Europe Finland Real estate market keeps a low level of activity, with difficult conditions and interest rates continuing to rise, despite hopes of improvement - these are the highlights of June 2023 report by the Finnish Real Estate Federation
Europe Finland Russian consulate general's operating licence in Turku will be revoked as of 1 October, in response to Russia's asymmetrical decision to close Finland's consulate general in St Petersburg
Europe Finland Faced with a decline since 2006 in the results of the country's young people for the Programme for International Student Assessment, the new right-wing government has said it will adopt minuses, including a law banning the use of mobile phones in schools
Europe Finland According to a report published by Amnesty International, people who rely on public healthcare in Finland do not receive the value of their tax payments, causing an erosion of trust in the welfare society
Europe Finland The wolf population in Finland has increased by 10% every year since 2017, with the latest estimates of 310 wolves living in the country, according to a report by the Natural Resources Institute Finland
Europe Finland Christian Democrats are pushing for the right of health workers to refuse to perform abortions as part of government talks
Europe Finland The agreement between Finnish company Myrsky Energia and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners aims at generating around 1,8 gigawatts of onshore wind power over the next decade, a deal that would increase the country's current production by a third
Europe Finland According to a poll commissioned by Helsingin Sanomat, the country's two largest parties that won the April elections, the liberal-conservative National Coalition Party and the nationalist and populist Party of Finns, are gaining support
Europe Finland Support for EU membership has grown to a record high since the Russian attack on Ukraine and is highest among graduates and people aged 18-35 and over 65
Europe Finland The country counts the highest number of heat pumps per 1.000 households in Europe, according to preliminary statistics from the European Heat Pump Association
Europe Finland Industries urge the government to investigate new trade routes besides the traditional Baltic Sea, due to possible interference, disruptions and even conflicts related to the security situation
Europe Finland Around 700 skiers from 19 different nationalities are expected to participate to the Ylläs-Levi Hiihto today April 15; the event offers two different distances, 70 km and 55 km
Europe Finland Shared scooters and electric bicycles will only be allowed to be parked in designated places in the city centre and parts of the old town in Helsinki in consequence of a recent reform