Finland’s Speaker of Parliament has denounced MPs drinking on the job in the wake of several alcohol-related scandals. Read the full story
Posted on 19 March 2012.
Finland’s Speaker of Parliament has denounced MPs drinking on the job in the wake of several alcohol-related scandals. Read the full story
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Posted on 18 March 2012.
Finnish citizens are unwittingly purchasing goods imported from contested Israeli settlements because there is no set procedure on how products must be labelled. Read the full story
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Posted on 16 March 2012.
Two men accused of killing three Finns in Brazil last year are about to stand trial for the murders. Read the full story
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Posted on 13 March 2012.
A Finnish name for a grammar pendant has been praised by an American website, which picked out the top foreign words that should be assimilated into the English language. Read the full story
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Posted on 12 March 2012.
Boys react differently to girls when it comes to dealing with stress at school, according to a study by the Academy of Finland. Read the full story
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Posted on 10 March 2012.
A council member for the right-wing Finns Party, who wrote on Facebook that a man suspected of shooting two men from immigrant backgrounds should be given a medal, has been expelled from the party. Read the full story
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Posted on 05 March 2012.
A three week Icelandic air space patrol mission by the German Luftwaffe begins today while discussion continues about a possible Nordic takeover. Read the full story
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Posted on 04 March 2012.
Allegations that three Latin American dance teachers living in Finland committed sex crimes against their students have led to a barrage of online threats and abuse. Read the full story
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Posted on 02 March 2012.
A police investigation has been launched after a councillor for the far-right Finns Party said a man who shot and killed a Moroccan-born restaurant worker in Oulu should be given a medal. Read the full story
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Posted on 26 February 2012.
A Finnish woman, who was found guilty of murdering her husband but later acquitted, has been charged with 21 counts of sex crimes along with her ex-boyfriend. Read the full story
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