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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

Finland

Finland and Scotland pioneer Universal Basic Income

Scotland join Finland in launching scheme to offer everyone a basic monthly income regardless of employment status or salary

03/01/2017

Finland

Several hurt as car ploughs into crowd in Finland

When a vehicle ploughs into pedestrians in today’s Europe, fears of a terror attack are inevitable.

31/12/2016

Finland

Former head of Helsinki drug squad sentenced in drug smuggling scandal

In a rare corruption case in Finland - ranked the second least corrupt country in the world - the former anti-drug chief was handed a 10 year sentence.

29/12/2016

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Santa sets off

‘Santa Claus’ has begun his journey to deliver Christmas gifts to children all over the world, leaving his home in the Finnish town of Rovaniemi on Friday evening (23 December) under a spectacular sho

24/12/2016

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Finnish, Russian Santas exchange gifts at border

The Finnish Santa Claus and the Russian Grandfather Frost met at the Finnish-Russian border to exchange gifts on Monday.

20/12/2016

Finland

Watch: sky swirls green with magical Northern Lights

Tourists just south of the Arctic Circle were treated to a stunning display as the Northern Lights lit up the night sky in Rovaniemi, Finland late on Friday.

11/12/2016

Musica

Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato: the fury of war, the comfort of peace

Light, hope, joy: thus, on the notes of Nicolò Jommelli, an 18th century Neapolitan composer, ends the extraordinary musical trip Joyce DiDonato invites us to embark on: from the horrors of war to the

08/12/2016

Sci-Tech

Slush in Helsinki shows how to empower smartphones

Startup entrepreneurs gathered in Helsinki with one question – when is a mobile phone not a phone?

05/12/2016

Sport

Ski Jumping: Freund returns to winners circle at Ruka

Germany’s Severin Freund returned to the winners circle for the first time in almost a year after success in the second event of the World Cup Ski jumping season in Ruka…

26/11/2016

Sport

Domen Prevc clinches maiden World Cup triumph

Domen Prevc produced a stunning performance to secure his first World Cup victory in Finland on Friday.

25/11/2016

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Another spectacular Northern Lights display over Finland

There was another stunning display of the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights over Rovaniemi in Finland on Monday as atmospheric conditions on the sun fuelled another breathtaking night…

07/09/2016

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Northern lights in Finland

04/09/2016