Finland

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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

Finland

Finnish police identify knife attacker

Police in Finland say they are "quite certain" they have identified the man who went on a stabbing rampage on Friday.

19/08/2017

Finland

Finland: two dead and six hurt in Turku knife attack

Several people were stabbed in a main square in the southwestern city. Police say a suspect was arrested after a shootout.

18/08/2017

Finland

Beijing promotes tourism in Helsinki

To boost tourism between the EU and China, a promotional event called Charming Beijing was held in Helsinki.

11/08/2017

Sport

Finns happy for Lappi after Finland Rally win

30/07/2017

Finland

One killed after suspected drink-driver ploughs into Helsinki crowd

28/07/2017

Finland

What are the rules of 'wife carrying'?

The 22nd Wife-Carrying World Championships took place in Finland, where the sport originated, on July 3.

04/07/2017

Finland

Helsinki police 'foil terror plot'

A 'planned attack' on a popular tourist attraction in the Finnish capital was averted after the security service intervened.

20/06/2017

Finland

Finland avoids government collapse, Finns Party fractures after shift to far-right

The election of hard-line anti-immigrant leaders to the nationalist Finns Party, the country’s second-largest, lead to its fracture with moderate party MPs siding with Prime Minister Juha Sipila.

13/06/2017

Business Planet

Finland fights plastic pollution with "green" bags

Finland shows the lead in creating jobs while protecting the environment. We visit an innovative SME that's developped a green alternative to plastic bags.

05/05/2017

Finland

Russia's Lavrov in Finland to discuss NATO and Ukraine

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is in neighbouring Finland for talks with his Finnish counterpart, Timo Soini.

04/05/2017

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Finns compete in annual hobby horse championship

Hobby horse enthusiasts from all over Finland gathered in Vantaa on Saturday for annual championships.

30/04/2017

Sport

UEFA chief warns clubs "money doesn't rule"

European football's governing body UEFA is holding its annual congress in Helsinki

05/04/2017

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Bear uses paws as paintbrush

An exhibition has opened in Helsinki by an artist with a difference.

19/01/2017