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(MENAFN) Finland’s parliament has backed new legislation requiring applicants for citizenship to pass a formal test, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Finland’s parliament has passed legislation introducing a mandatory citizenship test for applicants seeking Finnish nationality, according to public broadcaster Yle. The vote reportedly passed with a strong majority of 153 in favor and 21...

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(MENAFN) Finland will dramatically tighten its immigration enforcement framework from Friday, stripping automatic suspensions from deportation appeals and empowering authorities to bar dangerous individuals — including known terrorists — from...

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(MENAFN) Finland is set to implement new immigration regulations on Friday aimed at accelerating deportation procedures and strengthening the use of entry bans, according to the Interior Ministry.

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(MENAFN) Finland’s parliamentary defense committee has approved a legislative proposal that would permit the transport of nuclear weapons into the country during crisis situations, in what officials describe as an effort to reinforce national...

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TOKYO and NEW YORK, June 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc. (“Mitsubishi HC Capital”) and Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. (“Brookfield”) today announced the formation of a joint venture for a privately held renewable energy...

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SANDY, Utah, June 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ambrosia Collective today announced the launch of Planta Powered by Solein®, the first food product and protein powder in the United States formulated with Solein®, a groundbreaking air-based protein...

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(MENAFN) Finnish authorities have moved to block a series of property acquisitions linked to a Chinese corporate network, after officials determined the targeted sites sat in areas critical to national security, a public broadcaster reported...

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(MENAFN) Finland’s health authority has recommended prohibiting the sale of energy drinks to anyone under the age of 18, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Finland's leading public health authority is calling for an immediate ban on energy drink sales to minors, sounding the alarm over a deeply entrenched consumption habit among the country's youth.

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(MENAFN) NATO's Forward Land Forces Finland (FLF Finland) was formally stood up on Saturday, anchored by a Swedish battalion-sized battlegroup as its operational core, Finland's Ministry of Defence announced — marking a landmark moment in the...

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(MENAFN) Four individuals have been identified as suspects in connection with damage to undersea telecommunications cables in the Gulf of Finland in late 2025, following the conclusion of a preliminary investigation, a Finnish broadcaster reported...

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(MENAFN) Finland has pledged an additional £2 million (around $2.23 million) to assist Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh, providing much-needed support at a time when humanitarian funding for the crisis continues to shrink.

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(MENAFN) Finland has pledged an additional £2 million (around $2.23 million) in humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh, as international funding for the crisis continues to decline, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Russia is deliberately and systematically exploiting international procurement networks operating on Finnish soil to bypass Western sanctions and funnel critical technology into its military-industrial machine, a senior Finnish...

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(MENAFN) Finland is set to impose new customs charges on low-cost online purchases arriving from outside the European Union starting in July, as European authorities move to tighten oversight of the growing influx of inexpensive imports, according...

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(MENAFN) Russia is making extensive use of international procurement networks operating in Finland to obtain restricted technologies and sidestep Western sanctions, according to a senior Finnish intelligence official.