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Kesko Sheds Nearly 200 Positions
Finland News

Kesko announced on Thursday that it will shed a total of 193 positions in three of its business segments as a result of extensive consultative negotiations. The number of redundancies also includes possible voluntary retirements and non-renewals of fixed-term employment contracts.Initially, the traditional retailer estimated that it would need to cut up to 230 positions.
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Workers Make A Nice Living In Finland
Finland News

The Finnish worker emerged as the winner of a Europe-wide comparison of wages published by the Labour Institute for Economic Research (PT) on Wednesday.First, wages in Finland are relatively high in comparison to other countries in the European Union and the European Economic Area. Second, the difference between the wages of people with primary or vocational education and people with tertiary qualifications is small in comparison to many other western countries.
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Major Drug Ring Busted By KRP
Finland News

The National Bureau of Investigation (KRP) has seized roughly 30 kilos of narcotics as part of an investigation into a drug ring operating in Finland. The ring was busted after investigators learnt that a man serving a prison sentence in the capital region had run a nationwide drug-distribution operation.During the investigation, over one kilo of amphetamine was found in outdoor stashes in Liperi and over 360 tablets of Subutex in the capital region.
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Stockmann has completed negotiations with the staff of Seppälä and announced that a total of 70 jobs will be reduced at the head office and warehouse of the struggling fashion chain.The traditional retailer stated that it will downsize the operations of Seppälä to concentrate solely on its best-performing stores in Finland and Estonia. Seppälä will therefore pull out of the Latvian and Lithuanian markets entirely in the course of next year.
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Stubb: Referendum On Nato Membership Is A Possibility
Finland News

It is important that Nato membership is not ruled out in the next government programme, Prime Minister Alexander Stubb (NCP) emphasised in an interview with YLE on Saturday.?You must first keep in mind that I've always been an advocate of Nato membership. However, now isn't the right time for Nato membership. But, I believe it's important not to rule out Nato membership in the next government programme,? he stated.
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Toivakka: Finland Needs Russian Visitors
Finland News

Lenita Toivakka (NCP), the Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade, has urged Finland to ensure it remains an attractive destination for Russian visitors and immigrants.Toivakka ?as a business owner from Mikkeli? is concerned about a recent survey by Helsingin Sanomat, according to which as many as 40 per cent of Finns would stem the flow of Russian immigrants into Finland.
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Automation Project May Yet Be Carried Out
Finland News

A game of cat and mouse over the automation of the Helsinki Metro will drag on regardless of the fact that the executive board of the Helsinki City Transport (HKL) decided in December to terminate its contracts with the supplier of the automation technology, Siemens.Disagreements over the cost of the project were cited as a key reason for the decision.
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Finland Needs Tools To Prevent Threats To National Security Haglund Says
Finland News

Carl Haglund (SFP), the Minister of Defence, has pointed out that Finland would be an exception if it chose not to enact laws on the online surveillance rights and other intelligence capabilities of the Defence Forces and the Finnish Security Intelligence Service (Supo).Authorities must have the necessary tools to prevent terrorism and other threats to national security, Haglund emphasised on Wednesday, after being presented with a task force report on intelligence rights at the House of the Estates.
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