French-Finnish community joins together in support of Charlie Hebdo massacre victims
HELSINKI – You could see the sorrow in the eyes of the demonstrators, as they stood at the...
Read More
Author: Tony Öhberg
UK foreign secretary Philip Hammond meets with PM Alexander Stubb
HELSINKI – The British foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, arrived in Finland for his working visit on Thursday morning.
He stepped inside the prime minister’s official residence Kesäranta, was happy to take his coat off after the snow showers and meet with the Finnish premier, Alexander Stubb, over breakfast. Picture: Tony Öhberg for Finland Today
President Niinistö sends condolences to France – FM Tuomioja: Europe must prepare for more attacks
President Sauli Niinistö sent a message of condolence to François Hollande, the president of France, on the attack on the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on Wednesday.
Read More
Finland condemns Paris attack – PM Stubb sends condolences to French president
“Freedom of expression and a free press are integral elements of European values,” Stubb said.
Read More
Finnair selected among ten safest airlines in the world for 2015
Finnair was selected among the ten safest airlines in the world by AirlineRatings.com, the world’s only safety and product rating website.
Read More
WATCH: The first trailer of Finnish-British action film Big Game
How does this sound for a movie plot? A young teenager (Onni Tommila) camping in the woods helps rescue the president of the United States (played by the one and only Samuel L. Jackson), when Air Force One is shot down near his campsite and crash-lands into a Finnish forest.
Read More
About 12,500 conscripts enter the military service today
About 12,500 conscripts pull on their army suits today, when they start the military service in the Finnish defence forces.
Read More
Net attacks continue against Finnish banks – Danske Bank currently the primary target
The denial-of-services attacks which have been targeting Finnish banks for almost a week are...
Read More
Stores offer discounts of 75 per cent but Russians are not buying
Here is the good news: discount sales are reaching their peak. Some of the stores slice off as...
Read More
OP still suffering from disruptions in banking system – Finn abroad is running out of cash
OP Financial Group is still suffering from the plague of the digital age: the denial-of-services attacks.
Read More
OP receives extortion message demanding Bitcoins for DDoS attacks to stop
Two extortion messages demanding virtual money were left at the Facebook pages of two national banks: OP and Danske Bank.
Read More
Strong side-wind rocks shelves down at Tallink Silja cruise ferry
Tallink Silja Superstar cruise ferry was grabbed by a storm-wind while travelling from Tallinn to Helsinki on Friday evening,
Read More
Kaisaniemi metro station will change name to University of Helsinki
The Kaisaniemi metro station in will be renamed as University of Helsinki in January 2015.
Read More
Deaths, guns and eye injuries – the dark side of Finnish New Year’s celebration
Every year the New Year’s Eve shows its dark side in form of violence and injuries. The beginning of the year 2015 was no exception.
Read More
President Niinistö in his New Year’s speech: Together we are a force to be reckoned with
The past year has left us to deal with three major issues: security, economy and the environment.
The issues were highlighted by President Sauli Niinistö in his traditional New Year’s Speech on Wednesday January 1 2015.
PICTURES: A crowd of 30,000 celebrate year 2015 at Senate Square
HELSINKI – Happy New Year! Finns, Russians, Italians, Asians … – a total crowd...
Read More
Ready, set, go – Senate Square is ready to receive New Year 2015
HELSINKI – Today a crowd of tens of thousands will receive New Year 2015 at...
Read More
