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Number of unemployed jobseekers decreases in March
A total of 238,300 unemployed jobseekers were registered at the Employment and Economic Development Offices at the end of March. The number was 25,800 fewer than a year earlier, said a government press release on Wednesday. The...
Rinne elected speaker of parliament
The parliament on Wednesday elected Antti Rinne as the Speaker of Parliament, said the parliament in a press release. Rinne bagged 187 votes during the plenary session. Rinne is also the chair of Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (Social Democratic...
Baltic princess cancels departure from Turku
Cruise ship Baltic Princess which operates on Turku-Stockholm route on Wednesday experienced a technical problem with electricity system, said AS Tallink Grupp in a bulletin. The ship had to skip the stop at Mariehamn at 13:35...
Suspected breach of election law under investigation
A suspected violation of the election law has been reported to the Parliamentary Ombudsman, reported Kaleva, a Finnish language daily. The police are investigating the incident as distortion of election results. According to the report, a dozen...
Oulu sexual abuse trial begins
The District Court of Oulu on Monday began the trial of one of the men accused of sexual abuse of an underage girl, reported national broadcaster Yle. A 21-year-old man from Afghanistan was arraigned before the...

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A suspected violation of the election law has been reported to the Parliamentary Ombudsman, reported Kaleva, a Finnish language daily. The...

Russian security service detains 9 suspected terrorists
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said Tuesday that it had detained nine suspected terrorists...
France determined to implement Iran nuclear deal despite sanctions
France reiterated its commitment to the Iran nuclear deal, despite United States' decision to end...
Salvage of sunken Norwegian frigate costs $ 85.2m
The salvage of Norway's sunken KNM Helge Ingstad frigate that had collided with an oil...

NASA's Mars InSight lander has measured and recorded for the first time ever what appears to be a "Marsquake," NASA...

Number of unemployed jobseekers decreases in March
A total of 238,300 unemployed jobseekers were registered at the Employment and Economic Development Offices...
Stora Enso to shed 50 jobs in Imatra
Forest product company, Stora Enso will lay off 50 employees from its Imatra Mills after...
Valmet to hire new 1,000 employees
Valmet Automotive’s recruiting need will be around 1,000 employees in Finland this year. The number...

Brazil captain Neymar has enough time to be in peak condition for the Copa America after a foot injury, national...

Full-body security scanners in use at Helsinki Airport
A modern full-body scanner, which reduces the need for manual checks, is now in use...
Baltic princess cancels departure from Turku
Cruise ship Baltic Princess which operates on Turku-Stockholm route on Wednesday experienced a technical problem...
Crosstown bus route aims to improve services in Helsinki
The Executive Board of Helsinki region transport authority-HSL earlier this week approved the Helsinki crosstown...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday that the Foreign Language Film category name of the Academy...

Health technology supervision transfer to Fimea underway
The transfer of the duties concerning health technology supervision from Valvira to Fimea, also including...
Filipino nurses in the country undervalued, underpaid
Many Filipino nurses recruited by private care companies are undervalued and lowly paid despite holding...
Finland, Israel announce digital health collaboration plan
Finland and Israel agreed on collaboration in the field of digital health, as reported by...