Finland Finland's gender-neutral policies 'conceal female victims of violence' Experts claim attempts in Finland to be more gender-neutral is having the unintended consequence of concealing female victims of domestic violence 22/11/2019
Good Morning Europe Meet the Finnish CEO who wants to make plastic sustainable Woodly Oy has been working on a carbon-neutral plastic substitute that's made out of plant cells from sustainably managed forests. 19/11/2019
Good Morning Europe Meet the bio-hackers who want to turbo-charge your body Global bio-hacking summit in Finland 04/11/2019
Finland The future is brown: Manure used to power Finnish equestrian event An entire sports event in Finland has been run on horse manure. 29/10/2019
Finland EU’s top court upholds the protection of Finnish wolves Europe’s top court has upheld the strict protection that EU law offers to wolves and other species in a judgment published on Thursday. 10/10/2019
Finland One dead after sword-wielding student attacks classmates in Finland A sword-wielding attacker has killed one person and injured nine others after bursting into a classroom at a vocational high school in Finland. 01/10/2019
no comment Finland: Northern Lights dance in the night sky Striking green, purple and white, aurora displays lit up the night sky over Finnish Lapland from Friday to Saturday 28/09/2019
Finland UK must submit Brexit proposals by Sept 30 or it's 'over': Finnish PM That would give Boris Johnson, the embattled British Prime Minister, just 12 days to lay out his alternative proposals to the backstop arrangement — the insurance policy worked into the Withdrawal Agreement to prevent the erection of a physical border in Northern Ireland. 19/09/2019
Finland Reindeer accident hospitalises a dozen Finnish soldiers in Lapland Battle-hardened soldiers are no strangers to the threat of injury, but they will not have been expecting a reindeer to be involved. But that's exactly what happened in Finland on Tuesday evening. 11/09/2019
Finland Watch: Purpose-built primary school is designed to combat stress The school is publicly funded and was created with the help of designer Margit Sjöroos. 09/08/2019
Transport Finnair brings low carbon biofuel to long haul flights It is funded by an initiative allowing passengers to donate towards biofuel - which can cost five times more than regular jet fuel. 07/08/2019
brussels bureau The Brief: Finland works towards goal of carbon neutrality by 2035 Last April, Finland pledged to be carbon neutral by 2035. Now the country is trying to get the 27 other EU member states on board. Watch the Brief from Brussels for more information on how this goal could be achieved. 25/07/2019
Good Morning Europe 30 percent of Finnish 30 per cent of all Finnish prisoners serve sentences in open prisons. 19/07/2019
Good Morning Europe 'Salvini is a coward': Outburst as EU divisions persist on migration A newly-elected MEP has called Italy's Matteo Salvini a coward over his stance on migration. 18/07/2019
no comment First-ever Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship in Finland Armed with needles and yarn of wool, knitters danced to the deafening sounds of drums and guitars at the first-ever Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship in eastern Finland. 12/07/2019
Finland Watch: Heavy Metal Knitting World Championships from Finland The Heavy Metal Knitting World Championships are set to begin in Joensuu, Finland. 11/07/2019
no comment Couples compete in wife-carrying championships A Lithuanian man and his wife have won the world 'wife carrying' title, leaping over timber and wading through waist-high water to beat dozens of other couples for a second year running. 07/07/2019
Finland Watch: Finnish inventor takes to high seas in floating hot tub The crew sailed 90km from Helsinki to Tallinn, Estonia, in just over ten hours. The men spent the journey fishing from the comfort of the tub, although sadly their barbecue went overboard. 19/06/2019
Finland Watch: High stakes at Finland's Hobby Horse Championships Competitors guided their steeds through show jumping, dressage and puissance, or high jump. Interest in the sport has been growing rapidly, and more than 2,500 spectators turned out. 18/06/2019
no comment 'Biggest Hobby Horse event in the world' takes place in Finland 400 riders competed against each other on toy horses, inspired by actual equestrian sports. 18/06/2019
business planet Europe's flourishing bioeconomy Business Planet travels to Turku in Finland in search of what is known as Europe's bioeconomy to see how firms with bright ideas are making a positive difference to our future with sustainable products. 14/06/2019
business planet Boosting Europe's bioeconomy Johanna Buchert is the President and CEO of the Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE). Business Planet spoke to her about what is being done to support Europe's bioeconomy. 14/06/2019
Art and Design Listen to music in sustainable style with ‘microbe-grown’ headphones The Koorva headset by Finnish design house Aivan is out to change the future of sustainable electronics. 03/06/2019
Transport The Scandi way to fly: Finnair launches new sustainable travel kit The Nordic airline has always been top of its game when it comes to sustainability, and this is just the start. 23/05/2019
Finland Arctic Council: US goes cold on climate change agreement Diplomats from nations bordering the Arctic say the United States' refused to sign an agreement on challenges in the Polar region, because of discrepancies over climate change wording. 07/05/2019
Finland Finland's Social Democrats win razor-thin victory as far-right surges Finland's Social Democrats win razor-thin victory as far-right Finns Party sees big surge, 14/04/2019
