Finland

Finland

How does Finland handle radioactive waste? By burying it

Finland's answer to nuclear waste is burying it.

16/01/2019

Finland

Flippin' brilliant: the Finns learning to be mermaids

Maija Mottonen, Finland's first professional mermaid instructor, is giving lessons at a pool near Helsinki

14/01/2019

Finland

Reindeer now smaller and lighter due to climate change, study finds

Warmer winters mean more rain, which in turn traps reindeer food under a layer of ice.

25/12/2018

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Watch Santa’s depart to his annual journey around the world

Santa Claus has left his hometown Rovaniemi, in Lapland, Finland, and started his journey to bring Christmas cheer to people all around the globe

24/12/2018

Finland

In hot water: Finland MP probed over claiming sauna as second home

A Finnish MP is being investigated by the police for claiming a sauna as his second home.

21/12/2018

Living

These sweaters tell the ugly truth about the world

Climate change and plastic-filled oceans have been turned into an ugly Christmas sweater design.

15/12/2018

Finland

Finland marks independence anniversary with state-of-the-art library

Finland marks independence anniversary with state-of-the-art library

06/12/2018

Living

Oodi, the future-facing Helsinki new public library

A true democratisation of resources.

05/12/2018

Finland

Finland summons Russia ambassador over jammed GPS during NATO drills

Helsinki have summoned Russia’s ambassador to Finland to sit down with the State Secretary on Monday after accusing Moscow of interfering with their global positioning system (GPS) signal during NATO exercises.

17/11/2018

Finland

Russia may have jammed Finland's GPS signal, Sipila says

Finland’s GPS signal was intentionally disrupted during the recent NATO war games in Scandinavia, and Russia may have been responsible, Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila has said.

12/11/2018

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Northern Light display illuminates sky over Arctic Circle

The Northern Lights were seen dancing in the sky over the Arctic Circle for several hours on Monday (September 10) evening.

11/09/2018

Finland

Finland temporarily suspends Afghan asylum decisions

The Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) has temporarily suspended asylum decisions from Afghanistan.

06/09/2018

Finland

Finnish presidential candidate 'plagiarised master’s thesis'

Which other European politicians have been accused of plagiarising work or faking degrees?

28/08/2018

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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