Finland

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

Finland

Landslide victory for Finnish President

Pro-EU Sauli Niinisto became the first candidate to win a first-round victory since the electoral system was changed to a direct popular vote in 1994

28/01/2018

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Game of Thrones ice hotel opens in Finland

Game of Thrones fans might not be able to visit the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, but now they can visit the next best thing.

17/01/2018

Destinations

Helsinki's Winter Secrets

Your city guide to Helsinki’s hidden gems.

08/01/2018

Finland

Most-viewed video in 2017

The annual hobby horse championship in Finland was the most-watched video on Euronews' Facebook page in 2017.

27/12/2017

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Santa sends his Christmas wishes

12/12/2017

Finland

Crushed cricket bread hits shelves in Finland

The bakery says the bread offers consumers a good source of protein

23/11/2017

Finland

Watch: Meteor lights up night sky as it crashes over Finland

Aurora chaser Tony Bateman said he had “never seen anything quite on this scale.”

18/11/2017

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Striking Northern Light display over northern Finland

Multicoloured lights lit up the night sky in striking aurora displays over Finland

09/11/2017

Finland

Soldiers killed in a train crash in southern Finland

Four people have been killed and at least eight injured in an accident between a train and a military vehicle in Finland

26/10/2017

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Wow: Northern lights illuminate Lapland sky

Travel magazine 'All About Lapland' posted a video of the impressive light show seen from northern Finland.

08/09/2017

Cult

Air Guitar World Championship 2017!

29/08/2017

Finland

Watch: Air guitarists strum their stuff in Finland

Who is the best in the world at strumming air?

27/08/2017

Musica

Esa-Pekka Salonen's devilishly difficult and cosmic Cello Concerto

It’s a devilishly difficult and cosmic Cello Concerto: the ink on the latest masterpiece by visionary Finish composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen has barely…

24/08/2017

Finland

Finland 'terror' attack suspect appears in court from hospital bed

Moroccan Abderrahman Mechkah confessed to manslaughter but did not admit a terrorist motive

22/08/2017

Finland

Finland 'terror' suspect identified after deadly stabbings

Abderrahman Mechkah, 18, is being investigated for two cases of murder and eight attempted murders, all with terrorist intent

20/08/2017

Finland

Finnish police say knifeman 'targeted women'

Detectives say Turku stabbings are being treated as murders with terrorist intent

19/08/2017

Finland

Finland attack: what we know

A stabbing attack took place on a market square in the south-western Finnish city of Turku.

19/08/2017