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After five weeks of negotiations, Centre Party chairman Juha Sipilä was able to announce that he had the political base for a new government ready, consisting of the three largest parties – his own, plus the Finns Party (formerly True Finns) and the...

ISTANBUL (AP) — The Latest on the explosions at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport (all times local): 2:10 p.m. The Istanbul Governor’s Office says 41 people have been killed in the deadly suicide bombing attack in Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport. Thirty-seven...

HELSINKI: Finland's likely next prime minister Juha Sipila announced plans on Thursday to form a coalition with the Finns Party, which wants a tougher line on euro zone bailouts and immigration. Sipila, head of the Centre Party, said the planned majority...

Anti-austerity demonstrators in Helsinki, Finland The ratings agency Fitch has affirmed the AAA rating on Finland's sovereign debt. But on reading Fitch's analysis, the justification for this is very hard to see. Finland's economic situation is, to...

The government of Finland is to trial a new ‘basic income’ model that it hopes will pave the way for broader reforms of the country’s social security system. The concept has been on the drawing board for several months and is intended to encourage benefit...