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Back to homepagePOSTMEN in Finland might only ring thrice (per week) from 2022
NordenBladet – Posti says reduced volumes of letter mail are behind the proposal which, if approved, would come into force in 2022. A government working group on Wednesday suggested that state-owned mail carrier Posti reduce deliveries to three days a
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Finland: Finnair to cut 1,000 jobs in response to new travel restrictions
NordenBladet – Finnair announced it will initiate consultative negotiations with 2,800 of its staff with a view to reducing its headcount by roughly 1,000, reports Helsingin Sanomat. The Finnish majority state-owned airline cited new travel restrictions as the reason for
Read MoreFinland’s largest paper mill UPM in Kaipola to close permanently, 450 jobs lost
NordenBladet – The Finnish forestry giant UPM has announced that it will be closing its paper mill in Kaipola, the largest still in operation in Finland and the only mill to still produce newsprint paper inside the country. An estimated
Read MoreFinland: HSL to begin distributing free face masks at metro stations from tomorrow
NordenBladet – Helsinki´s public transport authority will begin distributing face masks free-of-charge to all travelers from metro stations across the city. The announcement comes after repeated studies have shown that residents of the capital are failing to follow the government’s
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Tom of Finland, aka Touko Laaksonen receives commemorative plaque outside his former home on 100th anniversary of his birth
NordenBladet – Finnish LGBT icon and celebrated erotic artist Tom of Finland, aka Touko Laaksonen, has received a commemorative plaque outside of his former Ullanlinna home today (22.Aug 2020), in celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birthday. The plaque
Read MoreFinland: Second coronavirus wave has already started in Finland, says CEO of the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS)
NordenBladet – Juha Tuominen, the CEO of the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS), said on YLE’s A-studio on Wednesday that the second wave of the new coronavirus has already hit Finland. “I’m personally of the view that the
Read MoreEstonia: Port of Tallinn (Tallinna Sadam) 2019 cargo volumes totaled 19.9 million tons, down 3.3 percent on year
NordenBladet – In 2019, the annual cargo volumes of listed Estonian port operator Port of Tallinn (Tallinna Sadam) totaled 19.9 million tons, down 3.3 percent on year, while the number of passengers served increased by 0.2 percent on year to
Read MoreNordic alliance against terror – Five Nordic capital cities have now signed the Nordic Capital Code of Action at the Nordic Safe City Summit 2019 in Stockholm
NordenBladet – Five Nordic capital cities have now signed the Nordic Capital Code of Action at the Nordic Safe City Summit 2019 in Stockholm. The aim is to fight terror and insecurity. The five cities are Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Helsinki,
Read MoreFinland: Mairéad McGuinness: We need parliamentary cooperation now more than ever
NordenBladet – Ms Maireád McGuinness, the First Vice-President of the European Parliament, participated in the plenary meeting of COSAC in Helsinki on 1 – 3 December. McGuinness appreciated the dialogue in the conference: “People were getting involved, lots of questions,
Read MoreFinland: COSAC adopted contribution on the negotiations concerning the MFF, overseeing compliance with the rule-of-law principle, and EU climate action
NordenBladet – LXII COSAC, the conference of the committees of Member State parliaments dealing with EU affairs, as well as of representatives of the European Parliament, ended in Helsinki earlier today. The conference sessions held on Monday and Tuesday covered
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