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Video: This week in Finland, 9 October 2026

This week's headlines included the Finns Party edging into second place in Yle’s party support poll, Migri's plan to publish study materials for Finland’s new citizenship test, and Finns' growing appetite for Karelian pies.

Here are some stories making headlines this week:

  • The Finns Party edged into second place in Yle's latest party support poll, overtaking the Prime Minister's National Coalition for the first time this parliamentary term. Finland stages general elections in April.
  • Migri will publish study materials for Finland's new citizenship test in the new year. Finland will begin requiring citizenship applicants to pass a civic knowledge test from March 2027.
  • Business Finland says the country should demand much more from data centre projects.
  • Finns have a growing appetite for Karelian pies. Fazer's bakery in Lappeenranta produced more than 150 million of them last year.

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