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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

Sport

Bottas takes his first F1 victory with Russian win

Finland’s Valtteri Bottas seized the first Formula One victory of his career at the Russian Grand Prix on Sunday after jumping both Ferraris at the start and then holding his nerve over the tense clos

30/04/2017

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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

Business Series

BlackBerry sues Nokia

BlackBerry is suing Nokia in the United States accusing it of violating 11 technology patents.

16/02/2017

Germany

The Other Side of Hope - screens in Berlin

Using humour to depict the hardship faced by Syrian refugees might not seem the most obvious approach to take, but that’s exactly what Finnish director Aki Kaurishmaki has done with his latest work “T

14/02/2017

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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

World News

Finland and Estonia top of the class in EU for education

Finland and Estonia are among the best countries in the EU for education, according to new rankings by the OECD.

06/12/2016