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Hundreds of Immigrants Busted for Sham Marriages 19 Dec 2008 | 07:35 am
Sham marriages for the sake of residence permits have become a lucrative business in Finland. The daily Turun Sanomat reports that courts rejected 300 residence permit applications last year that were...
Nearly Half of Population Queuing for Doctors' Appointments 15 Dec 2008 | 05:57 am
The findings are the conclusion of the National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health. Forty-five percent of the population lives in areas where on a weekly basis, some patients are u...
Finnish Police Who Questioned Kauhajoki Shooter Suspected of Offence in Office 15 Dec 2008 | 05:55 am
A police officer who questioned the man responsible for the Kauhajoki school shooting is suspected of neglecting duties of office. Prosecutor Timo Luosma has decided to move forward with consideration...
Senior Physician Criticises Finnish Social Insurance Institution Kela's Evaluation Procedures 9 Dec 2008 | 12:59 am
Senior physician Risto Pelkonen has criticised the procedure for evaluating the working capacity of some sick leave applicants used by the Finnish Social Insurance Institution Kela. Although a doctor ...
A Fifth of Finnish Young Men are Problem Drinkers 9 Dec 2008 | 12:57 am
Some twenty percent of men below the age of 35 have at some point struggled with alcohol-related problems, such as work absenteeism, relationship woes and addiction, reports Helsingin Sanomat. Young m...
Finns Opt Out From Cluster Bomb Ban Treaty 5 Dec 2008 | 05:23 am
Finland has decided to opt out of the treaty banning cluster weapons, which is being signed in Oslo this week. The Finnish Defence Forces say that cluster weapons are a necessary replacement for the i...
Alcohol Main Cause of Death in Finland 5 Dec 2008 | 05:21 am
The number of people who die from alcohol-related diseases or alcohol poisoning continues to rise. Alcohol remains the most common cause of death for men and women in Finland. A total of 2,184 people ...
Nine Finnish Police Officers Suspected of Malfeasance 1 Dec 2008 | 08:26 am
A preliminary investigation into activities of some members of the Helsinki Drug Squad and the National Bureau of Investigation has been completed. Nine officers are suspected of offences including th...
Thousands of Chickens Die in Finland after Attack on Poultry Farm 1 Dec 2008 | 08:23 am
Suspected radical animal welfare activists raided a poultry farm in Närpiö in the southwest of Finland Thursday night. The raiders broke eggs, and destroyed electric equipment, causing the ventilation...
Organised Crime in Finland on the Rise 29 May 2008 | 07:07 am
Crimes committed in Finland by professional gangs from eastern Europe are on the increase. The upswing in crime stems from the expansion of the passport-free Schengen area last year. The National Bure...
