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Xmas Eve today sets mood for Xmas tomorrow
All-out preparations have been made in the country to celebrate Christmas Eve on Sunday and Christmas on Monday amidst festivity and joys.
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Posti delivers 12m Christmas cards this year
National postal and logistic services operator Posti delivered about 12 million Christmas cards during the Christmas season this year, said Posti in a press release on…
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Mare Finns see long queues, high fees complicate health, social services access
More and more users of health services find that there are problems with access to the services, according to a study conducted by the Finnish Institute for Health and…
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Tennispalatsi cultural centre sold to Niam at €30m
The City of Helsinki sold the Tennispalatsi building to Stockholm-based property company Niam at a price of 30 million euros through a competitive bidding, local media…
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Fallen Leaves, Pöysti nominated for Golden Globe Awards
Finnish Director Aki Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves (Kuolleet lehdet) has been nominated for Golden Globe Award in the non-English language film category.
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Fertility rate of women in Finland drops in 2022
The total fertility rate of women with Finnish background was 1.29 and that of women of foreign background 1.51 in 2022, according to Statistics Finland.
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Handcrafted glass inscribed on UNESCO’s cultural heritage list
The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage on Wednesday inscribed the knowledge, craft and skills of handmade glass production…
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Nature-based methods help youths with mental health challenges
Nature-based methods help young people with challenges related to mental health and behavior, according to a study conducted by the Natural Resources Institute (Luke) and…
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Time ranks Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves as best movie of 2023
US based Time magazine has nominated Finnish Director Aki Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves (Kuolleet lehdet) as the best movie of the year 2023.
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COVID wave reaches peak, deaths to rise for weeks
The coronavirus pandemic wave has already peaked, but the number of deaths is still likely to rise in the next few weeks, said the Finnish Institute for Health and…
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