Hacker News with Generative AI: Finland

Finland Court: Food couriers are employees, not entrepreneurs (yle.fi)
Finland's Supreme Administrative Court has ruled that food couriers are employees, not self-employed entrepreneurs.
Employment Law, Labor Rights, Finland, Gig Economy, Food Delivery
7 points by stevekemp 1 day ago | 0 comments
Finland announces migration of its rail network to international gauge (yle.fi)
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm). This historic decision reinforces its integration with the European Union and NATO.
Finland, Railway, Europe, International Relations
457 points by axelfontaine 3 days ago | 444 comments
Säkkijärven Polkka (wikipedia.org)
Säkkijärven polkka (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsækːiˌjærʋen ˈpolkːɑ]; "the Säkkijärvi polka") is a well-known folk tune from Finland that is very popular with Finnish accordionists.
Folk Music, Finland, Music, Accordion
5 points by riffraff 11 days ago | 0 comments
When Americana doesn't mean American (deeprootsmag.org)
In the late 1980s, U.S. audiences met an odd musical group from Finland: the Leningrad Cowboys, stars of a deadpan-comic, not-quite-documentary, road-trip film called Leningrad Cowboys Go America.
Music, Culture, Finland, United States
65 points by tomrod 22 days ago | 80 comments
Finland Bans Smartphones in Schools (yle.fi)
Finnish Parliament voted on Tuesday to approve a law that restricts the use of mobile devices by pupils at primary and secondary schools.
Education, Finland, Technology, Policy
790 points by freetonik 23 days ago | 472 comments
Finland is painting deer antlers with reflective paint (2014) (smithsonianmag.com)
Every year, about 4,000 reindeer lose their lives on Finnish roads in car accidents, causing 15 million Euros of damage every year. And now, the Finnish Reindeer Herders Association is testing out a new way to make the large mammals more visible to drivers: reflective paint.
Wildlife, Traffic Safety, Finland, Environmental Issues, Animal Welfare
101 points by andrewfromx 33 days ago | 120 comments
Handheld detector for all types of ionizing radiation improves radiation safety (phys.org)
The University of Jyväskylä (Finland), in collaboration with the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK), has developed a new type of handheld multi-purpose radiation detector that comprehensively detects all types of ionizing radiation.
Radiation Safety, Physics, Finland, Technology, Science
58 points by PaulHoule 33 days ago | 38 comments
The dark side of the Moomins (newstatesman.com)
Tove Jansson’s beloved stories, which turn 80 this year, are not cute: they are angry tales of apocalypse and breakdown.
Children's Literature, Finland, Apocalyptic Fiction
310 points by SebaSeba 40 days ago | 99 comments
Typographic Pictures Composed Entirely of Brass Rule (2024) (glyphdrawing.club)
In the dimly lit “printing cellar” of Media Museum and Archives Merkki is a remarkable and curious object. It’s a mosaic of tightly arranged brass rule and spacing material, made by a Finnish typographer Valto Malmiola in 1937.
Typography, Art, History, Finland
66 points by benbreen 41 days ago | 11 comments
With nod to neighbor Russia, Finland to quit global landmines ban (defensenews.com)
MILAN — Finland, which shares NATO’s longest border with Russia, will withdraw from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines, according to President Alexander Stubb.
International Relations, Finland, Russia, Military, Weapons
11 points by decimalenough 51 days ago | 0 comments
Finland is the happiest country in the world (euronews.com)
For the eighth year in a row, Finland has been named the world’s happiest country in the World Happiness Report published on Thursday.
Finland, Happiness, World Rankings, Social Science, Reports
5 points by andrewstetsenko 63 days ago | 0 comments
Finland's National Allergy Program Successfully Reduces Allergic Diseases (ersnet.org)
Finland, Allergies, Healthcare, Public Health
185 points by Thomvis 69 days ago | 95 comments
Finland applies the “Housing First” concept (2020) (thebetter.news)
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. The reason: The country applies the “Housing First” concept. Those affected by homelessness receive a small apartment and counselling – without any preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected thus make their way back into a stable life. And: All this is cheaper than accepting homelessness.
Social Policy, Housing, Finland
194 points by ColinWright 78 days ago | 143 comments
Online discussions on forests preserved in the Finnish Web Archive (kansalliskirjasto.fi)
For a long time, public discussion on forests has been marked by the issue of defining limits for the economic exploitation of Finnish forests. The National Library of Finland has preserved forest-focused discussions on the internet spanning several years.
Environmentalism, Finland, Archives, Public Discourse, Forestry
26 points by gnabgib 89 days ago | 2 comments
Ask HN: Would You Relocate to Finland? (ycombinator.com)
I have secured a nice permanent tech job in the Finnish public sector. I like the country, but I have heard some concerning comments about the Finnish economy in a few HN threads.
Relocation, Jobs, Finland, Economy
15 points by oersted1234 98 days ago | 7 comments
Finnish Wartime Photograph Archive (1939-1945) (sa-kuva.fi)
Type in search criteria and click on SELECT.
Photography, History, Finland, War, Archive
45 points by kocsonya 120 days ago | 13 comments
Nokia Design Archive (aalto.fi)
Archive materials are subject to a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Please see HERE for attribution instructions.
Design, Archive, Nokia, Finland, Licensing
172 points by microflash 128 days ago | 58 comments
Finland's zero homeless strategy (2021) (oecdecoscope.blog)
Following a period when homelessness rose in many countries, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted governments across the OECD area to provide unprecedented public support – including to the homeless.
Homelessness, Finland, Public Policy, COVID-19
288 points by zdw 133 days ago | 629 comments
Finland Finds Anchor Drag Marks Left by Tanker That Broke Cables (gcaptain.com)
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Finland, Shipping Accidents, Maritime, Infrastructure, News
50 points by tomohawk 143 days ago | 12 comments
Cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland 'was loaded with spying equipment' (lloydslist.com)
Espionage, Shipping, International Relations, Finland
590 points by nabla9 147 days ago | 561 comments
Vessel Suspected of Cutting Undersea Cable May Be Part of Russia’s Shadow Fleet (nytimes.com)
The Finnish authorities seized an oil tanker on Thursday on the suspicion that it was involved in cutting vital undersea cables and said the ship might have been part of Russia’s “shadow fleet,” aimed at evading Western sanctions.
International Relations, Maritime Security, Russia, Sanctions, Finland
14 points by jbegley 148 days ago | 0 comments
Finland Boards Tanker After Power and Data Cables Go Offline (bloomberg.com)
Finnish authorities have boarded a foreign oil tanker escorted into its waters after disruptions on a subsea power link and several data cables.
Finland, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Energy, International Relations
16 points by belter 148 days ago | 1 comments
Estlink cable disruption: Finnish Border Guard detains tanker linked to Russia (yle.fi)
An oil tanker that was sailing in the area when the Finland-Estonia electrical link was disrupted on Wednesday has been escorted and boarded by the Finnish Border Guard.
Finland, Estonia, Energy, Russia, Security
8 points by juki 148 days ago | 2 comments
Finland boards oil tanker suspected of causing internet, power cable outages (cnn.com)
Finland, Internet Outages, Power Outages, Ships, International Incidents
7 points by mooreds 148 days ago | 0 comments
Undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia suffers damage (euronews.com)
An undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia was damaged in the Baltic Sea. Finnish officials launch investigation into the matter and say sabotage cannot be ruled out.
Finland, Estonia, Power Cables, Infrastructure, Sabotage
90 points by austinallegro 148 days ago | 102 comments
Finland-Estonia power cable hit in latest Baltic Sea incident (theguardian.com)
An undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia broke down on Wednesday, Finland’s prime minister said, the latest in a series of incidents involving cables and energy pipelines in the Baltic Sea.
Finland, Estonia, Energy Infrastructure, Baltic Sea, Geopolitics
13 points by howard941 149 days ago | 0 comments
Police investigate damage to internet cable between Finland and Sweden (yle.fi)
A fibre-optic cable connecting Finland and Sweden was damaged on Monday, causing a major outage in Finland.
Internet Infrastructure, Finland, Sweden, Security
18 points by Hamuko 171 days ago | 5 comments
Finland, Sweden complete repairs on Baltic Sea cables (yle.fi)
Repair work on a broken telecommunications cable linking Finland and Germany in the Baltic Sea is complete and is functioning again, according to Cinia, a Finnish state majority-owned company.
Finland, Sweden, Telecommunications, Baltic Sea, Infrastructure
83 points by Hamuko 175 days ago | 111 comments
Setelinleikkaus: When Finns snipped their cash in half to curb inflation (blogspot.com)
On the last day of 1945, with World War II finally behind it, Finland's government announced a new and very strange policy.
Finland, Economics, Inflation, History
225 points by Michelangelo11 178 days ago | 235 comments
Fires, first aid and guns: meet the Finnish women training for war with Russia (theguardian.com)
Anxious Finns are learning how to survive in the wild in preparation for an invasion by their hostile neighbour
Finland, Russia, Military, War, Survival
6 points by nickcotter 180 days ago | 0 comments