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| Despite Recession, Lawmakers Want Municipalities to Spend More on Education Many municipalities are cutting down on education to deal with the recession. However, lawmakers want local governments to spend more on pupils with remedial and special education needs. yle.fi |
Defence Minister Supports President's C-in-C Role Defence Minister Jyri Häkämies says that he supports the continuing powers of the presidency in defence policy. He told YLE on Thursday that even with possible constitutional changes to the powers of the President, he thinks it natural that the nation's President would continue to be Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces. yle.fi |
Finland Closes for Christmas Finland will virtually close its doors on Christmas Eve for the holiday period. Christmas brings many changes to opening hours and public transport. yle.fi |
Record Number of Pensioners in 2009 Some 81,000 people retired in Finland last year. That's a record number of pensioners, and around 10,000 more than in 2008, which was also a record year. yle.fi |
Nuoret Vanhaselle: Emme ole laiskoja Suurten puolueiden nuorisojärjestöt tyrmäävät pääministeri Matti Vanhasen (kesk.) ehdotuksen nuorten työllistämissetelistä. Nuorten mielestä ongelma ei ole laiskuus vaan työpaikkojen puute. Seteli ei saa juuri tukea asiantuntijoiltakaan. yle.fi |