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Published 20.11.2009. Next update on Monday 23.11., c. 13.00 (GMT + 2)
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Pressure in Parliament to upgrade supervision of Security Police
There have been calls in Parliament for greater Parliamentary supervision over the activities of the Finnish Security Police (SUPO). The calls have mainly come from those MPs who are currently responsible SUPO oversight. Three committees in Parliament have supervision rights over SUPO, and the chairs of all of them are in favour of more efficiency. Two cant sweeping changes. The Ministry of the Interior plans to investigate if SUPO had filed a frivolous criminal complaint against a man who had been deported from Sweden to Finland on suspicion of involvement in terrorism.
FOREIGN
Nord Stream mine clearance operation delayed in Gulf of Finland
In the Finnish economic zone in the Gulf of Finland, 14 old sea mines will be detonated in November-December this year to make way for the planned Nord Stream gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. In the first instance the mine clearing vessel will operate just south of Helsinki. After that it will move to a position south of Hanko. The total number of mines to be blasted in the Finnish economic zone is 36. The first mine was scheduled for detonation already on Thursday, but the measure was postponed.
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Finland advises Turks on how to recognise potential asylum seekers
The Finnish Border Guard is worried about a recent increase in asylum seekers arriving in Finland on flights from Turkey. The number has doubled from last year, and the Finnish Border Guard has sent two of its experts to Turkey to advise employees of Turkish Airlines how to identify and stop those travelling to Finland to seek asylum. However, a lawyer from the Refugee Advice Centre warns that denying suspected potential asylum seekers access to passenger flights could lead to increased smuggling of human beings.
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 Many West African students submit forged documents to study in Finland
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Working group to look into possibility of reduced sentences in exchange for admission of guilt
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Already 84 people have died in fires this year
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Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions SAK plans to continue to be heard in coming elections
CULTURE
Young Finns show weak skills in mental arithmetic
BUSINESS & FINANCE
Reverse VAT planned for construction industry
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Updated 17.11. Next update on Tuesday 24.11. at c. 17:00 (GMT +2)
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CULTURE
For 120 years, Helsingin Sanomat has always been wrong...
On Monday of this week, Helsingin Sanomat marked up 120 years in existence, celebrating the event with a new look to the print-paper that is likely to infuriate as much as it draws compliments from readers. There is nothing very new in this: the newspaper has been receiving brickbats from every conceivable direction ever since the liberal Päivälehti, Helsingin Sanomat's predecessor, first saw the light of day on November 16th, 1889. Hesari is today part of the social landscape of Finland, and as such it is also a newspaper about which everyone has an opinion...
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The mysteries of divorce, Finnish style
METRO
Helsinki finds housing of large Somali families challenging
METRO
Sportsmen set in stone in the capital
FOREIGN
A 20th anniversary that was all but forgotten
FOREIGN
East Europe 1989: Finally the fear began to fade away
PEOPLE
Finnish lawyer works as immigration liaison in Ethiopia
SPORT
Six-medal dream: cross-country skier Aino-Kaisa Saarinen plans to take on all six distances in the Vancouver Olympics
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