Sanna Marin to become next Prime Minister

The council  of Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (Social Democratic Party of Finland-SDP), the major component of the five-party alliance government on Sunday elected Sanna Marin as its candidate for the post of Prime Minister. Marin, a 34- year...

New car registration ups slightly in November

A total of 13,756 new motor vehicles were registered in the country in November, of which 10,037 were automobiles, according to Statistics Finland. First registrations decreased by 2.3 per cent from the corresponding month of the...

Day-care centres for more vegetables, less food waste

Day-care centres can reduce food wastage through long-term cooperation and planning, according to a research project. Interaction between children and nature can be enhanced by taking long excursions into the outdoors, by planting and nurturing plants,...

Addressing climate change

Developed countries should take more responsibility

Developed countries should take more responsibility in addressing climate change, and developing countries should be allowed to transform to the fossil-free economy, a leading scientist has said in an interview with Xinhua.    "We are on...

4% increase of agriculture output forecast

The output of agriculture in the country calculated at current prices is estimated to have grown by some four per cent compared to the year before, to EUR 4,570 million this year, according to Statistics...