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Finland to Chair Int´l nuke weapon meeting in Vienna in Aug
Finland will chair a session of the Preparatory Committee for the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in August,…
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Finland to send 48 firefighters to Portugal to combat wildfire
Finland is preparing to send 48 rescue workers to Portugal to help manage wildfires, said the Ministry of the Interior in a press release on Tuesday.
The Emergency…
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20 suspected of smuggling snus, cigarettes to Finland
Finnish Customs has investigated a criminal case where snus and tobacco products have been smuggled to Finland and illegally distributed, especially in the Pirkanmaa…
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Govt plans violate Int´l labour laws: SAK
The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions-SAK on Monday warned that the new provision for dismissal of employees inserted in the proposed programmes announced by…
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Cop injured as car hits him during breathalyser tests raid in Kaarina
A police constable was injured when a car knocked down him during a raid against drunk driving at Kaarina, a municipality under Southwest Finland region on Sunday…
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Lie-in demo held in Helsinki protesting govt´s planned benefits cut
Several hundreds of people staged a lie-in demonstration in front of the Parliament Building on Saturday afternoon protesting against the government´s programme to…
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Petition calling for Purra´s resignation garners 122170 signatures
A petition urging Finance Minister Riikka Purra to submit resignation immediately for her racist, violent and anti-immigrant remarks, garnered 122170 signatures till late…
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Road mishaps kill 30 during this summer
A total of 30 people were killed in separate road accidents in the country during this summer until Tuesday (From June 1 to July 18), said the National Police Board in a…
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17 suspected of smuggling 1800 kg snus to Finland from Sweden
The Finnish Customs has suspected 17 people of smuggling about 1800 kilograms of snus from Sweden to Finland, said Finnish Customs in a press release on Thursday.
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Finland decides to close Russia’s Consulate General in Turku
The Finnish government on Wednesday decided to withdraw consent for Russia to operate its consulate general in Turku as of October 1, 2023.
The Ministry for Foreign…
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