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Finland must stay out of NATO, Foreigner.fi readers say

Foreigner.fi 07/Jul/2020

Foreigner.fi will ask a different question about Finland and Finnish lifestyle every Friday on its official Twitter account @foreignerfi

Lifestyle

SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES

Finnish town pays thousands of euros for each newborn child

Foreigner.fi 06/Jul/2020

Virrat joins other cities such as Lestijärvi and Miehikkälä, which gained world fame last year with even more generous birth-boost policies.

News

The Dalai Lama wants to live 110 years

Foreigner.fi 06/Jul/2020

The Buddhist leader, who emerged as the face of the Tibetan community for the world, turned 85 on Monday.

Coronavirus

COVID-19

Hundreds exposed to coronavirus on Helsinki-Tallinn cruise

Foreigner.fi 06/Jul/2020

Finnish health authorities have appealed to everyone who traveled on the cruise to monitor their health and seek medical assistance in case symptoms develop.

News

POLICE INVESTIGATION

Siege intensifies around Foreign Minister Haavisto

Foreigner.fi 06/Jul/2020

Police say the preliminary investigation into the minister that began in February has been completed.

News

Ennio Morricone: the world's greatest film composer died at 91

Foreigner.fi 06/Jul/2020

Famous for his epic Spaghetti Western soundtracks, the man who scored more than 450 movies and TV series was an eclectic composer with a six-decade career and a celebrity fan base ranging from…

Business

BUSINESS

Car sales still sunk

Foreigner.fi 06/Jul/2020

Only 8,023 new passenger cars were registered in June, 23.9% down from the year before.

News

Estonian far-right leader who mocked Sanna Marin named his son sucessor

Foreigner.fi 05/Jul/2020

Helme also referred to the Finnish government's programme as a "revenge" for the Reds for their defeat in the Finnish civil war.

News

ELECTIONS

Polish president Duda aims to ban adoption by gay couples

Foreigner.fi 05/Jul/2020

The legislation would be brought before the parliament on Monday, the conservative leader said.

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World in Pictures

Foreigner.fi 04/Jul/2020

Coronavirus

Russia's coronavirus death toll surpasses 10,000

Foreigner.fi 04/Jul/2020

A total of around 675,000 currently have or have had the virus since the onset of the pandemic.

News

Mass elephant deaths in Botswana have authorities stumped

Foreigner.fi 04/Jul/2020

More than 275 elephants in the northern Okavango Delta have inexplicably died in recent weeks