brussels bureau Belgium 'happiest country in EU' According to a new survey from Eurostat 76 per cent of Belgians, alongside the Netherlands, Austria and Finland claim to feel happy all or most of the time over the last four weeks. 08/11/2019
Life This company wants to help cut meat's carbon footprint Solar Foods are growing protein that could be used to feed lab grown meat. 06/11/2019
Finland The future is brown: Manure used to power Finnish equestrian event An entire sports event in Finland has been run on horse manure. 29/10/2019
Finland EU’s top court upholds the protection of Finnish wolves Europe’s top court has upheld the strict protection that EU law offers to wolves and other species in a judgment published on Thursday. 10/10/2019
Finland One dead after sword-wielding student attacks classmates in Finland A sword-wielding attacker has killed one person and injured nine others after bursting into a classroom at a vocational high school in Finland. 01/10/2019
no comment Finland: Northern Lights dance in the night sky Striking green, purple and white, aurora displays lit up the night sky over Finnish Lapland from Friday to Saturday 28/09/2019
Finland Reindeer accident hospitalises a dozen Finnish soldiers in Lapland Battle-hardened soldiers are no strangers to the threat of injury, but they will not have been expecting a reindeer to be involved. But that's exactly what happened in Finland on Tuesday evening. 11/09/2019
Life Finnair brings low carbon biofuel to long haul flights It is funded by an initiative allowing passengers to donate towards biofuel - which can cost five times more than regular jet fuel. 07/08/2019
World Corporate sponsorship of the EU presidency: is there a problem? Previous host Romania was sponsored by Coca-cola among others, while Finland, which took over as the new rotating president on July 1, announced an agreement with BMW. 24/07/2019
no comment Couples compete in wife-carrying championships A Lithuanian man and his wife have won the world 'wife carrying' title, leaping over timber and wading through waist-high water to beat dozens of other couples for a second year running. 07/07/2019
no comment 'Biggest Hobby Horse event in the world' takes place in Finland 400 riders competed against each other on toy horses, inspired by actual equestrian sports. 18/06/2019