Category: Finland
In 2023, the annual payments of undrawn government-subsidized loans – with the aim of alleviating cost pressures related to housing
The annual payments for state-subsidized loans taken out for the construction, purchase or renovation of rental and right-of-occupancy housing depend on the change in the consumer price index of July of the previous year. The fluctuations of the consumer price index have been quite moderate in recent years: in July of 2015 and 2021, the […]
Three years after the first Covid diagnosis, Finland is looking for silver linings in the pandemic
Along with deaths and prolonged illnesses, the pandemic has brought positive changes to Finnish society, experts say.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns Turkish Finns to be careful
Sweden, Denmark and Norway issued similar warnings on Saturday.
Bird watchers in effect this weekend "Finland’s most popular nature event"
The annual backyard bird count provides valuable information about long-term population changes – but the top three species remain the same year after year, says Birdlife Finland.
Minister Harakka leads the Team Finland delegation to visit South Korea
The technological themes of the visit have enormous potential for the economy and well-being of our countries, says Minister Harakka. Minister Harakka will meet, among other things, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Defeated Hee-ryongMinister of Trade Dukgeun Ahn and the Minister of Science and ICT Lee Jong-ho. The business delegation meets potential trade […]
Snow, dangerous driving is forecast for Monday
More than 20 centimeters of snow can fall in some places in Finland. In addition to difficult driving conditions, the sea and the coast have strong winds and high waves.
Helsinki-Uusimaa health services pages down, HUS lists the emergency numbers
HUS said it was investigating the cause of the disturbance.
Foreign Minister Haavisto: The road to NATO is still open for Finland and Sweden
Finland does not expect progress on the ratification of its NATO membership before Turkey’s elections in May, Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) told Yle.
More and more Russians apply to study in Finland, few want to return to Russia
The number of Russian citizens applying to Finnish universities has increased by about a quarter this year.
Explanation: The financial situation of service sector workers deteriorated significantly
According to PAM’s chief economist, the situation is worse than at the beginning of the Covid crisis.
Cancer cells can change their size to survive drugs, research reveals
Researchers believe that smaller cells may be more vulnerable to DNA-damaging agents such as chemotherapy combined with targeted drugs, while larger cancer cells may respond better to immunotherapy. The study was published in the journal Science Advances. It combined innovative high-performance image analysis with the study of DNA and proteins to study the size control […]
Traffic pollution affects brain function: Research
“For many decades, researchers believed that the brain could be protected from the harmful effects of air pollution,” said senior researcher Dr. Chris Carlsten, professor and director of respiratory medicine and Canada Research Director for Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases at UBC. “This study, which is the first of its kind in the world, provides […]
The court convicted two journalists of HS for revealing state secrets
One of the defendants was fined for publishing an article about the intelligence agency in 2017, while charges against a third journalist were dropped.
The Finnish intelligence service is conducting more security investigations because of the war
According to Supo, Russia’s attack on Ukraine has encouraged some organizations to more actively apply for background checks.
The union rejects the settlement proposal in the confrontation of the technology sector
According to the proposal, salaries in the industry would have increased by 6.6 percent in two years, but according to personnel representatives, it is not enough.
Finland is preparing to return giant pandas to China
The zoo said it had to return the giant pandas to China after a funding arrangement between ministries failed.
Niinistö: "Serious discussion" Erdoğan is ahead
The Finnish president hopes that the country’s NATO membership application will proceed before the alliance’s Vilnius summit in July.
Friday’s papers: Sweden’s worst nightmare, a state secrets trial and a pizza death threat
Finnish newspapers consider possible scenarios if Finland joins NATO but Sweden does not.