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Unemployment rate reduces to 8.9% in June
The unemployment rate in the country was 8.9 per cent in June this year, which is 0.4 percent lower compared to the stipulated period in the previous year. The unemployment rate was 9.3 per cent in...
Cross-border online shopping ups in EU
More and more European Union (EU) consumers are shopping online and their trust in e-commerce has increased, particularly in buying online from other EU countries, the 2017 edition of the Consumer Conditions Scoreboard showed Tuesday. The...
Aalto-1 sends its first photo from space
The first Finnish satellite Aalto-1, launched in mid-2016, has sent its first photo to Earth, said the Alto University in press release on Monday. The photo taken by an imaging spectrometer developed by the Technical Research...
EU to continue supporting Greece's economic recovery
Greece's European partners want the debt-laden country to return to normality and will continue supporting its course to economic recovery, EU Commissioner for Economic and Finance Affairs Pierre Moscovici said here Tuesday. The European official's visit...
Finland to protect forest industry against EU norms
While real forest fires have not been a problem this summer in Finland, Economic Development Minister Mika Lintilä has been trying hard over the weekend to extinguish a fire caused by looming EU restrictions on...

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While real forest fires have not been a problem this summer in Finland, Economic Development Minister Mika Lintilä has been...

Britain sees sharp increase in police shooting
A sharp increase in the number of people shot by British police and killed in...
EU to continue supporting Greece's economic recovery
Greece's European partners want the debt-laden country to return to normality and will continue supporting...
EU extends naval operation against human trafficking in Mediterranean
The European Union (EU) announced Tuesday it was extending the mandate of the naval operation...
Sweden roiled by security breach after outsourcing IT
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven called a leak of confidential information from Sweden's transport authority...
Greece to make test return to bond markets on July 25
Greece will attempt on Tuesday a test return to bond markets for first time after...

Ten Afghan journalists and media workers have been killed in the first half of the year amid increasing violence in...

Unemployment rate reduces to 8.9% in June
The unemployment rate in the country was 8.9 per cent in June this year, which...
Cross-border online shopping ups in EU
More and more European Union (EU) consumers are shopping online and their trust in e-commerce...
Global growth recovery on track: IMF
The pickup in global growth recovery remains on track, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said...
BMW denies link between emissions scandal, collusion claims
BMW on Monday rejected claims of having formed an agreement with other carmakers to install...
Number of counterfeit euro notes drops
The number of counterfeit euro banknotes in circulation in the country reduced significantly in the...

Britain's Adam Peaty continued his dominant play in men's breaststroke as he broke 50m world record in heats at the...

Rovaniemi sees 5% rise in air passengers in Q2
The passenger traffic through the Rovaniemi Airport posted a rise of nearly 5 per cent...
24 killed in ultra-light plane crashes in 5 years
Human casualties in ultra-soft aircraft accidents in the country increased significantly in recent years with...
Turku Airport’s runway renovation at end-July
The runway of Turku Airport will remain under renovation work from July 29 afternoon to...
Record passengers travel through Finnish airports
Record number of passengers have travelled through the airports in Finland in the first six...
Influx of foreign tourists continues to rise
The recent trend of increasing number of foreign tourists arriving in the country remained unchanged...

The streets of Rovaniemi are now brightened up thanks to the colourful Arctic Art and Design Summer event now going...

Niemelä made Aalto University President
The Aalto University Foundation Board at a recent meeting appointed Professor Ilkka Niemelä as the...
Cost cuts in education threaten society
The cost cuts in the education sector during the tenure of the present government are...
New expressions added to Oxford English Dictionary
More than 600 new words, phrases and senses, including "woke" and "post-truth," have been added...
Number of upper secondary students’ decreases
A total of 103,600 students attended upper secondary general school education leading to a qualification...
OECD for more integrated approach in research
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Friday published a review of research...

If you want to have a longer life expectancy, advices from researchers are: keep weight down, don't smoke and drink...