Monday, November 4, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
The charge that detonated in August had been in place for more than two months, according to the Regional Administrative Agency of Southern Finland (Avi).Monday, November 4, 2024 from mbl.is - News in English
The on-call shift of Civil Protection and Emergency Management met with the Icelandic Meteorological Agency before the decision was made not to launch the entire system following the suspicion that a magma run had begun at Sundhnúkagígar...Monday, November 4, 2024 from Radio Sweden
A new proposal to change conditions for household mortgages would see a reduction in the amount of money needed up front to get a mortgage, and a reduction in the repayment rate. The proposals were presented by a government inquiry to...Monday, November 4, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
The facility's owners have not made payments for land they lease from the city since 1 July, with arrears totalling around 212,000 euros, according to the City of Helsinki.Monday, November 4, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
At the time, the victim was 13 years old and the perpetrator was 16. Both attended the same school.Monday, November 4, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
The defendant will face seven counts of making unlawful threats over suspicions he sent packages to the offices of three political parties ahead of last year's parliamentary election.Monday, November 4, 2024 from mbl.is - News in English
The man who fell into Tungufljót River near Geysir yesterday was Icelandic. He was traveling there with two other men.Monday, November 4, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
Mari Rantanen (Finns) temporarily left the post in September to care for her ill daughter, who is in her late 20s and has severe disabilities.Monday, November 4, 2024 from Radio Sweden
A big budget deficit has left social service managers in the Stockholm suburb of Skärholmen feeling under pressure to send home troubled kids in special care, despite them being at risk of falling into criminality. Eight managers have...Monday, November 4, 2024 from Radio Sweden
Robert Feely from Wisconsin and Maris Gillette from Pennsylvania are both Americans who live in Sweden. Robert voted for Trump and Maris voted for Harris. Trump's politics on abortion is the most important issue for Robert, who feels it...Monday, November 4, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
On the whole, the hourly wages of workers with foreign backgrounds still trail those of their Finnish counterparts by around 15 percent.Monday, November 4, 2024 from Radio Sweden
In just 10 years time, Swedes could run out of places to bury their dead. Cemetery plots aren't being factored into city planning in many growth areas, where housing and businesses are being prioritised. Cemetery managers wants to see...Monday, November 4, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
The accident occurred when a Finnair aircraft was being moved to the technical hangar for maintenance.Monday, November 4, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
The military drills will begin on Monday, with operations taking place in five European countries — Finland, Estonia, Germany, Romania and Poland.Monday, November 4, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
An event space, brewery and restaurant will begin operating inside the iconic landmark next autumn.Monday, November 4, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
Saunas are the latest reprieve from online distractions.Monday, November 4, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
The upper secondary exam is currently only available in Finnish or Swedish, but there has been growing demand to offer some high school students the option of taking it in English.Sunday, November 3, 2024 from mbl.is - News in English
A man who fell into Tungufljót River near Geysir today has died. He was in his thirties. The police in Suðurland reported the fatal accident.Sunday, November 3, 2024 from mbl.is - News in English
The beginning of the lifelong friendship of the hiking group “Fet fyrir fet” (Step by Step) was in the Scout organization (WAGGS). The walking group was founded in 1988, but the friends met much earlier, in childhood. For 35 years, the...Sunday, November 3, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
The Foreign Ministry described the incident as "unfortunate," adding that "Finland takes the matter seriously".Sunday, November 3, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
The recently modernised 33-year-old ship will not be open to the Finnish public.Sunday, November 3, 2024 from mbl.is - News in English
A group of Icelandic and Nepali female mountaineers climbed the Lobuche (6119 m) peak in the Himalayas in Nepal. The group reached the summit of Lobuche East at 7 Friday morning.Sunday, November 3, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
Traffic service manager Jori Hildén stressed that motorists should not drive without winter tyres in these conditions.Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
Outgoing Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Kai Mykkänen (NCP) spoke to Yle as the UN COP16 nature talks ended in Colombia on Saturday.Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
Finland should launch a domestic drone manufacturing programme that could be ramped up as needed in time of war, says Defence Forces Research Director Jyri Kosola.Saturday, November 2, 2024 from mbl.is - News in English
Support for the Independence Party and the Liberal Reform Party increases by more than 3 percentage points, and the Social Democratic Alliance is still the largest party in the country according to Gallup's new national pulse survey.Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
Winds averaging over 33 meters per second battered Rauma late Friday. Tens of thousands of households in southern and western Finland suffered blackouts.Friday, November 1, 2024 from mbl.is - News in English
After the latest update, it is now possible to speak in Icelandic with ChatGPT and receive an answer in Icelandic.Friday, November 1, 2024 from Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no » » News
For the second time in 17 months, a huge US aircraft carrier sailed up the Oslo fjord on Friday, accompanied by two Norwegian port pilots, frigates, support vessels and helicopters. It’s another sign of tense times, and military...Friday, November 1, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
Last month saw temperatures 1-2.5 degrees Celsius warmer than the average for October during 1991-2020.Friday, November 1, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
The facility's two star attractions, giant pandas called Lumi and Pyry, returned to China last month.Friday, November 1, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
The Finnish Meteorological Institute has issued a warning about driving conditions for southern and central areas on Friday, which is effective until 6 am on Saturday.Friday, November 1, 2024 from mbl.is - News in English
The detention of a man in connection with the death of a woman in her sixties in Breiðholt last week has been extended until November 28 on the basis of public interest.Friday, November 1, 2024 from Radio Sweden
Fewer people apply for work permits and a greater share of them get rejected, since the salary requirement was raised a year ago, according to the Swedish Migration Agency. The Swedish government argued that they wanted to see a shift...Friday, November 1, 2024 from Radio Sweden
The Government and the Sweden Democrats want to remove the statute of limitations for all crimes that carry a life sentence. They also want to extend the statute of limitations for other serious crimes. The Justice Minister says this...Friday, November 1, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
Last year, the number of students taking out loans decreased for the first time in over a decade.Friday, November 1, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
In a change from past years, Finland's war veterans will attend a separate Independence Day event.Friday, November 1, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
The charges relate to tweets about George Floyd and foreign-background taxi drivers that Turtiainen posted when he was a Finns Party MP.Friday, November 1, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
The case is a first for Finland.Friday, November 1, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs asked Helsinki police in June to investigate expense claims filed by Jari Vilén, Finland's former ambassador to Canada.Friday, November 1, 2024 from Radio Sweden
A special tax on plastic bags, introduced by the previous government, has today been scrapped. It's now up to stores to decide if they want to cut prices now that the three-kronor tax per carrier bag is gone. Roland Hedlund, a...Friday, November 1, 2024 from Radio Sweden
With a tight race down to the wire, Swedish politicians are hitting the campaign trail in the U.S. presidential election, to pitch in, to learn about some of the most pressing issues for Americans while also taking on campaign strategies...Friday, November 1, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
The government is aiming to pull in around 100 million euros with the tobacco tax increases.Friday, November 1, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
The Euribor's decline will continue bringing relief to mortgage borrowers, reports Kauppalehti on Friday.Thursday, October 31, 2024 from Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no » » News
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway is widely viewed as one of the wealthiest countries in the world, yet its leaders often neglect national treasures. It took decades to save Edvard Munch’s art, the opening of a new museum for Oslo’s...Thursday, October 31, 2024 from mbl.is - News in English
The Icelandic U17 team won N-Macedonia yesterday.Thursday, October 31, 2024 from Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no » » News
King Harald V finally made a public reference last week to the Norwegian Royal Family’s troublesome year so far. Things got worse this week, after news broke that Crown Princess Mette-Marit may be called in for police questioning...Thursday, October 31, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
The population of the once highly-endangered species has nearly doubled over the past decade due to the success of conservation efforts.Thursday, October 31, 2024 from Yle Uutiset | News |
There is troubling evidence that immigrant children are not learning sufficient Finnish to succeed in working life and further education. This week's show asks why this happens.Thursday, October 31, 2024 from Radio Sweden
Migration Minister Johan Forssell (Moderate Party) wants to deport people who lack Swedish citizenship if they express support for terrorist groups. An investigation is currently underway to determine how this could be implemented. Only...