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2 weeks ago
The fire broke out in the early hours of New Year’s Day killing around 40 people and injuring more than 100.
2 weeks ago
This week the Finnish president warned that “that there may be parts of an eventual peace agreement that do not align with our sense of justice”.
2 weeks ago
The Finnish city is the European capital of culture this year.
2 weeks ago
The nationwide average temperature for last year was 4.5 degrees Celsius, the Finnish Meteorological Institute reports, which is 1.6 degrees higher than the long-term average for the years 1991–2020.
2 weeks ago
The shutdown comes as much of Finland is facing the coldest temperatures of the winter so far and some 800 households remain without power following a major storm last weekend.
2 weeks ago
Increased awareness of the dangers and widespread use of protective glasses have helped lower the number of firework-related eye injuries in recent years.
2 weeks ago
In a survey, a fifth of respondents said they consciously take a break from alcohol consumption at one or more points during the year.
2 weeks ago
Finland’s defence minister has brushed off Moscow’s offer of “assistance” to Russian crew on a vessel suspected of slicing an offshore data cable.
2 weeks ago
Finland began allowing the hunting of wolves once again from New Year’s Day due to concerns about their growing numbers.
3 weeks ago
A low-pressure front moving in from the southwest could bring up to 40cm of snow as well as temperatures of -25C in some areas of Finland over the coming days.