Labour market organisations have accepted a proposal that Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (Social Democratic Party of Finland-SDP) lawmaker Lauri Ihalainen could take on the role of mediator between labour organisations ... details
About a thousand people gathered in Helsinki on Saturday evening for the Finland Says Welcome (Suomi sanoo tervetuloa) solidarity picnic, the police said.
Around 7000 people registered for the event ... details
The chairman of the main opposition in parliament Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (Social Democratic Party of Finland-SDP), Antti Rinne on Saturday said the drastic budget adjustment cuts proposed by the ... details
Finnish people consider former president Urho Kekkonen as the all-time best president of the country, according to a survey conducted by the Finnish language daily Savon Sanomat.
Every third Finn ... details
Three young men were killed in separate road accidents in North Karelia and Satakunta early Saturday and late Friday night.
In Tohmajärvi, two young men were killed in a violent crash. A third man in the car was seriously injured.
The accident happened along Kirkkotie after 1am. According to police, the car was headed south and ran into trees at the end of Kirkkotie. In the collision, the car broke up into three parts.
Kirkkotie has a speed limit of 30 kilometres per hour.
The case is being investigated as aggravated endangerment of traffic safety and aggravated manslaughter.
The police ... details
