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Everything you need to know about Finnish sauna culture

Did you know saunas actually originate from Finland, not Sweden?

23/02/2021

Experiences

This amazing artwork was created by the ancient sport of snowshoeing

Amateur snowshoers in Finland got together to create a design dreamed up by an IT consultant.

16/02/2021

Experiences

This beautiful piece of art was created by Finnish snowshoers

A snow-covered golf course outside Helsinki was turned into a giant artwork last weekend

14/02/2021

Finland

Arctic town launches bid for 2032 Summer Olympics

Salla Mayor Erkki Parkkinen told Finnish media that the campaign aims to draw attention to the consequences of climate change.

29/01/2021

Conscious Travel

What’s it like to spend time with remote communities?

Jenny Southan travels to Lapland to stay with the only Indigenous community in the EU.

29/01/2021

Green News

Why is Finland’s coldest town bidding to host the Summer Olympics?

Salla's bid has an important message about climate change that the town wants to send to the world.

28/01/2021

My Europe Series

The bike-loving Finnish city that keeps pedalling even in the snow

Despite the long, dark, and snow-filled winters, locals keep pedalling their way to and from work and school.

22/01/2021

Green News

Meet the Finnish grannies trying to save the world from climate change

The group of older women are spreading the word about climate change in the hope of leaving their grandchildren with a safe future.

14/01/2021

Finland

Finland's former Prime Minister assaulted outside Parliament

Helsinki police are investigating after Juha Sipilä told national television that he had been "attacked with fists" by an unknown assailant last week.

13/01/2021

Finland

'Serious attack on our democracy': Cyber strike hits Finnish MPs

"There is a possibility unknown actors have been able to obtain information through the hacking, either for the benefit of a foreign state or to harm Finland," said crime commissioner Tero Muurman.

28/12/2020

Eco-Innovation

Snow safari: The world's first electric sleds hit the Arctic

Tourists can now travel around Lapland in environmentally-friendly snowmobiles.

27/12/2020

Green News

How is climate change hurting reindeer populations in the Arctic?

The livelihoods of Indigenous communities are also under threat in Sweden and Finland.

25/12/2020

Finland

Finland's bittersweet boost as UNESCO recognises its sauna culture

Campaigners are delighted UNESCO has added Finland's sauna culture to its cultural heritage list.

23/12/2020

Finland

'Serious' incident at Finnish nuclear power plant under control

The Finnish nuclear safety authority says there is no danger to humans or the environment after a "serious" incident occurred at a nuclear power station in Finland.

10/12/2020

My Europe Series

How has Finland's female-led government fared in its first year?

Finland's coalition government is made up of five parties - all led by women.

10/12/2020

Finland

Passenger ferry with 400 people on board runs aground off Finland

The incident is the second of its kind in two months after another vessel from the same ferry company ran aground off the same archipelago in September.

21/11/2020

Travel News

Even Santa’s helpers are at risk of redundancy this year

It's feared that some of Santa's helpers in Lapland might lose their jobs due to visitor numbers plummeting during the pandemic.

14/11/2020

World

Barking up the right tree? Dogs used to sniff out COVID-19 in Finland

Sniffer dogs are usually used to detect drugs or explosives. But at Helsinki airport in Finland, they're being utilised to test for coronavirus.

29/10/2020

Finland

Move over, Sanna! Girl, 16, becomes Finland's prime minister for a day

A 16-year-old girl assumed the position of prime minister in Finland on Wednesday, in a scheme celebrating the UN’s International Day of the Girl.

08/10/2020

Finland

'Corona dogs' deployed at Helsinki airport to sniff out COVID-19

According to studies, dogs can pick up COVID-19, even in asymptomatic people, with a success rate ranging to 94 to 100 per cent.

24/09/2020

Finland

Ferry with nearly 300 people on board runs aground off Finland

The ferry struck the bottom of the sea just off the coast of Finland and ran itself aground to avoid sinking, say Finnish authorities.

20/09/2020

Finland

Finnish ice hockey fans threaten club with boycott over Minsk game

fans say it would risk legitimising the authority of Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, who was elected for a sixth term after a hugely contested presidential election on August 9.

03/09/2020

Finland

Finnish town offers locals cake for cutting CO2 emissions

A town in Finland is offering cake, free transport tickets and other rewards to locals who cut their carbon emissions.

27/08/2020

Finland

Finland is stockpiling paracetamol over fears of a second wave

The country reported nearly 300 new cases since the beginning of August.

18/08/2020

Finland

Finland investigates complaints of police participation in BLM protest

Uniformed officers are alleged to have held demonstration signs and given interviews at the protest, expressing their support for the movement.

08/07/2020

Finland

Locals muck in for Finland's summer strawberry harvest

Migrants normally make up the bulk of fruit pickers in Finland, but in this pandemic year, farmers are instead turning to locals for help.

07/07/2020