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Three Dutch tourists have been fined by the Oulu District Court after illegally entering the restricted border zone between Finland and Russia i…
Here is a selection of what the international press has published about Finland in the last week: US questioning academics in Finland and Nether…
The ifo Institute in Munich published a study in February 2025 concluding that migration to Germany does not lead to an increase in crime rates.…
A majority of Finnish municipal decision-makers support greater involvement of businesses and organisations in public service delivery, accordin…
Finland and Ukraine have signed a new defence cooperation agreement, strengthening military ties between the two nations. The deal was finalised…
Helsinki District Court has sentenced Voislav Torden, 38, to life in prison for war crimes committed in Ukraine in 2014. Torden was convicted on…
THE GOVERNMENT of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) is intent on relaxing the legal requirements for terminating employees. On Monday, the gover…
HELSINKI POLICE DEPARTMENT has pulled the plug on its effort to prevent honour-based violence, according to several members of the department in…
THE FEDERATION of Professional and Managerial Staff (YTN) on Thursday issued a strike warning to several technology industry companies in an att…
Helsinki’s Tove Jansson Park, located in Katajanokka, will undergo a major renovation that will bring the beloved Moomintroll to the heart of th…
Here is a selection of what the international press has published about Finland in the last week: Is Finland losing the train to Europe? The cha…
A new development cooperation project funded by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs will begin in early 2025 to support mental health and r…
THE NEW YEAR will bring a number of changes to taxation in Finland. The Finnish Tax Administration reminded earlier this month that the tax cred…
Independence Day demonstrations in Helsinki concluded with police detaining 40 counter-protesters and accusations of extremist symbolism within…
A protest organised by Helsinki without Nazis (Helsinki ilman natseja) on Finnish Independence Day ended with 41 arrests and accusations of poli…
THOUSANDS of protesters are expected to descend on Helsinki on Independence Day, 6 December, according to YLE. Heikki Porola, a detective chief…
THE RESULTS of Cop-16, the UN Biodiversity Conference held in Colombia between 21 October and 1 November, have been met with disappointment by v…
MINISTER for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio (PS) has raised eyebrows among both opposition and ruling-party lawmakers by deciding not…