Finland

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Japanese performer rocks out to win air guitar world championship

Air guitar enthusiasts gathered on Friday (August 24) in Oulu in north-western Finland to compete at mastering their imaginary electric guitars, pursuing the title of world champion in their bewildering passion.

27/08/2018

Finland

Japan takes air guitar title

A Japanese woman has been named as the world's greatest air guitarist at the 23rd annual contest in Finland

25/08/2018

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Watch: Finnish skiers in fancy dress enjoy a muddy challenge

The event took place in northern Finland, with competitors wearing high heels, floral dresses or suits.

19/08/2018

Destinations

Secret Lapland - what happens in summer

Luxury accommodation and literally endless sunshine make this place the perfect summer destination.

13/08/2018

Finland

Helsinki shoppers sleep in cool supermarket aisles to escape heatwave

A supermarket in Finland offered its customers its aisles as a cool place to sleep on Saturday as respite from Europe's heatwave

06/08/2018

Finland

Finnish food store invites shoppers to sleep over as respite from heat

A supermarket in Helsinki is opening its doors to a hundred customers who want to escape the heatwave on Saturday night

03/08/2018

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Man kicked out of Trump-Putin news conference

A man who identified himself as a US journalist from The Nation was forcibly removed from the Trump-Putin news conference while carrying a hand-written sign.

16/07/2018

Finland

Trump's "low expectations" for Putin summit

Trump's "low expectations" for Putin summit

15/07/2018

Finland

Donald Trump has 'low expectations' for Helsinki summit

Donald Trump said he had low expectations for the Monday summit with Vladimir Putin just days after 12 Russian intelligence officers were charged meddling in the 2016 election.

14/07/2018

Finland

Interpol's stolen vehicle database

Interpol's stolen vehicle database

12/07/2018

Next Series

How a robot in deep water can bring enlightenment

A European research project is using a robot to boldly go where no one has potentially gone before. An underwater sphere stuffed to the gills with technology is capable of entering a mine, mapping it and returning on its own.

02/07/2018

Finland

Helping eradicate homelessness: our #Europeanhero from Finland

Juha Kaakinen is an architect and leading proponent of the "Housing First" approach in Finland. As CEO of the Y Foundation, he helps to provide permanent housing for the homeless, bringing dignity to people's lives, and drastically cutting the number of rough sleepers.

26/06/2018

Finland

Asylum seekers enter Finland from Russia using World Cup IDs: border guard

Five people have entered Finland illegally with the help of soccer World Cup fan identity papers and then applied for asylum.

20/06/2018

Finland

Finnish citizen 'first European woman with Saudi driving licence'

A Finnish national has become the first European woman to obtain the Saudi driving licence.

13/06/2018

Next Series

Nuclear inspection: 3D scanner for easier checks at underground site

'Futuris' went to Finland for a demonstration of an innovative device developed by European researchers

04/06/2018

Business Planet

Building trust with business clusters: the Lapland example

'Business Planet' headed north to discover an exciting way in which SMEs and other firms are joining forces to strengthen credibility and build trust

18/05/2018

Finland

Finland tears up the rule book for presidential portrait

Presidential portraits are normally dull affairs more concerned about being historically accurate. But the latest one to be unveiled in Finland has torn up the rule book and involved the work of a 100 artists.

05/05/2018

Finland

Eurovision act to sing in 34 languages

Finnish singer-songwriter Saara Aalto is set to wow Eurovision fans in Lisbon next month with her song ‘Monsters’.

12/04/2018

Finland

Robots are helping pupils to learn in Finland

The "techno" teachers are engaging with children in a way that makes learning more interesting.

02/04/2018

Finland

Puigdemont leaves Finland to avoid arrest

The former Catalan leader has left Finland amid concerns he would be arrested. He has arrived in Belgium where he says he intends to cooperate fully with the authorities.

25/03/2018

Finland

Finland’s baby boxes: how this year’s compares to first one in 1938

The Finnish state is continuing a long and proud tradition of offering special baby boxes to all new mothers.

17/03/2018

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Norhtern lights spectacular

A magnificent display of the northern lights appeared over the skies of Lehtojarvi, on the Arctic Circle in Finland, on Thursday

15/03/2018

Finland

Finland ranked happiest country in the world, says UN report

Finland ousted Norway as the world's happiest country, according to the 2018 UN Happiness Report. All Nordic countries made the top 10 list.

15/03/2018

Finland

Finland turns away asylum seeker — who gets killed upon return to Iraq

Ali's daughter, Noor, is adamant her father was killed by the same people who had made him seek refuge in Finland in 2015.

19/02/2018

Finland

Finland and Estonia plan undersea rail tunnel link

The proposed 103 km long tunnel would shorten the travel time between Helsinki and Tallinn to about 30 minutes.

08/02/2018

Finland

Pitching ideas in freezing water: Finland's answer to Dragon's Den

Brave businesspeople have dipped into freezing waters in Finland in a crazy bid to win funding for their money-making ideas.

06/02/2018