Posti Introduces New Handling Fee For Shipments Outside the EU
A handling fee will be introduced for goods outside the EU fiscal territory that have a value of more than 22 euros.
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Plane Makes Emergency Landing on Beach in Espoo
An ultralight aircraft has made an emergency landing in Espoo on Wednesday afternoon.
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Finland Ranks as a Top Performer in Reading Literacy, According to the Latest PISA Results
Finnish 15-year-olds rank among top performers in reading literacy in OECD countries, the latest PISA results reveal.
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Multiple-Vehicle Collision Slowing Down Traffic at Ring Road III
The collissions happened at the intersection of Pakkala.
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The Weather is to Become Warmer on Wednesday; Plus Degrees Expected in Most Parts of the Country
On Wednesday the weather is going to become mild, followed by rains in most parts of the country.
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Organic Punch and Music From the Finnish Soul; The Presidential Couple Are Getting Ready to Host Independence Day Reception for 1,700 Guests
Knowledge and discussion in society will configure as the main themes of the reception.
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Posti: Christmas Deliveries Will Be Completed on Time
“We will restore our normal operations as soon as possible.”
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The Postal Strike Could End Today
National Conciliator Vuokko Piekkala has put forward a proposal for an agreement on Tuesday evening, which may lead to the end of postal strikes.
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Major Rock Group Volbeat Cancels Gig at Helsinki Arena Because of Labor Strikes in Finland
“We hope for these strikes to have a positive outcome,” the Danish/American hard rock group says in a statement.
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Support Strike Affects Tallink Silja’s Ferries
The Finnish Seamen’s Union will begin its support strike for Posti workers on Monday.
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Viking Line Cruise Ferries Stay in Port Because of Posti Strike
The postal strike will affect traffic with Viking Line’s Finnish-flagged vessels beginning on Monday.
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Finnair to Cancel Over 250 Flights on Monday Because of Posti Strike
The strike will affect several critical services at Helsinki Airport, including ground services such as loading and unloading of aircraft, fueling and push-back of aircraft, as well as Finnair customer services at Helsinki Airport, catering of Finnair flights and Finnair maintenance operations.
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Bus Services in Helsinki Heavily Disrupted on Monday
The strike will cause significant disruptions to bus services in the HSL area.
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The Disturbances in Telia’s Mobile Network Have Been Resolved
“Some customers have lost network completely and others have lost mobile data connection,” Telia says in a statement.
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Traffic Chaos Threatens Helsinki Next Monday
Basically, the busses would not run.
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Police Begin National Traffic Surveillance Campaign Called ‘Sober in pre-Christmas Traffic’
Officers will be stopping and breathalyzing drivers in the evenings and at night in particular. Patrols may also be out on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
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Alcohol Sales Drop in August; Annual Sales Drop, Too
Have the Finns started to drink less, like the Swedes, perhaps?
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Warmer Than Usual Weather Expected Till Beginning of December
Here’s the latest forecast.
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European Investment Bank Loans 150 Million Euros to Expand Helsinki Airport; ‘HEL Never Freezes’
With the financial backing, Helsinki Airport’s annual capacity is expected to rise to about 30 million passengers per year.
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Posti Workers Extend Mail Delivery Strike Till December
On Sunday, PAU informed the national conciliator that more strikes are ahead.
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Several Fender Benders on Thursday Because of Slippery Weather; Truck and Car Crash Head-on in Lohja
Several cars had accidents on Thursday.
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9,000 Posti Workers Go on Strike on Monday; Mail Delivery to Be Interrupted For Two Weeks
According to PAU’s announcement, the strike will begin on Monday, November 11 at 6:00 in the morning and continue until midnight on Sunday, November 24.
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New Cold Record Set in Enontekiö; Over Minus 28 Degrees Celsius
A new cold record has been reached at the Enontekiö Airport on Tuesday morning.
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The Number of Hate Crimes Decreased Last Year
Suspected hate crimes related to religion or belief decreased by 34 percent compared to the year before.
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No Snowchaos in Sight Because the Low-Pressure Area Will Stay Over Estonia
The low-pressure area that was forecast to drop as much as 20 centimeters of snow on the south coast of Finland, has taken another track.
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Police to Speed Up Criminal Investigations With the Help of Surveillance Camera Maps
A national database of surveillance camera maps is now used across the police service.
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Gaming Monopoly Veikkaus Will Introduce Compulsory Identification and Reduce Up to 8,000 Slot Machines
The updated strategy of the Finnish gaming monopoly, Veikkaus, is going to focus more on responsibility.
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Snow Chaos on Monday? Low-Pressure Area May Dump 20 Centimeters of Snow in Southern Finland
If the weather follows the current predictions, snow chaos is likely.
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“Knowledge” is the Theme of This Year’s Presidential Independence Day Reception
The theme of this year’s presidential Independence Day reception is knowledge and discussion.
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HSL to Cut Prices For the Longest Trips
“This is the first time in our 10-year history we make such significant fare cuts.”
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Autumn Storm Cuts Electricity From 40,000 Households; The City of Pori Has a Blackout
According to the rescue service, they have been clearing trees. Roofs of industrial buildings and detached houses have come off.
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Man in a White Jacket Grabs a Boy and Tries to Carry Him Away in Espoo; The Police Have Found a Suspect
Last Thursday evening, a man with a white jacket grabbed a nine-year-old boy and tried to carry him away at a parking lot in Espoo, northern Tapiola.
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President-Elect of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen to Visit Finland on Thursday
Ursula von der Leyen is a former German defense minister. She will begin her post as the president of the European Commission in November.
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Two Dead Bodies, Young Finnish Man and Woman, Found on Silja Europa Cruise Ferry; Here’s What We Know so Far
The first body, a woman, 25, was found at 03:00. Another body, a man, 21, was found about one and a half hour later.
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Vesa Jauhiainen is the Police Officer of the Year. He is the Face of the Suburbs in Turku.
Jauhiainen has been meritoriously building an image of Finland as a democratic and equal society. He has shown with his own actions to many inhabitants with a foreign background that in Finland the police are honest and reliable.
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Sami Community Reaches Deal With Disney on Cultural Heritage; ‘Frozen 2’ Premieres in Cinemas on Christmas Day
Following, what some thought was a culturally inconsiderate description of Samis in Disney’s ‘Frozen’ in 2013, the Samis had contacted Disney.
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EU and UK Agree on Changes to the Withdrawal Agreement
“The EU’s goal has always been to reach an agreement that avoids a no-deal Brexit,” says the Finnish prime minister, Antti Rinne.
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Man, 22, Jailed For Suspected Rape of an Elderly Woman in the Laundry Room in Oulu
The elderly woman had told about the incident to her relatives and they had called the emergency number.
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Finland Ranks Fourth When Comparing Gender Equality in the EU
Finland’s development has been slower, although its scores increased slightly in some domains, such as money and power.
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President Niinistö to Make His First Official Visit to Africa on Tuesday; Marks the First Presidential Visit Between Finland and Ethiopia
President Sauli Niinistö will make his first official visit to Africa on Tuesday.
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Heavy Rains Expected on Monday and Wednesday; Warm Weather at the End of the Week
On Monday, it’s going to rain the whole day in Helsinki and Turku.
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Finnish Air Force Improve Readiness In Nationwide Ruska Exercise
In total, the main live air exercise of the Finnish Air Force involved approximately 60 aircraft and 4,500 airmen.
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Finland Condemns Turkey’s Attack in Syria
“We are very concerned about the impacts of the measures on the humanitarian situation in Syria,” Prime Minister Antti Rinne says in a statement.
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Person Hit By Metro in Espoo; Metro Operates on an Irregular Timetable
One person has been seriously injured after being hit by the metro in Keilaniemi, Espoo at 08:00 in the morning.
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Prime Minister Antti Rinne to Open the Most Significant High-Level Meeting on Arctic Affairs on Thursday
Prime Minister Rinne (the SDP) will attend the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland, to deliver the opening address of the event together with the prime minister of Iceland, Katrín Jakobsdóttir (Left-Green Movement).
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Finnish Man Shoots His Wife of a Foreign Background in Lahti Over Child Custody Dispute
After arriving at the scene, the police caught a man, 53, who is suspected of shooting his wife, 38.
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The Gunman Who Shot a Man and at His Ex-Fiance in Southern Ostrobothnia Dies of Suicide
The gunman dies of his wounds.
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New Tunnel for Vehicle Traffic Opens in Pasila on Tuesday; Expected to Lower Traffic in Pasila Significantly
The development project lasted four years.
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Refurbishment of Serpentine House Wins the Finlandia Prize for Architecture
Serpentine House was opened in 1952 and is owned by the City of Helsinki.
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Here’s How Helsinki Prepares for Continuous Growth in 2020
In Mayor Jan Vapaavuori’s budget proposal for 2020, Helsinki prepares for continuous growth.
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