Mon, 10 Feb, 2014 12:00:45 AM
On a frigid morning in the depths of Finnish winter a gaggle of more than 250 experts, high-ranking decision makers and retirees gathered to ponder the challenges and ... details
Mon, 10 Feb, 2014 01:09:29 AM Sochi Winter Olympic 2014 Finnish snowboarder Enni Rukajärvi won the first medal bagging a silver for Finland in the women's Snowboard at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on Sunday, news agency STT reported.
Rukajärvi who got ... details
Mon, 10 Feb, 2014 12:47:50 AM
The decision to lower the voting age limit from 18 to 16 years is unlikely to be realized, despite an understanding reached by the political parties earlier on this ... detailsMon, 10 Feb, 2014 02:50:34 AM
The official number of transgenders in the country is growing, according to a report published in Savon Sanomat, a Finnish language newspaper.
Sex reassignment research has also increased in the last couple of years, with nearly 300 referrals made in last year alone, according to preliminary data.
The report also stated that the number of girls pondering their gender had also increased.
Maarit Huuska, a senior social worker from Transtutkipiste, a support center that offers services to all trans and intersex persons, told the newspaper that the youngest persons to have contacted them were of 13 years of age.
Huuska added ... detailsSun, 09 Feb, 2014 12:04:41 AM
Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen on Saturday said the proposed €3bn budget adjustment was too huge and might act as an impediment to economic growth.
Speaking at a council meeting ... details |
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