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Income, social support, life expectancy, decision-making, generosity and lack of political corruption are the factors that shape the list of the happiest countries according to the United Nations report. The Scandinavian countries are first on the list. Finland is at the top of the list this year, a country that despite its harsh winters its citizens are happy. “They pay high taxes in order to have a social safety net, they trust their government, they live in conditions of freedom and they are generous among themselves. They look after each other”. The 10 happiest countries: Finland Denmark Norway Iceland Netherlands Switzerland Sweden New Zealand Canada Source: https://www.tanea.gr/2019/03/21/world/pagkosmios-deiktis-eytyxias-se-poia-thesi-vrisketai-i-ellada/

A man wearing clothing with the logo of a far-right group has threatened the Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs. Thanks to the authorities' intervention the man didn’t manage to attack the Foreign Minister. Immediately after this fact, Timo Soini thanked the authorities and posted a text about this event on his blog. The attack took place during a pre-election gathering in view of the parliamentary elections on April 14th. The Finnish Prime Minister condemned the attack as an unacceptable act of political violence against democracy.   Source: https://www.tanea.gr/2019/03/24/world/apopeira-epithesis-akrodeksiou-kata-tou-finlandou-ypeks/

Mobile phone users in Tampere, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia's capital, were the first to connect to a fifth-generation mobile network. The first 5G network in Europe was created in 2018. Until now, 181 5G pilot networks have been reported in 23 European countries. 5G network was the basic theme of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona where 5G smartphones, 5G cars and 5G firefighting drones were some of the most exciting tech innovations. The new technology can be 100 times faster than the 4G. A problem that concerns the mobile phone industry itself is the way the benefits of 5G should be explained to consumers so that they will be willing to accept higher costs. Switching to 5G networks in Europe entails a cost of half a trillion euros. In Finland, a pioneer in the field of mobile networks, a 5G data plan costs 50 euros per month. 5G is the technology of the future and a major revolution in communication networks that will change the lives of its users. Source...

Α Chinese-owned company will finance the construction of the longest undersea railway tunnel in the world. The tunnel with a length of 100 kilometers will connect the capitals of Finland and Estonia.It is estimated to cost 15 billion euros. The governments of Finland and Estonia declared that they will apply to the European Union to gain additional funds. Source: http://www.kathimerini.gr/1013834/article/epikairothta/kosmos/kinezikh-etaireia-8a-kataskeyasei-th-megalyterh-ypo8alassia-sidhrodromikh-shragga-ston-kosmo

Finland found a special way to solve its homelessness problem, since the government decided to give the homeless permanent housing that can they live in by paying a low cost rent which they can easily afford. The homeless can also make use of counselling services provided to them in their home. As homeless people need less emergency health care and use less the criminal justice system the government saves a great amount of money every year. This scheme worked so well that the number of homeless people in Finland has dropped from 18.000 in 1987 to 7.112 in 2017. Only 415 of them sleep on the streets.   Source: https://www.itspossible.gr/ένα-σπίτι-για-κάθε-άστεγο-το-ιδιαίτερο   

Finland's Prime Minister Juha Sipila submitted his government's resignation after failing to impose a program of social reforms and reforms to the health system, five weeks before the parliamentary elections. Article: http://www.ert.gr/eidiseis/diethni/evropi/finlandia-paraitithike-i-kyvernisi-den-perasan-oi-koinonikes-metarrythmiseis/   Source : ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ- ΑFP- Reuters

The Finnish Ministry of Justice announced that the Finnish government is processing the making of a new law, which will acknowledge every non consensual sexual act as rape. Despite the country's law-abiding character, its rape approach is reprehensible by its own law and justice system. Based on the existent legislation,  a sexual act is acknowledged as rape only if it is accompanied by violence, fear or the victims’ inability to defend themselves. During a campaign by the International Amnesty, the Justice Minister expressed his decision to modify the rape legislation. The new, modernised legislation will include the factor of consent. The old law provoked outrage in the country after it imposed an only 2-year sentence on a rapist of a minor. The International Amnesty criticised Finland for tolerating sexual violence against women in spite of having signed the Istanbul Convention. Only a few european countries define each non consensual sexual act as rape, with Swe...

The Greek  international player Kostas Stavrothanasopoulos will continue his football journey in Vaasan Palloseura FC which is located in Finland. Kostas played last year in Sweden for IK Frej. He has also played in Greece for Panionios FC. As he said in his interview he is very happy to play for the Finnish club which welcomed him warmly. He also stated that he wants to thank the coaches that will give him the opportunity to play for their club. Source: h ttps://www.filathlos.gr/diethnes/481940-ypegrapse-se-phinlandiko-syllogo-o-stayrothanasopoylos