Financier asks Finland to investigate Nordea, alleging bank laundered money
The request was forwarded to Finland's financial crimes police unit, but a preliminary investigation has not yet been opened, according to Helsingin Sanomat.
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Tampere plans to shut down 20 schools, daycare centres by 2033
Over the next 15 years the city plans to close some 20 facilities, replacing them with larger and fewer facilities.
Helsinki Airport security workers walk off job over colleague's firing for wearing pink ribbon
The roughly four-hour walkout was to show support for a security worker who was fired for refusing to remove a breast cancer awareness ribbon from his uniform.
BASF to open electric vehicle battery plant in Finland
The firm said that when the plant opens in late 2020 it will supply batteries for some 300,000 fully-electric vehicles annually.
Finland ranks third in international pension survey
The Netherlands and Denmark outpaced Finland in an index comparing the retirement income systems of 34 countries around the world.
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Industrial Union: Worker strikes could become "the new normal"
As the largest trade union for the welfare sector started a two-day strike, the chair of the Industrial Union says industrial actions may become more common.
Monday's papers: Strike effects, new tyre rules and less work on Fridays
Monday's papers discuss the strike's impact on poor families, new rules on changing car tyres, and why many workers take a day off on Friday.
Temporary Greens chair refuses to speculate on leadership bid as party bleeds support
Greens party chair Touko Aalto requested a leave of absence for health reasons in September, and polls suggest the party is quickly losing support.
Russian oligarch files service violation lawsuit against Finnish banks
Three banks in Finland confirm that Boris Rotenberg has started legal proceedings for what he claims are violations of service agreements due to US sanctions.
Banned neo-Nazi group assembles, nine detained
The Nordic Resistance Movement gathered in Helsinki on Saturday, despite a recent court ruling outlawing their activities. Those in custody were later released.
Thousands gather in Helsinki to demand swift action on climate change
Police estimate that four times more people participated in the event than were expected, with over 8,000 demonstrators filling the streets.
SAK denies minister's claim that strikes have election motives
Blue Reform minister Sampo Terho claims unions are arranging strikes to boost voter support for the SDP, a claim refuted by Finland's largest union confederation.
Average inheritance rises to 80K in Finland
Estimates of net household worth suggest that Finnish residents inherited slightly over 80,000 euros on average in 2016, up from around 20,000 in the early 2000s.
Finnish Foreign Ministry demands investigation into Khashoggi's death
Saudi Arabian officials admit that the journalist died in a visit to the country’s consulate in Istanbul on 2 October, claiming he was killed in a fist-fight.
Flurry of proposals issued by ministry to make Finland smoke-free by 2030
Proposals made by Finland's Ministry of Social Affairs and Health include raising smoking age limits, major tobacco tax hikes and smoking bans in many places.
Appeals court upholds that police raid of journalist's home was lawful
The journalist whose home was raided wrote a story on Finnish military intelligence activities using information from decade-old classified documents.
Helsinki cocktail bar enforces no phone zone
A Helsinki bar's smartphone ban has become a selling point for patrons who prefer to be pulled away from the soft glow of their phones' LED screens.
Bus driver too slow on brakes in deadly Kuopio crash, probe finds
The driver of a fatal bus crash that claimed four lives in Kuopio last August was driving too fast, according to Finnish safety investigators.
Half of all new jobs in Finland offered in south-west
Some 30,000 new jobs were created this year in industries like vehicle and ship manufacturing in the southwest, accounting for half of all new jobs in Finland.
Finland's Industrial Union planning strike next week
Finnish industrial workers are planning to join welfare sector union JHL in a strike to protest a bill making it easier for small firms to fire employees.
Friday's papers: President calls EU weak, strike shuts kitchens, nuclear plant fuel line leak
Finnish dailies run stories on President Niinistö's disappointment with the EU, next week's anti-government strike and a fuel assembly leaking at Olkiluoto 1.
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Coal ban proposal moves forward – Helsinki ready to turn off Hanasaari power plant
On Thursday the Finnish government presented a proposal to ban coal by 2029, increase the use of biofuels - and in the meantime, increase taxes on coal.
Anti-immigrant agitator Ilja Janitskin gets 22-month jail sentence
Ilja Janitskin and two other defendants were also ordered to pay 136,000 euros in damages related to the anti-immigrant website MV-lehti.
Cops can use your fingerprint to unlock phone, deputy parliamentary ombudsman says
The Finnish police have the right to use suspects' fingerprints to unlock smartphones against their will, according to Savon Sanomat.
Finnish company turns used batteries into fertilizer
Tracegrow’s technology can be used to benefit the trace elements of used alkaline batteries to circulate them back into nature as micronutrients and fertilizers for farming.
Autumn chill sets in
Finland’s unseasonably mild autumn is headed for a cool-off next week, say Yle meteorologists.
Traffic accidents claim 19 lives in September
Five of those fatally injured in traffic last month were pedestrians.
Thursday’s papers: Cyber crime damage costs, fewer jobless and new life-saving newborn screening
Cyber crime costs companies in Finland billions, fewer collect earnings-related jobless benefits, and a newborn test makes life-saving intervention possible.
Nordea implicated in alleged money laundering scandal
Finance industry regulators in Sweden received a report which alleges Helsinki-based Nordea Bank accepted dirty money from two banks in the Baltics.
Finland marks the Night of the Homeless on Wednesday
A variety of events draw attention and provide temporary help for the more than 7,000 people living without a permanent address in Finland.
Court renews custody order for 2 suspects in Turku real estate case
The two men, a Russian and an Estonian, are suspected of tax evasion crimes and asked to be released before their trial, but police objected to their release.
Finland's government survives confidence vote
By a vote of 101-73, PM Juha Sipilä's government survived a confidence vote linked to a law proposal aiming to make it easier for small firms to fire workers.
Poll: Majority of Finns support standard time
Over half of Finnish residents support a permanent transition to standard time, ending the practice of daylight savings time, according to a government poll.
Two-day strike hits schools, public facilities
Welfare sector union JHL is staging a two-day strike starting on October 22 that could halt the supply of food to schools, daycares, and homes for the elderly.
Yle accused of witch hunt over film director’s questionable methods
Film director Aku Louhimies says that he was sidelined from a job in Britain after an Yle journalist made contact with his new employers.
Wednesday’s papers: Transparent pay, youth homelessness, and the cost of flying
Tech companies encourage salary transparency, more young people in Finland face homelessness, and lifestyle choices for shrinking carbon emissions.
Author Arto Paasilinna dies aged 76
The giant of Finnish literature was praised for the 'absurd craziness' in his writing.
Radioactive material found in scrap metal at Tornio plant
Between July and September, a radiation source was detected three times within scrap metal shipped to the Lapland plant for smelting.
Ombudsman urges pay transparency to fight gender pay gap
Finland's Ombudsman for Equality says making workers salary levels known to each other would help people to be paid more equitably.
Former Green Party politician on trial over benefit fraud
Saido Mohamed is accused of money laundering and concealment in her sister's child benefit fraud case.
Police do not suspect crime in Turku cruise ship death
The body of a woman was found on a Tallink Silja ship in Turku Monday, but police said Tuesday afternoon that a criminal act was not a factor in the incident.
Finland’s Eagle-Owl footballers continue to soar with 2-0 win over Greece
Second half goals from Pyry Soiri and Glen Kamara make it four wins out of four for Finland in the Nations League
Tuesday's papers: Fake medicine, dead fish and Stockmann's retreat from Russia
Tuesday's papers report on risky online pharmacies, a fish kill and Stockmann's sale of Russian property.
Poll suggests nation divided over gov't dismissal plan, union strikes
A fresh survey indicates that 46 percent of Finnish residents oppose the government's proposal to ease employee dismissals in small firms, while 41 percent support it.
Saimaa seal population climbs to nearly 400
Fifty percent of Saimaa ringed seal pups born between the years of 2014-2017 entered the world in a snowdrift constructed by volunteers.
Ombudsman criticises gov’t plans to expand agency access to banking data
Data Protection Ombudsman Reijo Aarnio says new plans to expand the rights of public agencies to access banking data could pose a threat to people's security.
Wages and salaries improving at highest rate in five years
Statistics Finland says real earnings for the third quarter were up by 0.8 percent, as improvements in people's earnings outpaced the rise in consumer prices.
Suspects in Airiston Helmi case request release from pre-trial detention
The two men said they should be freed until their trial begins, but police said they've uncovered "new and interesting material" which prevents their release.
Nearly one-in-ten Finnish MPs report being bullied on the job
Among the 65 Finnish parliamentarians that answered the survey, some 10 percent said they experienced bullying in the workplace, according to news service STT.
Week-long monitoring scheme targets trucks across Finland
Starting Monday, police will check more than 1,700 heavy vehicles this week in an effort to increase road safety and combat crime.
Supreme Court denies neo-Nazi attacker right to appeal
Neo-Nazi Jesse Torniainen jump-kicked a man in 2016 who later died. Finland's Supreme Court upheld the assailant's 27-month sentence for aggravated assault.
Monday's papers: Climate change price tag, local reform slacking, radioactive imports
This week starts off with news of a Finnish Innovation Fund report, municipalities slowing down "sote" preparations and radioactive scrap metal causing trouble.
Woman told she's 'unsuitable' for job because of skin colour
A young woman's promising phone interview for a sales job went nowhere when the employer learned she was originally from Rwanda.
Finnish hospitals see more babies born to mothers with FGM
Leading Finnish obstetricians are calling on doctors to become more knowledgeable of female genital mutilation, as more circumcised women give birth in Finland.
20C in October, Autumn temperature records broken
October temperature records were broken on Sunday afternoon, with the mercury surpassing 20C in many places, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute.
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Entrepreneurship coach: Finland’s startup visa creating a two-tier system
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Business lobby head: EU not a national security threat to the US
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Finland's gambling problem: "A Robin Hood system in reverse"
Out of Office: Finland’s traditional summer shutdown
Queen of Spades headlines this summer’s Savonlinna Opera Festival
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