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Thursday, 29 January, 2015
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Aarnio suspected of covering tracks in drug offence probe
Police arrests 30 suspects in drug ring crackdown
Finnish travel agency denies arranging tours to Crimea
State slapped with fine by ECtHR
Drug abuse problem on rise
Animal rights groups protest wolf hunting
Unauthorised border crossing ups in Gulf of Finland
Major parties agree on austerity measures in next term
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Major parties agree on austerity measures in next term

Major parties agree on austerity measures in next term
The leaders of four major political parties in the country on Wednesday agreed that the adjustments to the national economy should be carried out immediately in the ... details
30 suspects nabbed in drug ring crackdown
30 suspects nabbed in drug ring crackdown
Police have arrested 30 suspects and seized some 10,000 tablets of ecstasy in a crackdown on an international drug ring, local media reported on Wednesday.      The police believed the ... details
Drug abuse problem on rise
Drug abuse problem on rise
The problem of drug abuse is estimated to have increased in the country, according to a report by National Institute for Health and Welfare-THL. However, compared to the beginning of 2000s, the ... details
State slapped with fine by ECtHR
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) slapped the country with a EUR 3,000 fine for non-pecuniary damage and EUR 7,000 for costs and expenses. According to the ECtHR, the case involves a resident of Vantaa who had filed complaint with the court about having been punished twice for the same ... details
Aarnio suspected of hiding tracks in drug offence probe
Aarnio suspected of hiding tracks in drug offence probe
The detained former Helsinki drug unit police Chief Jari Aarnio is suspected of  covering his tracks in an alleged narcotic cover up which was left investigated. The lead ... details
Cartoon
From Energy War to Currency War: America’s Attack on the Russian Ruble
Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya writes in Global Research, January 5
The “Cancer Stage of Capitalism”: The Ten-Point Global Paradigm Revolution
Prof. John McMurtry writes in Global Research, January 5
A good Taliban is a dead Taliban
By Professor Abdul Mannan, December 25
Better use of ways to include people with partial work ability in employment
Paula Mannonen and Mark Weller write in Focus Newsletter, Jan 16
The quiet work that allays disputes in working life
Paula Mannonen and Mark Weller write in Focus Newsletter, Jan 16
Disability services according to people’s needs
Paula Mannonen and Mark Weller write in Focus Newsletter, Dec 18
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NATIONAL
Unauthorised border crossing ups in Gulf of Finland
Unauthorised border crossing ups in Gulf of Finland
The number of unauthorised border crossings has increased in the Gulf of Finland, said the  Gulf of Finland Coast Guard. The Coast Guard detected 22 such ... details
EUROPE
Russian FM says Kiev must keep neutral status
Russian FM says Kiev must keep neutral status
  Ukraine must maintain its neutral status so as to prevent further division of the war-torn country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.       "In ... details
WORLDWIDE
UN chief calls for de-escalation in southern Lebanon
UN chief calls for de-escalation in southern Lebanon
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday expressed his concerns over the deterioration of the security situation in southern Lebanon and called on all concerned to ... details
BUSINESS
Prices of dwellings down in Q4
Prices of dwellings down in Q4
Prices of old dwellings in housing companies went down by 0.4 per cent in the whole country in the fourth quarter 2014 from the previous quarter, ... details
SPORTS
Finns win maiden UFC bout
Finns win maiden UFC bout
Finnish Mixed Martial Arts fighter Makwan Amirkhani began his UFC career with a convincing win in Stockholm. It took only 8 seconds for the 26-year old ... details
TRAVEL
Finnish travel agency denies arranging tours to Crimea
Finnish travel agency denies arranging tours to Crimea
 Finnish travel agency Lahialuematkat on Wednesday denied it has plans to bring tourists to Crimea in contravention of EU sanctions.      Russian media earlier in the ... details
CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT
Team Finland win 2 prizes in Bocuse d'Or
Team Finland win 2 prizes in Bocuse d'Or
Finnish team led by chef Matti Jämsén on Wednesday took part in the final of one of the world's most prestigious cookery contest,the Bocuse d'Or ... details
Finnish visa processing reduces by 23%
The number of visas processed by the Finnish authority in
Discover pristine Lapland on a reindeer farm
 

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Finland ranks 4th in global economy index
 

Switzerland tops the overall rankings of
Seven portions of fruit, veg daily could prolong lives: research
Eating at least seven portions of fruit and vegetables every
Finnish students rank top in problem solving
 

Finnish students are the best in
600 million USD needed to stem Ebola outbreak in West Africa: WHO chief
 

The outbreak of the deadly Ebola

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