Turku becomes the first city in Finland to recommend wearing face mask when traveling with public transport. However, the data supporting the benefits of wearing a cloth mask are limited.
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Hundreds of new city bikes are going to be available in the city center from the last week of July.
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In negotiations on the European Union’s massive spending package to fight the downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Finland reached many of its objectives.
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President Sauli Niinistö talked about the idea behind closing the Finnish-Swedish border in a recent interview with Swedish news agency TT.
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Pori Jazz festival was canceled this year, but it has already confirmed some big names for 2021.
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One person was injured in an explosion during maintenance work at the Helsinki City Theatre on Monday afternoon. View pictures of the police operation.
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One of the most famous tourist magnets in Helsinki turns into an assortment of allotment gardens, almost ready for customers.
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Nordic Business Forum, one of the leading annual business conferences, will be rescheduled to 2021 in Helsinki.
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Here’s our guide to Midsummer.
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On a Wednesday evening in June, the Michelssons came across a sight at their cottage that they will remember for a lifetime.
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On Thursday, the government decided to lift some of the restrictions related to travel and public gatherings.
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Most of the days until Sunday are likely to be sunny and very warm.
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The new finance minister has been involved in Finnish politics for four decades.
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On Thursday morning, spray-painted slogans against racism greeted the chief sacristan of the Helsinki Cathedral parish.
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“I am in shock that so many people attended,” says Andrea Moukoko, one of the organizers.
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The rumble in the sky heard in various parts of the country on Thursday salute the Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces.
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In support of the impassioned rallies across the U.S., a Black Lives Matter march is to take place in Helsinki on Wednesday.
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The City of Helsinki is preparing to transform the Senate Square into a new commercial meeting space in the summer.
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New coronavirus infections have been confirmed in two schools in the Helsinki metropolitan area on Wednesday.
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A student has tested positive for the coronavirus in Sipoonjoki School on Tuesday.
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13 students are exposed to the virus and have been transferred to home quarantine on Tuesday where they will continue learning through remote connections.
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The school has taken measures against the virus by, for example, marking the floors with tape.
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Restaurants and cafeterias are going to be open on June 1. On Tuesday, the government told us about the details.
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12 patients have died due to coronavirus complications.
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A total of 17 students and four teachers have been exposed to the virus and are now in home quarantine.
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The ministers in question have been in the same space with a person who is suspected of being infected with the coronavirus.
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Here’s a list of the measures to be lifted.
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The National Veterans’ Day is honored by a virtual choir, by the state leadership and by the Finnish Defence Forces.
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As a coronavirus precaution, the staff of the Helsinki zoo will now keep their distance to the numerous tigers and monkeys on the island.
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As a precautionary measure, Prime Minister Sanna Marin will continue her work using remote access arrangements.
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The government has decided to ban public gatherings and events of over 500 people until July 31.
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Today, the government is to make preliminary plans for lifting restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic. However, summer festivals could be banned.
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Many parts of Finland were covered in snow on Thursday morning.
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According to the government, when the restrictions of movement to and from the Uusimaa region came into effect on March 28, the coronavirus infections were spreading more rapidly in the Uusimaa region than in the rest of the country.
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The Uusimaa lockdown will likely be lifted on April 19. The police recommend staying home for Easter.
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After the Technical Research Center of Finland VTT analyzed the masks they concluded that the material is not suitable for hospital use; “it doesn’t meet the European standards.”
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According to Prime Minister Sanna Marin (the SDP), it is necessary to isolate the Uusimaa region from the rest of the country because that’s where the coronavirus pandemic is more widespread.
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In an attempt to limit the spreading of the coronavirus, the government has decided to close restaurants, cafeterias, bars and nightclubs as soon as possible.
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Mrs. Eeva Ahtisaari, 83, the spouse of the former Finnish president, Martti Ahtisaari, has been confirmed of being infected with the coronavirus.
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The Finnish government together with the president has decided to enact the Emergency Powers Act to limit the spreading of the coronavirus.
Read MoreThe ringing of the bells in all of Finland’s Lutheran, Orthodox and Catholic churches at 10:55-11:00 on Friday commemorated the exact moment when the war ended.
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223 people have been infected with the coronavirus in Finland, according to reports by THL and HUS, published on Saturday, March 14, 2020.
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Photojournalist Tony Öhberg spent Friday observing how the coronavirus outbreak affected everyday life in Helsinki center.
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109 people have been infected with the coronavirus in Finland, according to the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare THL on March 12, 2020.
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On March 12, the Finnish government has decided on the following measures to slow down the spreading of the coronavirus.
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Robert Helenius, 36, wins the most important fight of his career in Brooklyn, New York.
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“I wouldn’t be doing this if I didn’t believe in myself anymore.”
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Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (the Green League) and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, met for their first official talks today at the House of the Estates in Helsinki.
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In our video, we interview Taneli Puumalainen, the chief physician at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare THL, about Finland’s readiness against the coronavirus and wondered if we all should prepare to order some face masks.
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She is now in hospital care at the Helsinki University Hospital HUS.
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