Finland Is the Fourth-Best Country in the World, According to Social Progress Index
Finland takes first place in environmental quality and in access to basic drinking water.
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Posted by Editorial Team | September 27, 2019 10:18 am | Environment, Nation
Finland takes first place in environmental quality and in access to basic drinking water.
Read MorePosted by Jan Artiček | September 26, 2019 4:45 pm | Nation
Ingvar Sigurdsson visited Helsinki to present the film ‘A White, White Day,’ in which he plays the leading role, to Finnish moviegoers at HIFF Love and Anarchy.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 26, 2019 10:22 am | Nation
Their goal was to bring attention to the carbon dioxide emissions of gigantic cruise liners traveling across the globe.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 26, 2019 8:54 am | Nation
In Finland, an average of 240 people lose their lives on the roads every year.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 25, 2019 5:35 pm | Nation
The temperatures are expected to stay around 13 to 15 degrees of Celsius for most parts of the weekend.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 25, 2019 6:18 am | Politics, President
“This should not distract us from what we can do to prevent further damage,” President Niinistö said.
Read MorePosted by Jan Artiček | September 24, 2019 3:18 pm | Nation
In this dark comedy by French auteur Quentin Dupieux, we follow Jean Dujardin on a mission to rid the world of jackets.
Read MorePosted by Jan Artiček | September 24, 2019 2:54 pm | Nation
Hellenthal is an engaging talker, and she spoke about the ideas informing her film with expressive hand gestures and by using table objects to visualize her points.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 24, 2019 12:50 pm | Environment, Politics, President
According to President Sauli Niinistö, “The challenge is enormous. But so is the reward.”
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 24, 2019 9:10 am | Business, Nation
Finnish travel agency Tjäreborg, along with its Nordic sister companies, will continue offering holiday flights and travel packages.
Read MorePosted by Jan Artiček | September 23, 2019 5:11 pm | Nation
Director Laurits Flensted-Jensen is presenting his debut feature film, Neon Heart, to audiences at HIFF Love and Anarchy. We talked about the themes running through his film as well as the filming process itself.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 23, 2019 4:25 pm | Politics
The rights of sexual and gender minorities will be the theme of a high-level conference organized by Finland’s Ministry of Justice and the European Commission in Brussels on September 23-24.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 23, 2019 10:38 am | Crime, Helsinki, Nation
The police have revealed more information about the stabbing that happened at Helsinki’s Ruoholahti district on Friday afternoon.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 23, 2019 9:14 am | Business, Nation
Thomas Cook, the owner group of Finnish travel agency Tjäreborg, has gone bankrupt in the early hours of Monday morning.
Read MorePosted by Jan Artiček | September 21, 2019 12:23 pm | Nation
Unlike most environmentalist documentaries out there, Anthropocene assumes no moral high ground, doesn’t preach, implore, judge or display righteous indignation.
Read MorePosted by Jan Artiček | September 21, 2019 12:04 pm | Nation
‘Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway (2019)’ is the latest turn from Spanish auteur Miguel Llanso, who is attending Helsinki’s Love and Anarchy film festival, where audiences can see the movie—and then wonder what on Earth they just witnessed.
Read MorePosted by Jan Artiček | September 21, 2019 11:39 am | Nation
Spanish writer-director Miguel Llanso presents his new film ‘Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway’ at HIFF Love and Anarchy. We sat down with Llanso to chat about his inspirations for the film, Afrofuturism, technology and power and his creative influences.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 20, 2019 5:10 pm | Crime, Helsinki, Nation
A man has been stabbed in Helsinki’s Ruoholahti district on Friday afternoon.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | September 20, 2019 12:48 pm | Business, Environment, Nation
The plans of the web search giant were announced on Friday at the press conference in Helsinki attended by Prime Minister Antti Rinne and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who’s visiting Finland.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | September 20, 2019 8:39 am | Films, Nation
On Friday, three films enter the cinemas across the country: ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette,’ ‘Ad Astra’ and ‘Rambo: Last Blood.’
Read MorePosted by Jan Artiček | September 19, 2019 5:29 pm | Nation
For the next 10 days, cinemas all around Helsinki will be a cinephile’s paradise, catering to all tastes.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 18, 2019 5:00 pm | Politics, President
The meeting will occur during the 100th anniversary of the diplomatic relationship between Finland and the United States.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 18, 2019 12:07 pm | Business, Nation, Politics
Here we list 10 points of the 2020 budget proposal that could affect our readers.
Read MorePosted by Jan Artiček | September 17, 2019 5:13 pm | Nation
While the government has promised to look into the matter and introduce changes to executive salaries, the matter also raises the issue of whether Posti would work better as a public or private company.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 17, 2019 1:00 pm | Crime, Vantaa
The police say in a statement that they have conducted “necessary action” at the area.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | September 17, 2019 8:19 am | Helsinki, Nation
A boat burns at Tokoinranta by the Eläintarhanlahti bay in Helsinki early on Tuesday morning.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 13, 2019 2:36 pm | Helsinki
The person suffered serious injuries.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 12, 2019 9:24 am | Helsinki, Nation
According to the Central Uusimaa Rescue Department, the rain overflowed the sewers.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | September 11, 2019 7:37 pm | Crime, Nation
A troublemaker, an outsider, a man about 30, introduced himself violently at Pääskytie School in Porvoo, southern Finland on Wednesday morning.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | September 11, 2019 11:57 am | Politics, President
President Sauli Niinistö addressed the parliament at the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Finland’s constitutional democracy on Tuesday.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | September 10, 2019 6:14 pm | Nation
According to the Southern Savonia Rescue Department, about 500 lightning strikes were seen in the thunderstorm that lasted three hours.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | September 10, 2019 5:03 pm | Business, Helsinki, Nation
Negotiations are going to be started by the Ministry of Transport and Communications for two new companies that will oversee the development of the high-speed rail links.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 10, 2019 10:29 am | Crime, Helsinki, Nation
The police say in a statement that they’re thankful of all observations “that significantly helped to catch the suspect quickly.”
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 9, 2019 1:08 pm | Crime
An attempted armed robbery caused a big police operation in Helsinki’s Jätkäsaari district.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 9, 2019 9:15 am | Nation
Should the threshold for hot weather be exceeded on Tuesday, it would make a mark in history.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 7, 2019 8:00 am | Helsinki, Nation
According to the amusement park, the problem was started by a damaged optical fiber.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | September 6, 2019 7:57 pm | Crime, Nation
A local kid, Samu, 17, was cycling toward an underpass when a person dressed in clown’s clothes appeared from the nearby hill.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | September 6, 2019 6:55 pm | Films, Nation
‘It Chapter Two’ is long and boring.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | September 5, 2019 6:38 pm | Nation
Some of the apartments are now uninhabitable.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 4, 2019 8:48 am | Nation
The strike has been canceled for the time being.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | September 3, 2019 5:28 pm | Nation
Finland is the best destination in the world for wildlife travel, according to Global Wildlife Travel Index for 2019.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | September 3, 2019 4:55 pm | Nation
Minister Sirpa Paatero told the media that there will be a timeout in the transfer of agreements.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 3, 2019 11:51 am | Military
A treaty allows its signatories to conduct observation flights and take aerial photographs.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 3, 2019 7:29 am | Nation
Here’s the weather forecast for the week.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 2, 2019 12:03 pm | Nation
The ride remains closed for the time being.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 2, 2019 9:32 am | Nation
The strike will end on Wednesday, September 4.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 2, 2019 8:16 am | Nation
According to the state-owned railway company VR, 99 percent of their customers buy the train ticket in advance or from the conductor by using payment cards.
Read MorePosted by Mehdi Ghasemi | August 31, 2019 9:00 am | Feature, Premium
Lee Rodgers is an English author and illustrator living in Lapland. He contributes to the survival of the Inari Saami language.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | August 30, 2019 9:13 am | Nation
A new study examines the education level of immigrant children.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | August 27, 2019 5:43 pm | Helsinki, Nation
“The customers immediately made Oodi their own, which is our greatest success.”
Read MorePosted by Paulina Bouzas | August 27, 2019 5:12 pm | Nation
A recent study investigated the correlation between children’s motor competence and environmental factors.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | August 26, 2019 9:44 am | Nation
The summer is still here.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | August 25, 2019 9:30 pm | Crime, Nation
The police have caught two men in Tampere region, central Finland, after a chase that lasted 30 minutes on Sunday evening.
Read MorePosted by Jan Artiček | August 21, 2019 11:55 pm | Politics
On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Helsinki to meet with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | August 20, 2019 9:14 am | Nation
Snus use is on the rise among the youth, even though it is prohibited to sell snus in Finland.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | August 19, 2019 6:33 pm | Nation, Politics
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif held talks with President Sauli Niinistö and Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | August 19, 2019 11:19 am | Nation, Politics
Here are some of the highlights of the government’s draft budget for 2020.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | August 16, 2019 6:52 pm | Culture, Gallery, Nation
The carnival celebrated its 30th anniversary this year.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | August 16, 2019 9:46 am | Films, Nation
The ninth film by Quentin Tarantino is an ode to moviemaking.
Read MorePosted by Kathleen Cusack | August 13, 2019 8:44 am | Nation
Born in Helsinki 105 years ago, Jansson was surrounded by creativity as a child.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | August 12, 2019 2:43 pm | Nation
The study compares the taxi rates at the 50 busiest airports in Europe.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | August 1, 2019 11:25 am | Films, Nation
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is here to save the world with Jason Statham and we like it.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | July 24, 2019 5:31 pm | Nation
The American player, Paul McBeth, won his fifth disc golf European Open Champion title in Nokia, central Finland. In an interview with Finland Today, he described the level of the competition “incredible.”
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | July 24, 2019 12:57 pm | Crime, Nation
According to the police, the shooting is related to their confrontation.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | July 23, 2019 8:23 pm | Crime, Nation
Two people were injured. According to the police, their injuries are not life-threatening.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | July 23, 2019 6:16 pm | Crime, Nation
The police have caught one person for investigations.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | July 22, 2019 1:12 pm | Gallery, Music
Toto’s performance at the Pori Jazz Festival was outstanding.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | July 18, 2019 9:00 am | Nation
Currently, the EU Commission has to seek willing recipients for the disembarked asylum seekers one vessel at a time.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | July 17, 2019 2:31 pm | Films, Nation
Chucky is back more advanced than ever. Here’s our review.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | July 16, 2019 5:29 pm | Films, Nation
Simba is back furrier than before. The original is still better.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | July 15, 2019 11:02 am | Nation
To celebrate this, Wednesday 17 July has been designated as a national flag day.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | July 14, 2019 6:26 am | Boxing, Nation
Helenius was boxing well, but then the worst thing happened.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | July 12, 2019 6:29 pm | Boxing, Nation
On Saturday night, Helenius will face Gerald Washington on the journey to the top.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | July 12, 2019 9:33 am | Nation
The ability to prepare for extreme weather events will be increasingly important in the future.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | July 11, 2019 5:10 pm | Nation
The puppy was donated to Finnish Customs in May to mark the 25th anniversary of the customs cooperation between Finland and Russia.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | July 11, 2019 10:43 am | Nation
The language requirement has been set too low when considering the demands of the work.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | July 10, 2019 8:42 am | Politics
Minister Haavisto has extensive knowledge on Sudan.
Read MorePosted by Jan Artiček | July 9, 2019 1:50 pm | Films, Nation
We are dealing with the strange world of pagan ritual here. But is it good? Read our review.
Read MorePosted by Jan Artiček | July 9, 2019 8:08 am | Nation
We spoke with Matias Pajula, chairman of the conscripts’ union, who explained the proposed changes and the reasons for them.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | July 8, 2019 6:59 pm | Culture, Nation
On Monday, people enjoyed an eventful summer day by the Töölö Bay. The celebration kicked off Finland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | July 8, 2019 9:45 am | Military
Nearly 10,000 will begin their service in the Army and about 1,700 in the Navy.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | July 6, 2019 12:34 pm | Culture, Japan, Nation, Politics
We dug into some of the less-known facts, which unite the two geographically distant countries.
Read MorePosted by Mehdi Ghasemi | July 5, 2019 8:25 pm | Culture
We interviewed Dorothea Grünzweig, a German-Finnish author, who loves the Finnish language.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | July 2, 2019 10:02 am | Politics
During their four-day visit, the crown prince and crown princess will meet with the Finnish presidential couple and explore Finnish culture, landmarks, nature and health care.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | July 1, 2019 11:35 pm | Gallery, Music
We spent three days at Tuska Open Air Metal Festival in Helsinki.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | June 30, 2019 12:49 pm | Culture, Gallery, Nation
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Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | June 28, 2019 8:41 am | Politics
He’s the first prime minister in the history of Finland to participate in the march, which celebrates sexual diversity.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | June 27, 2019 8:29 pm | Music, Nation
Tuska Open Air Metal Festival begins on Friday and lasts till Sunday. Here’s what’s changed when arriving at the festival.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | June 27, 2019 12:54 pm | Politics
The Finns Party describe the program as “defective” and that “it accelerates the development of a federal state.”
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | June 26, 2019 4:48 pm | Politics
Finland’s program for its presidency of the Council of the European Union was published today. Here’s PM Rinne’s announcement, word by word.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | June 26, 2019 3:47 pm | Politics
Here’s a full list of their schedules.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | June 24, 2019 12:38 pm | Crime, Nation
Here’s a wrap-up of the Finnish Midsummer celebrations in 2019.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | June 19, 2019 4:59 pm | Food & Drinks
During Midsummer, food is prepared on the wood or gas fired grill.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | June 19, 2019 4:02 pm | Nation
Here’s the latest weather forecast for Midsummer.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | June 19, 2019 12:08 pm | Nation
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Read MorePosted by Annija Raga | June 10, 2019 11:16 pm | Music
Read all about the amazing festival atmosphere in Hyvinkää.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | June 10, 2019 3:10 pm | Politics, President
President Moon arrived in Finland with his spouse for a three-day visit.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | June 7, 2019 5:01 pm | Government, Politics
The new government-Antti Rinne’s coalition-has been appointed.
Read MorePosted by Jan Artiček | June 6, 2019 7:33 am | Business, Politics
We interviewed the chief economist at Suomen Yrittäjät about how the new government program might affect small and medium-sized entrepreneurs in Finland.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | June 4, 2019 8:20 pm | Nation
It’s getting warmer. And soon it’s getting hot!
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