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APN Podcast: Advantages and obstacles of volunteering in Finland
While volunteering can provide newcomers with a gateway into their community, many people face challenges finding volunteer opportunities.
The gang recruits teenagers with diagnoses – used as explosives
Hear Maria Ridderstedt, dig reporter, about Ekot’s review which shows that a majority of all young people convicted of involvement in explosions in the last five years have or are suspected of having an ADHD diagnosis or suffering from mental illness. And it is something that the criminal gangs seem to exploit. “Alex” is actually…
Peter Hultqvist (S) is asked about Swedish NATO membership in Studio Ett
Turkey will not approve Sweden’s NATO application before the defense alliance’s foreign ministers’ meeting next week. Hear Peter Hultqvist (S), chairman of the defense committee and former defense minister, in Studio Ett. Hosts: Michael Sjödell and Monica Saarinen.
Basic interest rates remain unchanged
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Iceland (Seðlabanki) has decided to keep the bank’s interest rates unchanged. The bank’s main interest rate, i.e. the seven-day fixed deposit rate, will therefore remain at 9.25%. Inflation in October decreased slightly on a monthly basis and amounted to 7.9%. Core inflation also weakened. There are…
Finnish guitarist Mäntysaari joins Megadeth full time
Teemu Mäntysaari joined the exchange earlier this year, but now his position in the band is permanent.
The family – The teenage league from Borlänge
At the end of the 90s, Dalarna is on the headlines all over the country. Several attacks against the police turn out to be carried out by a heavily armed youth league. Here, several of the Familjen members talk for the first time about the time when they terrorized Borlänge. Eddy and Lenny become best…
Volunteers produce half of Lapland’s emergency services
Emergency services in sparsely populated areas are mainly volunteer forces, and in Finnish Lapland many young people are eager to join.
Ludvig Aberg shoots another 61, wins first PGA title at RSM Classic
(Photo credit: Garry Smits/The Times-Union/USA TODAY NETWORK) Ludvig Aberg shot his second straight 9-under 61 to run away with his first PGA Tour title at the RSM Classic on Sunday in St. Simons Island, Ga. The Swedish rookie had earned his tour card through the PGA Tour University circuit after a fine career at Texas…
One hundred and eighty Venezuelan citizens left Iceland yesterday
In September, the Immigration Appeals Committee confirmed the opinion of the Icelandic Immigration Office that it is permissible in Iceland to deny international protection to people from Venezuela. The committee thus reversed its earlier conclusion that special additional protection should be granted to Venezuelan citizens. Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir, Minister of Justice, said the ruling means that…
State Treasury expenses will increase by several dozen billions
State Treasury expenditure will increase by over 83 billion crowns this year according to the draft budget law. The contribution to the Guaranteed Employee Benefits Fund must be increased by almost half a billion due to the increase in the number of company bankruptcies. More than 900 companies went bankrupt in the first eight months…
Finland does not intervene in the Russian Åland consulate
According to the ministry’s foreign and security policy committee, the Finnish authorities monitor the activities of the consular office within the framework of its powers.
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The Turkish parliament will take up Sweden’s NATO application for debate on Thursday, reports the Reuters news agency, which refers to the official agenda of the Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee. Inflation here in Sweden rose to 4.2 percent in October, new figures from Statistics Norway show this morning. The corresponding figure for September was…
Alex Noren shoots 61, takes lead at Bermuda Championship
(Photo credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports) Alex Noren of Sweden rolled in 11 birdies to take the lead in the first round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship on Thursday in Southampton, Bermuda. Noren posted a career-low, 10-under-par 61 at Port Royal Golf Course and had a two-stroke cushion with most players in the clubhouse Thursday…
