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Across Our Region: Top stories from the last seven days

Hej! Tere! Sveiki! Halló! If you’re a regular News Now Finland reader then hopefully you’re well-versed in all the news that’s happening here at home. But do you know what’s going on across our region? What’s been hitting the headlines…

Across Our Region: Top stories from the last seven days

Hej! Tere! Sveiki! Halló! If you’re a regular News Now Finland reader then hopefully you’re well-versed in all the news that’s happening here at home. But do you know what’s going on across our region? What’s been hitting the headlines…

Finland to slash Afghanistan troop deployment

The Finnish Defence Forces says its cutting the number of troops deployed to Afghanistan, with two-thirds set to come home. There are currently 60 Finnish soldiers deployed to the city of Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Afghanstan, working with German forces in…

Across Our Region: Top stories from the last seven days

Hej! Tere! Sveiki! Halló! If you’re a regular News Now Finland reader then hopefully you’re well-versed in all the news that’s happening here at home. But do you know what’s going on across our region? What’s been hitting the headlines…

Interview: Finland-lead international conference finds Afghanistan at a crossroads

Finland’s foreign policy soft power takes centre stage this week at the United Nations in Geneva, as the Nordic nation co-hosts an international development conference on Afghanistan. Although in financial terms the Finns are relatively small players in the Afghanistan…

Across Our Region: Top stories from the last seven days

Hej! Tere! Sveiki! Halló! If you’re a regular News Now Finland reader then hopefully you’re well-versed in all the news that’s happening here at home. But do you know what’s going on across our region? What’s been hitting the headlines…

Across Our Region: Top stories from the last seven days

Hej! Tere! Sveiki! Halló! If you’re a regular News Now Finland reader then hopefully you’re well-versed in all the news that’s happening here at home. But do you know what’s going on across our region? What’s been hitting the headlines…

Migri: Asylum seekers arrive from Malta as part of EU deal

The Finnish Immigration Agency Migri confirms that a group of asylum seekers has arrived in the country from Malta. The group of single-parent families include 25 people transferred from the Mediterranean island as part of an EU deal where Finland…

PM calls for more EU coordination to tackle coronavirus

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) has called for a common European strategy on test and trace, quarantine, and other areas of public health to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. Writing in Politico Europe, the PM says the only way to save…

Interview: Finland puts green agenda at the top of Nordic Council priorities list

Finland wants to focus on the climate crisis, sustainability, and more cooperation over security of supplies in times of crisis during its presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2021, as the region tries to recover from the…

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GALLERY: Discovering Finland’s urban wildlife residents

How well do you know your neighbours? No, not your human neighbours, but the other animals that share our cities, towns and villages with…

Morning headlines: Friday 15th January 2020

Cold snap continues across the country A cold front with some extremely chilly temperatures continues across most of central, southern and eastern Finland on Friday…

Morning headlines: Thursday 14th January 2021

Coronavirus update: No new restrictions expected today Public health officials, and Minister Krista Kiuru (SDP) will give a coronavirus update on Thursday morning but are not…

Morning headlines: Wednesday 13th January 2021

Southern snow storm continues, as temperatures drop A snowstorm that swept through southern Finland in the last 36 hours continues on Wednesday, although snow will…

Morning headlines: Tuesday 12th January 2021

Snow storm brings dangerous driving conditions, power outages A snowstorm sweeping across western and southern Finland on Tuesday brings dangerous driving conditions to roads and…

Morning headlines: Monday 11th January 2021

Exceptionally heavy snowfall on the way from Monday night Meteorologists are warning of "exceptional" levels of snowfall with up to 30-40cm of accumulated snow forecast…

Morning headlines: Friday 8th January 2021

Minister calls for faster vaccine delivery from EU Minister of Family and Basic Services Krista Kiuru (SDP) has written to the EU’s Health Commissioner calling for…

Morning headlines: Thursday 7th January 2021

Finnish leaders react to American political violence Finnish leaders have reacted to a night of political violence in America, when armed supporters of US President…