Parliament’s Education and Culture Committee has decided to look into a citizen-led initiative to abolish compulsory Swedish language studies in schools.
A public hearing on the issue will be held on ... details
Seven Finnish police staff were on Friday suspected of being involving in erroneously putting Russian President Vladimir Putin's name on a criminal suspect list of Finland's National Bureau ... details
Two school counsellors from northern Finland were fined by the Oulu District Court on Friday for breach of duty and freedom deprivation.
The court observed that a girl of 15, who had behaved aggressively, was detained in school for too long.
The girl was detained in the school from the afternoon until the next morning. During her detention, the girl was monitored with a surveillance camera.
The court ruled that the action of those responsible is against the child protection law.
One of the accused was handed a 40-day fine and the other a 20-day fine.
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Almost 2 kilometres of the Tampere lakeside route tunnel has been excavated so far, said the project management.
The overall project length between Santalahti and Naistenlahti covers 4.6 kilometres and ... details
Finland is prepared to continue peace-keeping operation in Central Africa Republic.
There are currently 25 Finnish peace-keeping troops as part of the European Union EUROFOR troops in CAR.
The EU is preparing to extend the operation up to June next year.
According to the Cabinet Committee on Foreign and Security Policy, Finland is prepared to continue with the operation with up to 30 troops.
The committee also discussed the possibility of continuation with United Nation’s UNIFIL operation after May next year. Around 350 Finnish troops are involved in the operation in Lebanon.
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