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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

Green News

The group fighting deforestation by building from wood

The saying goes ‘cut your hair to make it grow’. What if the same was true of forests?

30/09/2019

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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

Finland

Watch: Purpose-built primary school is designed to combat stress

The school is publicly funded and was created with the help of designer Margit Sjöroos.

09/08/2019

Eco-Innovation

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

Estonia

Will the Latvia-Estonia booze tax war leave them with a bad hangover?

A booze tax war has broken out between Baltic neighbours Latvia and Estonia, who are among the EU’s biggest consumers of alcohol.

27/07/2019

Europe News

The Brief: Finland works towards goal of carbon neutrality by 2035

Last April, Finland pledged to be carbon neutral by 2035. Now the country is trying to get the 27 other EU member states on board. Watch the Brief from Brussels for more information on how this goal could be achieved.

25/07/2019

World News

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

World

30 percent of Finnish

30 per cent of all Finnish prisoners serve sentences in open prisons.

19/07/2019

Europe News

The Brief: Migration issues in Cyprus grow

Cyprus has over 15,000 asylum seekers in the country, but only a refugee centre for 250 of them. Watch the Brief from Brussels for more information on how the situation is spiralling out of control.

18/07/2019

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First-ever Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship in Finland

Armed with needles and yarn of wool, knitters danced to the deafening sounds of drums and guitars at the first-ever Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship in eastern Finland.

12/07/2019

Finland

Watch: Heavy Metal Knitting World Championships from Finland

The Heavy Metal Knitting World Championships are set to begin in Joensuu, Finland.

11/07/2019

Germany

'I am fine', says Angela Merkel after third bout of shaking in a month

The German chancellor has rekindled concerns for her health after she was seen shaking during her meeting with Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne.

10/07/2019

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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

Finland

Watch: Finnish inventor takes to high seas in floating hot tub

The crew sailed 90km from Helsinki to Tallinn, Estonia, in just over ten hours. The men spent the journey fishing from the comfort of the tub, although sadly their barbecue went overboard.

19/06/2019

Finland

Watch: High stakes at Finland's Hobby Horse Championships

Competitors guided their steeds through show jumping, dressage and puissance, or high jump. Interest in the sport has been growing rapidly, and more than 2,500 spectators turned out.

18/06/2019

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'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