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Law on bank account monitoring system to enter into force in Dec
The government on Thursday submitted the legislative amendments on bank account monitoring system for approval and the President is expected to approve the amendments on…
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Passengers evacuated after fire at Tallinn-Helsinki cruise ship
A fire broke out on the car desk of a cruise ship near the Helsinki Port´s West Terminal early Thursday night, said the Port of Helsinki in a press release. The…
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Finland, Sweden order advanced radios in joint defense purchase
The Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV – Försvarets materielverk) jointly placed an order for advanced…
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Finland, USA sign 1st DCA implementation deal
Finland and the United States on Wednesday signed the Implementing Agreement Regarding Infrastructure in Implementation of the Agreement on Defence Cooperation Between…
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Minister against use of burka, niqab at Finnish school
Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen on Tuesday expressed her view against covering face by school children wearing burkas and niqabs. The minister in a post…
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Stubb joins meeting on Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin talks
President Alexander Stubb will participate in a meeting on peace in Ukraine on Wednesday, said the President Office in a press release. The meeting will be held via…
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Possible separation likely to prompt man to kill girlfriend, himself in Kuopio
The police continued investigation into the incident of killing girlfriend by a man, who also killed himself in Kuopio on late July, said police on Tuesday. After the…
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Elderly man drowns in Pälkäne beach
An elderly man has drowned in a beach in Pälkäne, a municipality under Pirkanmaa region on Monday morning, police said in a press release. The incident took…
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Invasive fish removal suspends water use in Espoo pond
The authorities on Monday started to remove an invasive fish species called the pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) from the Laihalampi pond, located in the Hakjärvi…
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Eagle S tanker crew charged over Gulf of Finland cable damage
Finland's deputy prosecutor general has charged the captain and two officers of the oil tanker Eagle S with aggravated vandalism and aggravated interference with…
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