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Finland’s foreign minister’s presence at anti-abortion event in Canada criticized by Chancellor of Justice

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 13:26
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The Chancellor of Justice (which ensures that government bodies and their representatives comply with the law) has condemned Foreign Minister

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Warm temperatures ahead for Finland, highs of 15 degrees in North

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 12:07
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A warm air mass due to move in over Finland could see a welcome, albeit fleeting return to warmer summer

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Russia “would see enemies” if Finland joined NATO, president Niinistö tells German paper

Yle News
Posted: Monday, September 17, 2018 at 09:47
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President Sauli Niinistö sat down with the centre-right German paper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in Helsinki on Friday, ahead of a

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Finland’s national parks popular despite poor maintenance

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 12:14
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Finnish national parks are in high demand, but about a third of their paths are in moderate or serious disrepair,

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With more and more defence ties, is Finland moving away from its non-aligned status?

Yle News
Posted: Monday, September 10, 2018 at 15:34 — Last Updated: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 11:13
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Finland’s Defence Forces appear to be taking clear steps towards closer military cooperation with the west, as Defence Minister Jussi

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Finnish PM concerned by far-right party’s results in Swedish elections

Yle News
Posted: Monday, September 10, 2018 at 12:55
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Finnish Prime Minister and Centre Party chair Juha Sipilä said he was surprised the issue of migration overshadowed foreign and

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One in 10 Finnish families with young children dealing with food insecurity: survey

Yle News
Posted: Friday, September 7, 2018 at 16:35
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More than a tenth of new parents responding to a pilot survey by Finland’s National Institute for Health and Welfare

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More warm weather across Finland after record-breaking summer

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at 10:24
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The first week of September began where August left off – with unusually warm weather. Temperatures will exceed 20 degrees

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Finnish researcher’s animation shows climate warming at startling speed

Yle News
Posted: Monday, September 3, 2018 at 14:20 — Last Updated: Monday, September 24, 2018 at 09:09
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Global climate change is showing no signs of slowing down anywhere in the world, according to special researcher Antti Lipponen

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Recruiter in Finland charged with discrimination against Finnish-Russian dual citizen

Yle News
Posted: Friday, August 31, 2018 at 16:39 — Last Updated: Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at 14:43
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An employee at a recruiting company has been charged with discrimination after turning down a job applicant because of her

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Finland’s latest cash-for-clunkers scheme hailed a success

Yle News
Posted: Friday, August 31, 2018 at 13:52
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The Finnish government’s cash-for-clunkers campaign, which ends on 31 August, has again turned out to be a success, says the

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Above-average temperatures expected across Finland to begin fall

Yle News
Posted: Friday, August 31, 2018 at 13:32
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Following a record-shattering summer, Finland seems set to enjoy a relatively warm start to the autumn. According to Yle meteorologist

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Finland to join France-led defence coalition

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 14:42 — Last Updated: Friday, August 31, 2018 at 14:52
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Finland has agreed to join the France-led European Intervention Initiative which, once established, would be able to react to situations

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Businesses in south-east Finland learn to cope with military ban on wind turbines

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at 16:26 — Last Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 09:47
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In south-east Finland, five wind turbines on the coast of the Gulf of Finland churn out electricity for regional utility

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North American wildfire smoke causes red sunset in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Monday, August 27, 2018 at 15:13 — Last Updated: Monday, August 27, 2018 at 15:22
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Smoke from forest fires raging in parts of North America is travelling north, producing spectacular sunsets in Nordic countries says

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