Finland leads race to build world’s first permanent nuclear waste repository

Finland is set to become the first country to permanently dispose of nuclear waste underground after a successful trial run at its encapsulation facility in March. The Onkalo repository, located on the country’s west coast near the town of Eurajoki, has …

Top earners in Finland to benefit from sharp cut in marginal tax rate

Finland’s government will reduce the country’s highest marginal tax rate from nearly 60 percent to 52 percent starting next year. The decision, finalised during the mid-term budget session, will bring an estimated €335 million in relief to the top income …

Finland to extend passport validity to ten years

The Finnish government will increase the maximum validity of passports from five to ten years. The decision was made during the cabinet’s mid-term policy session on Wednesday and confirmed in an official statement from the Council of State. According to …

Was Sweden the best market liberalisation model for Finland to follow?

Has Finland taken the right path by modelling its gambling regulation on Sweden's? Local lawyer Antti Koivula believes the market has not sufficiently addressed the growing black market. As Finland gets set to move away from a gambling monopoly model, …

Bradford Salem star set for incredible Finland debut against Latvia

Josh Charnock will make his debut off the bench for Finland this Saturday against Latvia in Riga in the Rugby Europe Conference. The 22-year-old explained: “My mother comes from Finland. “She came over quite a few years ago with a few friends to train as …

Finland loses faith in US defence support

Finns' trust in US support for Europe has fallen sharply. Only 16 percent of people polled in Finland said they think that the United States would provide military support to defend European countries. That’s according to a Nato poll published on …

Public trust in U.S. drops sharply in Finland: survey

HELSINKI, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Public trust in the United States regarding security has plummeted in Finland, with a new survey showing that only one in six Finns now believe they can rely on the U.S. The findings, published on Thursday, come from the …

Public Trust in the U.S. Drops Sharply in Finland: NATO Survey

April 24, 2025 Hour: 11:36 am Public trust in the United States regarding security has plummeted in Finland, with a new survey showing that only one in six Finns now believe they can rely on the U.S. RELATED: Danish PM Frederiksen Rebukes U.S. Attempt to …

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Finland extends passport validity to 10 years

The validity was decreased to five years in 2006, when biometric identifiers – i.e. facial images and fingerprints – were added to passports. Open image viewer Image: Isto Matias Janhunen / Yle The validity of new Finnish passports will be extended …