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Woman gunned down in Tampere, suspect held
A woman was killed when a miscreant attacked her with firearm at Tampere city centre late Thursday night, police said on Friday. The incident took place at about 7:45 p.m. at…
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Govt moves to tighten residence permit for immigrants´ family
The four-party alliance government led by the Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP) has taken an initiative to stiffen the criteria for residence permit on the ground of…
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Pregnant women face discrimination in working life in Finland: Report
Discrimination on grounds of pregnancy is widespread in working life, according to a report commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. One in four pregnant people…
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Finnish school children cross Russian border
A group of Finnish school children on Thursday allegedly crossed the Russian border through Simpele area without permission, said Finnish Border Guard in a press release. Border…
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Govt suspends Saimaa Canal advisory board
The government decided to suspend the work of the Saimaa Canal Advisory Board for the time being, said the Ministry of Transport and Communications in a press release on Tuesday. The…
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Man dies after fighting with another man in Oulu
A man, who was injured in a fighting with another person in Oulu last week, succumbed to his wounds on Tuesday, police said in a press release on Wednesday. The dead was a 47-year-old…
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10 largest cities vow to halt biodiversity loss
Finland’s ten largest cities on Wednesday issued a joint statement with the commitment to halt nature loss and enhance biodiversity, said the City of Helsinki on Wednesday.…
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Drugs worth €2.5m smuggled to Finland from Latvia, 4 held
An organised gang smuggled significant quantity of narcotics to Finland from Latvia in postal consignments on several occasions during the recent period, said Finnish Customs in a…
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Another immigrant background student stabbed in Oulu
Miscreant stabbed a foreign background school student with sharp weapon and injured him critically near his school in Oulu on Monday, police said. It was the third incident of attacks…
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PM promotes Finland’s EU policy priorities in Brussels
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo on Tuesday highlighted Finland’s key EU policy priorities in his meeting with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels,…
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