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Wednesday January 22, 2025

Stubb, Orpo discuss new US administration with Nordic PMs

President Alexander Stubb, together with Prime Minister Petteri Orpo late Monday night had a telephone conversation with the Prime Ministers of Nordic countries and discussed about the new administration of the United States, said the President Office in a press release on Tuesday. Stubb and Orpo during the conversation

Published: 00:52 am,Wednesday 22 January 2025

Finland signs Artemis Accords

Finland on Tuesday signed the Artemis Accords in Otaniemi, Espoo, said the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment in a press release. Minister of Economic Affairs Wille Rydman signed the accords on behalf of Finland. Artemis Accords were established by NASA and the US Department of State to boost NASA’s

Published: 02:08 am,Tuesday 21 January 2025

Industrial Union warns of further 6-day strike from Feb 3

The Industrial Union (Teollisuusliitto) on Monday issued a strike warning from February 3 to February 8 affecting 63 enterprises in the technology and chemical industries, said Teollisuusliitto and the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) in separate press releases. The Industrial Union also issued a strike warning concerning

Published: 10:28 am,Monday 20 January 2025

Automated monitoring of work-based residence permit begins

The Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) on Monday introduced automated post-decision monitoring regarding the residence permit for an employed person, said Migri in a press release. The purpose of automated post-decision monitoring is to verify whether the holder of a residence permit for an employed person still meets the requirements

Published: 23:05 pm,Monday 20 January 2025

Stubb congratulates Trump, thanks Biden for close cooperation

President Alexander Stubb on Monday congratulated the newly appointed US President, Donald Trump and also thanked the immediate past US President, Joe Biden for his cooperation with Finland during his tenure. “I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to you Donald Trump as you assume office as the

Published: 23:29 pm,Monday 20 January 2025

Estlink 2 damage was accident, not sabotage: Washington Post

The damage of the Estlink 2 submarine cable that have rattled European security officials in recent months were likely the result of maritime accidents rather than Russian sabotage, reported US based newspaper the Washington Post referring to several U.S. and European intelligence officials. The determination reflects an emerging consensus

Published: 02:19 am,Tuesday 21 January 2025

Helsinki stops distribution of dog waste bags in Feb

The distribution of free dog waste bags in city-maintained dispensers will end in February, said the City of Helsinki in a press release on Monday. Currently, the city-maintained dog waste bag dispensers are located in areas such as Vuosaari, Kruunuvuorenranta, Ruoholahti, Töölö, Kallio and around Töölönlahti. However, the dispensers

Published: 00:29 am,Monday 20 January 2025

President to attend WEF in Davos

President Alexander Stubb will attend the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland from Tuesday to Thursday, said an official press release. The Forum will focus on global and regional challenges such as geopolitical instability, stimulating growth to improve living standards and energy transition. Sessions

Published: 00:43 am,Sunday 19 January 2025

Stubb hails ceasefire deal, calls for 2-strate solution to end conflict

President Alexander Stubb on Saturday welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas and urged the parties to move forward in ending the conflict in Palestine based on a two-state solution. The President in a post on his social media platform X wrote that implementation of the ceasefire agreement reunites

Published: 07:07 am,Saturday 18 January 2025

Murder, sexual abuse rise in Finland in 2024

A total of 90 people were killed in 2024, and the number is 33 higher than the number of murders took place in 2023, according to Statistics Finland. Meanwhile, a total of 1,400 cases of sexual harassment were reported, which is 250 more than in the year before. Of

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