Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
American researcher David Skrbina faces allegations that he has led a double life under an antisemitic pseudonym.Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from Radio Sweden
Folksam Group, which runs one of Sweden's largest insurance companies has divested its entire Tesla investment stake, citing that the electric car maker's approach to worker's rights is in conflict with Folksam Group's investment...Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from Radio Sweden
The proposed new rules for Swedish citizenship risk having a negative effect on integration and gender equality, according to several agencies and municipalities. Their concern is voiced as part of the round of public consultation on the...Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
The temperature reading was the highest for the time of year in recorded history — but it's going to get colder at the end of the week.Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
It is thought that the man took a taxi on 5 March from Salt Lake City International Airport.Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
Early voting closes on Tuesday 8 April.Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
One child died and two were injured when a 12-year-old boy fired multiple shots in a classroom at the Viertola school in Vantaa on 2 April 2024.Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from Radio Sweden
The first court proceedings in Sweden about knife crime linked to the violent online networks “764” and “No Lives Matter” that operate within Sweden and around the world are to take place soon. Both cases are separate and involve...Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from Radio Sweden
There have been mixed political reactions from the opposition to yesterday's proposals by a government and Sweden Democrat-sponsored inquiry for denying or revoking residence permits due to a person’s ‘poor conduct’. The Social...Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
"This is a great thing, it's a dream come true and a unique moment in Finnish art history," the Ateneum art museum's director gushed.Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
Western Uusimaa District Court found Rolf Nordmo guilty of killing his ex — the former ice hockey pro Janne Puhakka.Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
The new agreement means that salaries of employees and supervisors in the sector will rise by 7.8 percent over a three year period.Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
Domestic outlets cover a wide range of topics, from voter preferences and Alko's closures to the value of old Finnish marks.Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from Radio Sweden
A Swedish Radio News investigation has previously shown that municipalities approve new construction on sites with a flood-risk. Now it can be shown that the overseeing authorities themselves have office spaces that break their own...Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
Helen says its electricity production will be mainly replaced by wind, nuclear, hydro and solar power sources.Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from Radio Sweden
“Shortcomings on an individual's way of life” may be grounds to deny or withdraw residency permits according to the conclusions of an inquiry presented in a report to the Swedish government. ”Lack of good conduct” may include refusal of...Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
Construction of what the company called "the largest renewable energy investment in Finland" is set to start immediately.Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from Radio Sweden
The Minister for Gender Equality Paulina Brandberg resigned on Monday. Liberal party colleague, Nina Larsson, will take over. "Gender equality is not a luxury issue that you brush aside when times are difficult and threats are...Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
Finland's defence spending will be increased to three percent of GDP by 2029 and much of that money will go towards upgrading Finnish Army equipment.Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
In Vantaa, foreign voters make up nearly 16 percent of the electorate.Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from Radio Sweden
Industrial unions and employers have struck a wage agreement that can become a benchmark for other sectors too. The new deal agreed late last night spans two years and sees salaries increase by a total of 6.4 percent. "The idea is for...Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
Finnish President Alexander Stubb says that Finland would have to "mentally prepare" for restoring relations with Russia.Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
More than half of the respondents said they had enough money put aside to get by without income for a maximum of three months.Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
Finnish President Alexander Stubb stresses that US intentions to purchase icebreakers are unrelated to Greenland.Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from Radio Sweden
More inmates are being held in solitary confinement for extended periods of time, reports Swedish Radio's P1 program Kaliber. In five years, the number of inmates in solitary confinement has increased from less than 140 to 450 last year....Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
Cooperation with Nato member states has reduced the response time to apprehending shadow fleet vessels from 17 hours to less than an hour.Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
This April, Finland is staging its first double election since 1996. Here's why it matters.Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
Many foreign residents in Finland are clueless about their right to vote, Hufvudstadsbladet reports.Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from Radio Sweden
Many Swedish prisons are full to capacity and the government, backed by the Sweden Democrats, is looking to rent prison places abroad to ease some of the pressure. But such a decision must be made with a qualified majority vote in...Monday, March 31, 2025 from mbl.is - News in English
A tragic accident occurred today on Iceland’s Ring Road near the Eyjafjöll mountains when falling rocks struck a vehicle carrying three foreign women. The driver did not survive.Monday, March 31, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
There are nearly 2,000 criminal cases on file at Finnish prosecutors' offices that have been pending for more than a year.Monday, March 31, 2025 from Radio Sweden
A total of 92 people were killed in Sweden in 2024, a drop from the year before and the lowest number for a decade, according to new figures from the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention, BRÅ. There was a fall in both gun- and...Monday, March 31, 2025 from Radio Sweden
Around 1,700 people will remain working for a scaled-down Northvolt in Sweden, according to the company’s bankruptcy trustee Mikael Kubu. In a press statement, Monday, Mikael Kubu said it’s “a positive” that despite the major cuts...Monday, March 31, 2025 from Radio Sweden
Swedish journalist Joakim Medin has been detained by Turkish authorities accused of insulting Turkish President Erdoğan and being a member of an armed terrorist organisation. Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard says that this...Monday, March 31, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
Aiming to save 80 million euros a year, the Espoo-based firm is planning to reduce its global workforce by up to 1,150 employees.Monday, March 31, 2025 from mbl.is - News in English
Four domestic cats have mysteriously disappeared from Kársnes in March, raising concerns among pet owners in the area. Residents suspect the animals were deliberately taken and relocated to another municipality, sparking widespread worry...Monday, March 31, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
The last strike by members of the Finnish police force was in 1976.Monday, March 31, 2025 from Radio Sweden
The government has presented Sweden's 19th military support package to Ukraine, the largest to date, worth SEK 16 billion. SEK 9.2 billion will go to the procurement of weapons, which could include artillery ammunition and air defence,...Monday, March 31, 2025 from mbl.is - News in English
The Icelandic Red Cross has launched the 3dagar.is campaign (3 days campaign) to encourage citizens to be better prepared for emergencies.Monday, March 31, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
The tiny pests become active at just five degrees Celsius and they are unaffected by subzero night-time temperatures.Monday, March 31, 2025 from Radio Sweden
Three out of ten single-parent low-income households say they are not able to put enough food on the table, a new survey shows. Over the past few years, families in general in Sweden have grown less concerned about their private...Monday, March 31, 2025 from Radio Sweden
Set-up two months after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Radio Sweden's Ukrainian service is closing down today, Monday. Producer Karl Volkohon says there have been thousands of news stories published about and for...Monday, March 31, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
Finland's MPs last week overwhelmingly approved a citizens' initiative aimed at banning sexual orientation and gender identification conversion therapy.Monday, March 31, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
The Ramstein Flag 25 exercise will involve the participation of 15 Nato countries and more than 90 aircraft.Monday, March 31, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
The walkout by 2,000 workers began early on Monday and will continue until Thursday.Monday, March 31, 2025 from Radio Sweden
Over half of Sweden's municipalities say they have trained people in schools to various degrees in how to respond to a so-called 'active shooter situation', according to a survey by Swedish Radio News. Most of those getting such training...Monday, March 31, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
Winter speed limits on highways will be gradually lifted starting Wednesday.Monday, March 31, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
An estimated 100,000 households in Finland do not yet have a HD-ready television.Monday, March 31, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
Finland's president met with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, in Florida on Saturday.Monday, March 31, 2025 from Yle Uutiset | News |
Helsingin Sanomat's covers "school shopping," where parents use strategies like entrance exams to get kids into preferred schools.