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Court issues sentence for controversial city councillor

Nearly 9,000 local councillors take office, two months later than planned

Man fined over racist abuse of Helsinki councillor

Timo Soini to leave municipal politics after 20 years

Jyväskylä councillor dropped from city board after attempted murder charge

Former city councillor one of 30 defendants in major drug trial

Papers: Helsinki reports budget surplus, other major cities in the red

Tampere puts brake on plans to hike parking fees

Tampere City Centre

Finnish city rejects display of Civil War plaque commemorating White Guard

Municipal labour agreement talks break down, possible overtime strike on Tuesday

Holiday Compensation

Report: Young people shunned in local decision-making

Municipal sector signs competitiveness pact

Municipal Employees

Municipal, public sector unions threaten to pull out of competitiveness pact

Activities of Trade Unions, Labour Unions and Trade Associations

Govt banks 92 billion in taxes, social security contributions

Friday's papers: Alcohol compromise, regional poll and crisp delight

Alcoholic drinks

Small Ostrobothnian town wraps up 10,000-euro baby bonus project

New poll suggests widespread opposition to more refugees living nearby

Residence permit

Municipalities balk at placements, thousands of asylum recipients still without a home

Human migration

First elections in newly consolidated regions may be postponed until 2021

In pictures: Eastern Finland’s ’ghost airport’

Finns support austerity, think tank claims

Banks charge the state 2 million euros a year for login services

Ministry of Finance (Denmark)

Poll: Healthcare reform next gov’t’s biggest challenge

Consumption (Economics)

Local authorities attack government's plan for merged super-municipality

Metropolis & Megapolis

Survey: Finns think they’re over-regulated

10-year-old runs for job of town council chief

Eastern Lapland Sub-Region

Municipal tax hikes in store as regions grapple with funding cuts and rising costs

Municipal Taxation

Parties divided: Should municipal workers be allowed to participate in local government?

Municipal Employees

Local authority chiefs slam government’s health reforms

Mergers and Acquisitions

One in four councils putting up taxes next year

Youth arrange flash mob to demand a voice

President tells government: Get on with reforms

Sauli Niinistö

PM Stubb calls for solutions to meet municipal savings targets

Alexander Stubb

Environment Minister calls for Tampere dolphin attraction to close

Government drops forced urban area mergers

Mergers and Acquisitions

State government to undergo serious trimming

Henna Virkkunen

OECD urges further structural reform for Finland

Forced municipal mergers could raise constitutional issues

Johannes Koskinen

Study: Finns trust President most; opposition least

Opposition Party

Municipalities head for debt crunch

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