (southern Finland) late Tuesday, sparking speculation that US President Donald Trump
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Various protests planned in Helsinki for Trump-Putin summit
Helsinki Police said it has been informed of four demonstrations planned for 16 July, when US president Donald Trump is
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Finland suspends twenty councillors in Lapland town before trial
Twenty Kittilä councillors have been suspended by central government until the conclusion of their trial on charges of abuse of
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Finland to headquarter Europe’s new atmospheric research center
Finland will become the new headquarters of ACTRIS, the European Aerosol, Clouds, and Trace gases Research Infrastructure, the Finnish Meteorological
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