News from Finland in English
3 months ago
Official data suggests that property purchases by Russian nationals have continued in Finland since new restrictions came into force in July.
3 months ago
One crew member of the cargo vessel Fitburg faces possible remand, while others remain under travel bans during a police investigation into a damaged communications cable.
3 months ago
Venezuelan authorities have said the United States carried out strikes on several targets, and a state of emergency has been declared.
3 months ago
The fire broke out in the early hours of New Year’s Day killing around 40 people and injuring more than 100.
3 months 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”.
3 months ago
The Finnish city is the European capital of culture this year.
3 months 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 months 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.
3 months 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.
3 months 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.