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2 days ago · Finland’s economy is projected to be the worst-performing in the eurozone for 2024, marking the second consecutive year of contraction. ETLA Economic Research predicts a GDP decline of 0.2% for the year, closely following a 1.2% drop in 2023. The economic downturn has been exacerbated by weak domestic demand, high interest rates, and sluggish export growth, leaving the nation grappling with ...
Two Finnish unions issue strike warning to technology industry
Nov 21, 2024 · THE FINNISH Industrial Union and Trade Union Pro on Monday each submitted a strike warning to the Technology Industry Employers of Finland.. The Industrial Union announced in a press release that its strike will take place on Tuesday, 3 December, covering around 1,900 union members employed by 13 companies at 25 workplaces across the country. Trade Union Pro followed up the announcement by ...
Storms, floods, and thaw: Finland braces for weather chaos
Nov 25, 2024 · Finland is set to experience a dramatic weather shift early in the week, with heavy rains, strong winds, and rising temperatures expected to bring widespread disruptions. The Finnish Meteorological Institute and private forecasters have issued warnings for potential flooding and hazardous conditions as the nation recovers from last week’s Jari storm. Sunday provided a brief respite, with ...
HS: Finland and Sweden to instruct citizens how to prepare for …
Oct 14, 2024 · CITIZENS of Finland and Sweden will be provided with updated instructions for how to prepare for war and other crises in November, according to Helsingin Sanomat.. In Finland, an extensive web service compiling previously scattered preparedness-related information will be launched on Suomi.fi on 18 November.
Finnair cancels hundreds of flights due to looming pilot strike
Nov 25, 2024 · FINNAIR on Saturday communicated that it will cancel hundreds of flights due to two work stoppages organised by the Finnish Airline Pilots’ Association (SLL).. SLL announced earlier last week that its members will participate in a day-long strike on both 9 December and 13 December. Pilots have also decided to reject on-call assignments for an indefinite period starting on 5 December ...
Youth drug deaths double in Finland: Experts call for urgent action
Nov 30, 2024 · New data from Statistics Finland paints a grim picture of rising drug-related deaths in Finland, particularly among young people. In 2023, drug overdoses claimed the lives of 310 individuals, including 91 under the age of 25. Among 15–24-year-olds, drugs were the cause of death in one out of every four cases, marking a near doubling of fatalities in this age group compared to the previous year.
Up to 100,000 Finnish households could be without power as …
Almost 71,000 Finnish households were without power at midnight after a winter storm brought heavy sleet and snow, along with strong winds, to large parts of the country. With strong winds set to continue for another couple of hours, the number of households affected by outages could rise to 100,000, a meteorologist at the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) said to …
Nordea has come under “unprecedented” denial-of-service attacks
Oct 17, 2024 · NORDEA has described the recent wave of denial-of-service attacks it has faced as unusually powerful, reports Helsingin Sanomat.. Sara Mella, the head of personal banking at Nordea, on Tuesday said the attacks have been unprecedented for several reasons: they have continued relentlessly for already a month, they have generated up to 15 million service requests per second and their origin has ...
Finland’s first hand transplant successfully performed at HUS
Dec 18, 2024 · HUS Helsinki University Hospital has successfully completed Finland’s first hand transplant. The complex 17-hour procedure was performed in November at Meilahti Bridge Hospital, and the patient is now preparing to leave the hospital. The operation marks a significant milestone in Finnish medical history. The patient, who had both hands and legs amputated several years ago, received a single ...
YLE: Thousands of Finnish households have been urged to find …
Oct 11, 2024 · THE SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION of Finland (Kela) has encouraged 25,000 households to look for more affordable housing options since April, reports YLE.. Kela has issued the recommendations due to a legislative change that prevents it from exceeding the maximum limits for housing costs when granting basic social assistance for housing costs – except for special grounds such as old age, poor ...