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Finnish police tipped off about New Year harrassment by asylum seekers

Police in Finland have announced that New Year celebrations in Helsinki were marred by “widespread sexual harrassment” as women were targeted by

08/01/2016

Finland

Stopped at the final hurdle: migrants blocked at Russia-Finland border

Winter is not the only obstacle to contend with for migrants trying to cross the northern route from Russia into Finland and the European Union and

28/12/2015

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Ride that sleigh, again!

He’s coming to the end of the busiest time of the year. It’s that time again, when Santa Claus, aka Father Christmas, aka Julgubben, aka Joulupukki

24/12/2015

Finland

Santa Claus is on his way

He’s coming to the end of the busiest time of the year. The elves have done their job and now Santa Claus is preparing to leave Lapland and begin

23/12/2015

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Christmas rendezvous at the border

Russia’s Father Frost and the Finnish Joulupukki meet at the Russian-Finnish border as part of an annual tradition to exchange winter holiday

19/12/2015

World News

The other big summit: Santa Claus and Grandfather Frost meet

Ho, Ho, Ho! On December 1, Santa Claus and his Russian counterpart Grandfather Frost have held their traditional meeting, heralding the start of the

01/12/2015

Italy

Italy flies 70 refugees to Scandinavia

70 refugees have flown from Italy to Finland and Sweden as part of the first phase of the European Union’s relocation plan. The majority of the group

21/10/2015

World

A whole new approach: what happens when countries reform education

An overhaul of a national education system is a major and potentially risky undertaking for any country. Introducing fundamental reforms is costly

02/10/2015

Culture news

A Finnish start for Paris Fashion Week

Paris Fashion Week kicked off with Finnish brand Aalto’s “Endless Sun” Spring/Summer 2016 ready-to-wear collection. A celebration of midsummer in

30/09/2015

Finland

30,000 rally in Helsinki to protest proposed government cuts

More than 30,000 people rallied in Helsinki on Friday (September 18) to protest against government plans to cut workers’ benefits. Strikes also

18/09/2015

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Finland : Air Guitar Contest

29/08/2015

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Is this the football tournament with the dirtiest challenges?

18/07/2015

Culture news

Helsinki's winning Guggenheim choice fails to quell revolt

Bold design fails to quell misgivings over Helsinki's 130M Guggenheim punt

03/07/2015

World News

Finland tops European countries in latest happiness survey

According to another survey of 'happiness', it's the Finns who are the most content in Europe.

02/07/2015

Finland

Finland: Eurosceptic party leader chosen as new Europe minister

Finland’s new government has picked the leader of a Eurosceptic party as its new foreign and Europe minister. The selection of Timo Soini, who heads

27/05/2015

Culture news

Finnish punk rockers with Down's, Autism and Attitude enter Eurovision

Kari, Pertti, Sami and Toni will be representing Finland at the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. The quartet, whose members suffer from

07/05/2015

Finland

Opposition leader Juha Sipila wins elections in Finland

There is a changing of the guard in Finland. The opposition Centre Party led by millionaire businessman Juha Sipila is the winner of parliamentary

19/04/2015

Finland

Opposition leader Juha Sipila wins elections in Finland

There is a changing of the guard in Finland, with the opposition Centre Party winning parliamentary elections

19/04/2015

Finland

Election day arrives in recession-hit Finland

Finns go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new government amid a deep economic slump. Opinion polls suggest voters are likely to ditch the

19/04/2015

Finland

High turnout in advance voting ahead of Finland's general election

Finland goes to the polls on Sunday for a general election which is expected to bring a change of government and gains for right-wing populists. With

18/04/2015