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Nato's border with Russia doubles as Finland joins
Finland hands over the document to become the 31st Nato member, in a setback for Russia's Vladimir Putin.
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How Finland Is Teaching a Generation to Spot Misinformation
The Nordic country is testing new ways to teach students about propaganda. Here’s what other countries can learn from its success.
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I'm a psychology expert in Finland, the No. 1 happiest country in the world—here are 3 things we never do
For five years in a row, Finland has ranked No. 1 as the happiest country in the world, according to the World Happiness Report. In 2022′s report, people in 156 countries were asked to “value their lives today on a 0 to 10 scale, with the worst possible life as a 0.” It also looks at factors that contribute to social support, life expectancy, generosity and absence of corruption.
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Finland wants to transform how we make clothes
Firms behind innovative fibres says they can make fashion a more sustainable business.
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Finland: Journalists on trial over disclosure of defense secrets | DW | 25.08.2022
In an unprecedented case, three Finnish journalists are being tried on charges of publishing classified defense intelligence in a newspaper article.
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Finland takes steps to consider NATO membership
Finnish government to present NATO membership proposal to parliament by mid-April
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Traditional knowledge guides protection of planetary health in Finland
On any given autumn day, 100,000 geese visit the Linnunsuo wetland in North Karelia, Finland. Their raucous honks and squawks drown the cries of the 200 or so other bird species that swoop and surge above the restored bog and forest while moose, otters and wolverines forage amid the pandemonium.
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Finland builds a facility to store nuclear waste for 100,000 years
Finland plans to use nuclear power to meet its energy needs in the long term. Its nuclear waste site is expected to be operational till 2120.
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1,000-year-old remains in Finland may be non-binary iron age leader
DNA suggests body buried in feminine attire with swords had Klinefelter syndrome, researchers say
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Possible shaman's snake stick from 4,400 years ago discovered in a Finnish lake
A wooden stick carved into the shape of a snake and possibly used by a shaman 4,400 years ago has been discovered by a lake in southwest Finland.
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Finland Is Successfully Fighting Homelessness, Which Is Now Reduced To 0.08% By Giving Homes For Those Who Need It
Finland is the only EU country where homelessness in the decrease and only less than 0.01 percent of the population doesn't have homes. The country's government's aim is to completely end homelessness by 2027.
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Open Sesame! Researchers discovered the second ‘key’ used by the SARS-CoV-2 virus to enter into human cells | University of Helsinki
To efficiently infect human cells, SARS-CoV-2 is able to use a receptor called Neuropilin-1, which is very abundant in many human tissues
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Painting the Sky, by Thomas Kast
Kast was searching for clear skies in Finnish Lapland to capture the beauty of a polar night when he encountered these polar stratospheric clouds.
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Finland Launches National Artificial Intelligence Program: AuroraAI
AuroraAI: Finland's National Artificial Intelligence Program is rolled out, and will be fully available in 2022.
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Finnish basic income pilot improved wellbeing, study finds
First major study of scheme comes as economic toll of coronavirus prompts fresh interest in idea
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Finland to give dads same parental leave as mums
The government says it wants to promote "wellbeing and gender equality".
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Amateur stargazers capture new form of northern lights
Aurora enthusiasts in Facebook group discover new phenomenon in Finland
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Finland is winning the war on fake news. Other nations want the blueprint
Russia's neighbor has developed a plan for countering misinformation. Can it be exported to the rest of the world?
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Finland qualify for Euro 2020 and first major tournament
Finland will play in a major tournament for the first time in their history as victory over Liechtenstein secures qualification for Euro 2020.
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Beach in Finland covered in rare 'ice eggs'
Thousands of egg-shaped balls of ice have covered a beach in Finland, the result of a rare weather phenomenon. Amateur photographer Risto Mattila was among those who came across the "ice eggs" on Hailuoto Island in the Gulf of Bothnia between Finland and Sweden. Experts say it is caused by a rare process in which small pieces of ice are rolled over by wind and water.
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