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Here’s What You Should Know About the New Finance Minister Matti Vanhanen
Matti Vanhanen (the Centre) is the new minister of finance after his party…
National Opera to bring coronavirus theme to stage
The National Opera is working to bring the Finnish collective legacy during the COVID-19 pandemic to stage in late August, with the…
Hot June took a heavy toll in Finland – 18 people drowned, tells SUH
People came out in numbers to spend the hot summer day at the Oittaa beach in Espoo on 27 June 2020. (Heikki…
Thousands still affected by summer storm Päivö
Power outages, fallen trees as gusts of wind reached up to 26.9 metres per second and the storm moved to the northeast.…
Hospital trials fast and cheap coronavirus AI breath focus-story.com
The device uses a cloud-based diagnostic algorithm and could return a result within two minutes.…
Senate Square gears up for socially-distant summer reinvention
One of Helsinki's most famous landmarks is turning into an urban garden of restaurants and bars, to try an boost local businesses impacted by a lack…
UPM closing Jyväskylä plywood plant with 167 job losses
The company says it's much cheaper to produce plywood products at its factory in Russia rather than Jyväskylä.…
Police attacked with bottles and stones in Midsummer Eve brawl
Five people were arrested - all young men aged under 18 - and at least nine vehicles were damaged in the fight. Some had broken windows and dents,…
Finland boosting coronavirus healthcare aid for Iraq, Somalia
The Finnish Ambassador in Baghdad says there have been few improvements in Iraq's healthcare system since the fall of Saddam Hussein.…