Now playing Next Finland Outcry as Finland election campaign hit by 'racist' advertising Politicians with immigrant backgrounds say the Finns Party adverts show contempt for minorities and are trying to stoke racial divisions. 17/03/2023
Now playing Next euronews WITNESS Why are so many young Finns dying from drug abuse? Finland is often held up as a shining example on the world stage. Yet is the European country with the highest proportion of under 25s dying from drugs. 16/03/2023
Now playing Next Finland 'NATO membership train is moving': Hungary, Finland leaders in Turkey The governments in Ankara and Budapest are the last two hold-outs to approve NATO membership bids for Sweden and Finland. 15/03/2023
Now playing Next Finland Finland's Parliament gives final approval for NATO bid The measure was passed by 184 votes to seven to allow for Finland’s accession to the Western military alliance, clearing the last required national hurdle. 01/03/2023
Now playing Next Finland Finland takes step towards joining NATO without waiting for Sweden The parliament in Helsinki is to debate and vote on joining the alliance without waiting for Sweden, or the approval of Turkey and Hungary. 28/02/2023
Now playing Next Finland 'Sad, angry, betrayed': Sanna Marin's indigenous rights reforms fail Finland's right-wing parties decided there wasn't enough time for a parliament committee to discuss the new Sámi rights laws. 24/02/2023
Now playing Next View Finland should be ready to join NATO, with or without Sweden While there are several reasons why simultaneous accession remains the preferred option for all involved, Finland should be open to the prospect of joining without Sweden, Helmi Pillai argues. 22/02/2023
Now playing Next Finland Sweden tightens anti-terror laws, as Finland confirms joint NATO bid Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin told reporters in Stockholm that it's "in everyone's interest" that the Nordic neighbours join NATO together. 02/02/2023
Now playing Next Finland Finland passes new trans rights laws on gender recognition The legislation gained overwhelming support from all five parties in Sanna Marin's coalition government, as well as many opposition MPs. 01/02/2023
Now playing Next Nature Cash-strapped Finnish zoo may have to return giant pandas to China Could the return of giant pandas impact Finnish-Chinese relations? 30/01/2023
Now playing Next Finland Finland wants to join NATO with Sweden but could go solo The comments from Finland's foreign minister came after Turkey refused to green-light Stockholm's bid due to a Quran-burning protest in the Swedish capital. 24/01/2023
Now playing Next Europe News EU sets up first stockpile against chemical and nuclear emergencies Russia's war against Ukraine has raised concerns about a nuclear accident. 17/01/2023
Now playing Next Green News Finland boosted its wind power by 75% in 2022 The renewable energy source is providing a significant lifeline during the current energy crisis. 12/01/2023
Now playing Next See Finland: cars destroyed in Ukraine on display at Lux Light Festival Several cars destroyed by the war in Ukraine are on display at the Lux Light Festival in Helsinki, Finland. 05/01/2023
Now playing Next Finland Finland opens floating LNG terminal to replace Russian gas Like many countries in Europe, Finland is looking to liquified natural gas to replace the main pipeline gas it used to receive from Russia. 28/12/2022
Now playing Next Finland Santa is back in business as Lapland expects tourism rebound After the previous pandemic-hit Christmases, Santa is back in business in Lapland. The northern Finnish region, fabled as the home of Father Christmas, is preparing for a bumper season with 63,000 arrivals expected. 19/12/2022
Now playing Next Finland NATO for nappies as Finland's defence minister goes on paternity leave Antti Kaikkonen is praised as he becomes the first male minister in the Nordic nation to take extended paternity leave to enjoy time with his young children. 15/12/2022
Now playing Next Finland Finland mulls arms exports to Turkey for NATO membership support Finland's defence minister expressed hope that Turkey would promptly ratify his country’s NATO membership, claiming that Helsinki would consider granting arms export permits to Ankara on a case-by-case basis. 09/12/2022
Now playing Next euronews WITNESS Majority of Finns champion nuclear power As winter approaches and the energy demand increases, Finland hopes to reduce its dependency on Russia. Nuclear power, once a source of public mistrust, has now become an attractive solution. 08/12/2022
Now playing Next Finland Finland grows more and more open to nuclear energy Up to 70% of Finns say they are in favour of nuclear energy. That's above the EU average and a huge increase compared to 30 years ago. We've travelled to the country to try to understand the reasons behind this 08/12/2022
Now playing Next Finland Sanna Marin: Ukraine war shows Europe 'not strong enough' The Finnish prime minister made the comments in a speech before meeting her Australian counterpart on the final day of a visit to New Zealand and Australia. 02/12/2022
Now playing Next Finland Ardern irked by age question as she meets Finland PM Sanna Marin "A lot of people will be wondering, are you two just meeting because you're a similar age?" asked the reporter from Newstalk ZB, as Ardern looked on, seemingly irked. 30/11/2022
Now playing Next Finland Finland's indigenous Sámi politicians clear human rights law hurdle Rhetoric around the new legislation has prompted warnings about a rise in hate speech directed towards indigenous Sámi people. 29/11/2022
Now playing Next Finland Finland and Sweden step up military aid to Ukraine ahead of winter The Nordic nations recently announced their biggest packages of military assistance so far to help Ukraine. 23/11/2022
Now playing Next Travel News Finnair cancels around 100 flights after staff walkout Finnair has cancelled flights from Helsinki Airport today, following a 24 hour staff walkout. 21/11/2022
Now playing Next Finland Finland to start building 200km long border fence with Russia The fence along the eastern border with Russia will only cover part of the 1340km total distance, amid heightened security following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. 19/11/2022
