3 days ago · Helsinki Times is an independent online newspaper covering news and events in Finland. Helsinki Times is the first ever English language news site in Finland established in 2007. The site is updated several times every day.

4 days ago · Finland is bracing for a large-scale retail strike that could see thousands of supermarkets and logistics centres shut down in February. The Service Union United (PAM) has issued a strike warning after negotiations with the Finnish Commerce Federation collapsed, affecting over 70,000 workers across the country.

Jan 7, 2025 · The Swedish Navy has recovered the anchor of the Eagle S oil tanker, suspected of damaging critical undersea cables in the Gulf of Finland. The operation was conducted with the multi-role vessel HMS Belos, designed for submarine rescue, and the anchor is now in the custody of Finnish authorities. Finnish police suspect that the anchor was deliberately dragged along the seabed, cutting the ...

Jan 7, 2025 · Rescuers worked at the smouldering ruins of a private residence after a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on 25 December 2024. A Helsingin Sanomat survey finds that Finns are increasingly supportive of the idea of dispatching western land forces to help Ukraine to defend itself against the brutal and unprovoked war of aggression waged by Russia.

Jan 20, 2025 · A FAILURE by Finland to significantly reduce logging volumes would wreck its climate goals, Jyri Seppälä, the chairperson of the Finnish Climate Change Panel, stated to Helsingin Sanomat on Friday. “Our climate policy has rested specifically on our ability to make sure forests remain carbon sinks, but now we’re faced with a new reality,” he commented, pointing to preliminary data ...

Dec 10, 2024 · A BELT-TIGHTENING CAMPAIGN by the Finnish government has set off a flurry of consultative negotiations across government agencies and ministries.. Helsingin Sanomat revealed last week that the negotiations have so far resulted in roughly 300 lay-offs, including 141 at the Finnish Tax Administration, 93 at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and 22 at the Ministry of Economic ...

Sep 20, 2024 · THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY has reinforced its status as the most well supported political party in Finland, indicates the latest opinion poll commissioned by Helsingin Sanomat.. The poll reveals that support for the opposition party has increased by 1.1 percentage points to 22.0 per cent over the past month, widening its lead over the two largest ruling parties, the National Coalition and ...

Nov 28, 2024 · THE SOARING POPULARITY of Chinese online retail giants has sparked concerns among authorities and lawmakers in Finland. “Chinese online giants have rapidly expanded their footprint in the EU. Simultaneously many of them are neglecting their important, statutory obligations,” Tiina Vermaete, a senior officer at the Pirkanmaa Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment ...

Dec 27, 2024 · A DAMAGED CABLE has been confirmed as the cause of the failure detected in Estlink 2, an electricity transmission link between Finland and Estonia, on Wednesday, report YLE and Helsingin Sanomat.. Finnish authorities revealed yesterday at a news conference that the damage is believed to have been caused by Eagle S, a Cook Islands-flagged oil tanker that is understood to be part of the so ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Finland’s forests, once a crucial carbon sink, have become a source of emissions, raising concerns over the country’s climate policy and carbon neutrality targets. According to the latest data from the Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE), Finland’s forests emitted 1.12 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2023. This shift began gradually around 2010 and has accelerated since 2018.