Finland

The Olkiluoto nuclear plant. Photo: Natalie Kylliainen/TVO.

EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN

Emergency situation at Olkiluoto nuclear plant

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Plant operator TVO said there was no danger for people of for the environment.

EU SUMMIT

Marin to discuss distribution of vaccines with EU leaders

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The European Council will also discuss ways to intensify measures to combat terrorism through cooperation between the member states.

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ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT

OECD: Finnish unemployment rate to remain high by end of 2022

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The OECD warns of loss of competitiveness and requires reforms aimed at improving the "restrictive" market for products, the "highly selective" education system and the labor market.

The protest was held in front of the Finnish Parliament. Photo: Indian Solidarity Finland.

CONTROVERSIAL LAWS

Indian diaspora protests in Helsinki in support of country's farmers

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Hundreds of thousands of Indian farmers are demanding a rollback of the three laws passed by parliament in September that they claim will hurt their interests and benefit big corporations .

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BUSINESS

Finnish forestry industry output plummets, monthly and annually

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The total production of Finnish industry improved compared to the previous month, but is still far from the level of a year ago and with some industries unable to emerge from the crisis.

Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto. Photo: Twitter/@Haavisto/file photo.

PARLIAMENT

Foreign Minister Haavisto reprimanded by Constitutional Law Committee

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The investigation concluded that Haavisto's actions are reprehensible, but not sufficient to initiate prosecution.

NEAR KOSKELA HOSPITAL

16-year-old boy beaten to death by three of the same age in Helsinki

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The police are looking for a woman, who apparently passed by the place where the crime occurred and yelled something to the boys at some point.

WASTE INCREASING

Each Finnish resident generates 565 kilos of waste per year

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The amount of waste per capita increased 15 kilos compared to the previous year and is now 65 kilos more than in 2010.

AIR TRAFFIC CRISIS

Finnair's passenger traffic plummeted 92% in November

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Passenger numbers decreased in Asian traffic by 98.3%, in North Atlantic traffic by 100%, in European traffic by 93.8% and in domestic traffic by 80.3%.

SOCIAL SERVICES REFORM

Finland to transfer municipal health, social services to 21 counties

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The government's proposal for the reform of health and social services and related legislation is proceeds to Parliament. The operation of wellbeing services counties would be financed mainly…

Cars disembarking at the South Terminal of the Port of Helsinki. Photo: Soile Kallio / Port of Helsinki/File photo.

SEA TRANSPORT

Maritime transport decreases due to fall in imports

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A total of 363,706 people were transported in passenger traffic in October, which is 76% less compared with a year ago.

DEMOCRACY

Finland to chair the Freedom Online Coalition in 2021

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Internet dependency and digital addiction as well as their impact on children will be discussed in English at a virtual event on Wednesday 16 December 2020.

Office of the Finnish Social Security Institution (Kela) in Espoo. Photo: © Foreigner.fi.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

Kela advances due date to request December unemployment money

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The social security institution recommends submitting the unemployment situation report to the electronic service as early as the morning of the report submission date, so that it can be processed…