News from Finland in English

Climate

11 hours ago
Icebreakers will still be needed far into the future as winters bring more extreme phenomena, with ice masses already as thick as 10 metres in some spots.
5 days ago
The move reflects a growing interest in nuclear-powered heat as Finland looks to decarbonise its cities.
1 week ago
The chilly conditions are expected to continue into the weekend, with lows of -40C in Finnish Lapland and -20C in the south of the country.
2 weeks ago
Helsingin Sanomat writes about a Finnish couple who had been struggling in Helsinki but fulfilled their dreams of running a successful business and starting a family after moving to Estonia.
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.
3 weeks ago
In northern Lapland, temperatures fell to minus 38.4 degrees Celsius.
3 weeks ago
Rubber boots rather than skis or skates are becoming the winter norm through much of Finland, experts say. How will the evolving season affect us in the future?
4 weeks ago
Direct flights to the eastern Kainuu region have been arranged for British tourists this year, marketed as trips to Lapland.
1 month ago
Join us for a month-by-month journey through Finland’s year in news.
2 months ago
President Alexander Stubb and Climate Minister Sari Multala (NCP) are representing Finland at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP30.