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Saturday November 27, 2021

Rising COVID prompts President to cancel Independence Day party

The traditional Independence Day reception party at the Presidential Palace scheduled for 6 December and hosted by President Sauli Niinistö and first lady Jenni Haukio has been cancelled against the backdrop of increasing number of coronavirus infections in the country. The President Office in a statement issued on Thursday

Published: 00:22 am,Tuesday 23 November 2021

IGEP goes to ´We Will Stop Femicide Platform`

We Will Stop Femicide Platform (Kadin Cinayetlerini Durduracagiz), an organisation works for combating violence against women in Turkey won the Finnish government´s International Gender Equality Prize this year. Prime Minister Sanna Marin on Monday handed the 300,000-euro prize over to Gülsüm Önal and Fidan Ataselim, founding President and Secretary

Published: 00:16 am,Saturday 20 November 2021

Lahti to host Nat´l Parade on Independence Day

The Finnish Defence Forces will hold a national parade in Lahti marking the Independence Day on 6 December, said an official press release. The Defence Forces last year cancelled the Independence Day´s parade scheduled for Pori against the backdrop of coronavirus outbreak. The review of troops will take place at

Published: 18:19 pm,Wednesday 17 November 2021

Health workers invited for small scale Independence Day party

President Sauli Niinistö and first lady Jenni Haukio will invite people who have worked for the good of health and Finnish society during the coronavirus pandemic to the traditional Independence Day reception party at the Presidential Palace on 6 December, "We know that healthcare staff have humanly faced extremely

Published: 00:42 am,Monday 15 November 2021

James Bond´s "No Time to Die" crosses $700m mark worldwide

The latest James Bond film "No Time to Die" has crossed the 700-million-U.S.-dollar mark worldwide this weekend, reported Xinhua. According to studio figures collected by measurement firm Comscore, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and United Artists Releasing's blockbuster took in an estimated 4.62 million dollars in its sixth weekend in the

Published: 00:52 am,Thursday 11 November 2021

3 get Father of the Year award

Sergei Silkin from Helsinki, Marko Oikarainen from Kouvola and Dan Wickholm from Sipoo got the Father of the Year award this year. Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services Krista Kiuru handed the award over to thewinners on Wednesday, said the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health in a

Published: 02:58 am,Saturday 6 November 2021

Pop legends ABBA back with 1st album in 4 decades

Nearly four decades after splitting up, Swedish pop legends ABBA released a new album on Friday, reported Xinhua. The ten-track album, titled "Voyage," was recorded in several sessions between 2018 and 2021 before the band announced its release in September. Despite not having performed together since the 1980s,

Published: 01:12 am,Saturday 6 November 2021

Helsinki to host Christmas Market from 27 Nov-22 Dec

Helsinki Christmas Market is re-locating to the city’s Market Square for this year, said the City of Helsinki in a press release. The Christmas Market will be held from 27 November to 22 December where about 100 small and independent artisans, crafters and food vendors will participate by the

Published: 23:14 pm,Wednesday 3 November 2021

Dec 8 deadline for sending Christmas card to Europe, outside Dec 1

The national postal and logistic services operator Posti has stipulated the deadline for sending Christmas greetings to Europe on December 8 while other countries outside of Europe on December 1. Economy cards and letters for outside Europe should be sent by November 24 at the latest, said Posti in a

Published: 01:33 am,Tuesday 2 November 2021

Int´l Gender Equality Prize to be given in Tampere on 22 Nov

Tampere Hall will host the International Gender Equality Prize award ceremony on 22 November to announce the winner of the 2021 Award, said the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health in a press release on Monday. The prize is awarded to a person or operator who has significantly promoted

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