A Wild Turn in Weather This Weekend
Warmer weather is coming.
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Posted by Editorial Team | January 16, 2024 4:50 pm | Nation
Warmer weather is coming.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | January 15, 2024 3:39 pm | Helsinki
The low-temperature record may be broken in Helsinki this week.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | January 12, 2024 1:32 pm | Helsinki, Public transport
The weather has once again caused Helsinki’s trams to run irregularly.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | January 12, 2024 9:00 am | Films
‘Lift,’ starring Kevin Hart, is a gripping gold-heist thriller set in the modern era.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | January 11, 2024 2:12 pm | Nation, Politics
The Finnish government has decided that the border crossing points on the land border between Finland and Russia will remain closed.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | January 10, 2024 3:04 pm | Politics, President
President Sauli Niinistö had a video conversation with the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, on Wednesday.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | January 9, 2024 7:35 pm | Crime, Turku
The students fled to the faculty office and called 112.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | January 8, 2024 12:55 pm | Nation, Public transport
The freezing weather of the past few weeks continues to cause problems for passengers this week.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | January 8, 2024 12:15 pm | Nation
Temperatures will rise above zero in many places this week.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | January 7, 2024 12:02 pm | Films
Here’s our review of this entertaining horror movie.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | January 5, 2024 7:44 pm | Films
Here’s how we came to score 100%.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | January 5, 2024 11:14 am | Nation, Public transport
Train travelers are hit with yet another series of delays.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | January 5, 2024 11:13 am | Nation, Public transport
VR cancels trains for the following three days to “ensure the smoothest possible service.”
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | January 4, 2024 1:28 pm | Nation
A mother and her child were found dead in Pallastunturi, Lapland after an avalanche triggered a massive rescue operation.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | January 3, 2024 10:46 pm | Culture, Gallery, Helsinki
Lux Helsinki began on Wednesday evening, illuminating the Finnish capital in freezing weather that felt close to -30 degrees Celsius. View our gallery.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | January 3, 2024 6:33 pm | Helsinki, Public transport
The public transportation system has been struggling with the freezing conditions over the past few days.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | January 3, 2024 5:09 pm | Nation
The final survey of conscripts discharged in December showed a record-high level of satisfaction for the period 2014-2023.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | January 3, 2024 6:51 am | Nation, Public transport, Travel
A long-distance train from Rovaniemi to Helsinki stopped for bathroom breaks in several cities along the way on Tuesday evening.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | January 2, 2024 12:26 pm | Crime, Nation
The suspected crime took place in a flat in an apartment building on New Year’s Eve.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | January 2, 2024 11:18 am | Nation, Public transport
This morning, train service was delayed across much of the country.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | January 1, 2024 1:25 pm | Nation, Politics
In his New Year’s address, President Sauli Niinistö touched on climate change, the fact that “things have to get better,” Ukraine, Gaza, Russia, Europe, NATO, and more. Read President Niinistö’s end-of-term speech word for word.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | December 31, 2023 2:20 pm | Nation, Politics
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s (NCP) New Year speech included remarks on NATO, Russia, the European Union, Hamas, Gaza … the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Finland as a country “with a dangerous level of debt.” We publish Prime Minister Orpo’s full speech.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | December 29, 2023 8:02 pm | Helsinki
Here’s a complete list of where fireworks are prohibited in Helsinki this year.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | December 29, 2023 11:31 am | Helsinki
The event starts with a children’s program. The night ends with a pyrotechnic display. Käärijä is not recommended for kids under twelve.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | December 27, 2023 2:25 pm | Nation
When a young boy went missing in Korpilahti the day before Christmas, a police dog patrol was called in to help with the search.
Read MorePosted by Paulina Bouzas | December 23, 2023 11:53 am | Christmas, Culture
One December weekend I did the unimaginable and planned an express trip to Helsinki from a small town far away.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | December 22, 2023 12:37 pm | Nation
The weather at Helsinki Airport has been cloudy and snowy on Friday. Heavy snowfall is expected to continue throughout the day and delay flights.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | December 21, 2023 2:17 pm | Nation
Snow, sleet and high winds are in the forecast for the days leading up to Christmas.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | December 20, 2023 5:41 pm | Crime, Helsinki, Nation
Police fined a cyclist in Helsinki for failing to give way to a motorist.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | December 18, 2023 4:46 pm | World News
A New York court sentenced a former FBI agent who worked for a sanctioned Russian oligarch to more...
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | December 14, 2023 7:30 pm | Nation
The border will be closed on Friday, December 15, at 20:00.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | December 13, 2023 5:51 pm | Nation
The strike will have an impact on daily life in Finland in several ways on Thursday. Photograph:...
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | December 13, 2023 10:20 am | Culture, Helsinki
Central Library Oodi opened its doors for the first time on December 5, 2018, the eve of Finland’s Independence Day.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | December 12, 2023 10:44 pm | Nation
The government made the decision at an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | December 12, 2023 9:51 pm | Crime, Helsinki
A shooting took place near a cinema in Helsinki’s Kamppi district late on Monday evening. Here’s what we know so far.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | December 11, 2023 4:21 pm | Nation
The JHL strike on December 14 continues to spread: industrial action in dozens of locations across Finland.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | December 9, 2023 12:15 pm | Nation
A walkout by five unions brings electricity production to a halt, and district heating has to be backed up by emergency plans.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | December 9, 2023 11:25 am | Nation, Public transport
The strike was called to protest against the cuts in the labor market prepared by the conservative...
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | December 8, 2023 2:17 pm | Crime, Nation, Vantaa
Police say it is possible the man found under a crushed car in Myyrmäki, Vantaa, was the victim of a homicide.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | December 8, 2023 9:04 am | Archived News
Police received a report of the incident at around 01:15 on Friday morning.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | December 7, 2023 3:58 pm | Helsinki, Nation
Protesters against neo-Nazis did their best to stop a nationalistic torchlight procession.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | December 6, 2023 4:33 pm | Gallery, Helsinki, Nation
Finland celebrates its 106th Independence Day. Here is what has happened so far.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | December 5, 2023 12:39 pm | Nation
There was a decline in performance for students regardless of whether or not they had an immigrant background.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | December 4, 2023 1:03 pm | Food & Drinks
Carrots have been cultivated in Finland since the 17th century.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | December 2, 2023 7:02 pm | Nation
Before the increase, obtaining a passport abroad was already considerably more expensive.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | December 1, 2023 1:26 pm | Helsinki
The conversion of parking spaces into paid spaces is based on the City of Helsinki’s policy to convert all long-term free parking spaces in and around the city center into paid spaces.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | December 1, 2023 12:35 pm | Helsinki
The Töölönlahti route is closed for the rest of the year. This is due to roadwork.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | November 29, 2023 3:20 pm | Helsinki, Public transport
On Wednesday, the Ministry of Transport and Communications decided to amend the regulation on the inspection fee for public transport in the HSL area.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | November 28, 2023 5:26 pm | Government, Nation, Politics
The decision means that all border crossing points on the land border between Finland and Russia will be closed until December 13.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | November 28, 2023 2:29 pm | Politics
The premiers’ agenda included bilateral relations between the two countries, the security situation and other current international and EU issues. Recent events on Finland’s eastern border were also discussed.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | November 27, 2023 7:35 am | Politics
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will meet in Helsinki on Monday.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | November 25, 2023 2:19 pm | Music
Ron Carter, 86, came to Helsinki with his quartet to breathe new life into jazz classics.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | November 25, 2023 10:26 am | Politics
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) and Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina met in Helsinki on Friday.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | November 25, 2023 9:39 am | Nation
Kaamos, or the polar night, will begin in Finnish Lapland this weekend.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | November 24, 2023 6:45 pm | Parliament, Politics
On Thursday, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) made an announcement on border security to Parliament. We publish Prime Minister Orpo’s remarks in full.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | November 24, 2023 5:00 pm | Nation, Politics
In an extraordinary meeting on November 24, the government decided that people arriving across the eastern border will be processed in registration centers.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | November 24, 2023 2:16 pm | Politics
The government adopted these new restrictions at an extraordinary session on November 22, 2023. The decision will be in effect until December 23, 2023.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | November 20, 2023 12:22 pm | President
President Niinistö previously visited Poland in 2020 to participate in the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | November 18, 2023 4:11 pm | Boxing, Feature
Reporter and photojournalist Tony Öhberg sat down with Finnish heavyweight boxer Robert Helenius to talk about his new autobiography and his plans for the future amid the turmoil of life in and out of the ring.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | November 18, 2023 2:34 pm | Gallery, Helsinki
A thin layer of snow covered the center of Helsinki in the early hours of Saturday morning. We caught the beauty of the first light in whiteness.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | November 16, 2023 8:25 pm | Nation, Politics
“It’s not worth the effort to come to Finland. The borders are closed,” Mari Rantanen (Finns), the minister of the interior, said while referring to Finland’s southeastern border with Russia.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | November 15, 2023 2:29 pm | Nation, President
During his visit to Germany, President Sauli Niinistö commented on the increase in the number of undocumented asylum seekers from Russia to Finland.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | November 15, 2023 2:28 pm | Politics, President
President Sauli Niinistö and his spouse, Jenni Haukio, will pay an official visit to Germany on November 15-16, 2023.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | November 14, 2023 8:11 pm | Entertainment
Full of references to Finland, the horror adventure relies on blue-and-white exoticism.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | November 14, 2023 3:47 pm | Nation, Politics
So far, it has not been decided in what concrete way border crossings will be restricted. But options are available.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | November 13, 2023 9:40 am | Nation
Previously, the Russian authorities did not allow passengers to travel from Russia to the Finnish border if the passenger did not have the required travel documents.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | November 11, 2023 7:10 pm | Gallery, President
Finland Today observed the funeral of the late President Martti Ahtisaari throughout the day. Here’s our report.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | November 10, 2023 10:24 am | Nation, Politics, President
The state funeral of former President Ahtisaari will begin with the funeral service at the Helsinki Cathedral. President Ahtisaari will be buried in Hietaniemi Cemetery next to other former Finnish presidents.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | November 6, 2023 11:09 am | Flag Days
Today flags are hoisted to honor the Finnish Swedish Heritage Day.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | November 6, 2023 10:16 am | Nation
Political industrial actions are expected in different parts of Finland this week. The actions are against the government’s plans to cut working conditions and income.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | November 3, 2023 11:24 am | Nation
Experiences of discrimination are very common among immigrants, according to a recent survey that examines the health, well-being and social and health service experiences of foreign-born adults living in Finland.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | November 1, 2023 1:50 pm | Helsinki
The service will be interrupted due to renovation work.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | October 31, 2023 5:32 pm | Nation, Politics, President
This is the last time that President Niinistö will host the Independence Day reception at the Presidential Palace after serving the maximum two terms.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | October 31, 2023 4:40 pm | Business, Helsinki
Finlandia Hall and the City of Helsinki have different views on the future of Little Finlandia.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | October 31, 2023 11:06 am | Business
Neste has been identified as a leader in the Global Child Forum’s global assessment of children’s rights and business.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | October 30, 2023 1:15 pm | Culture
The proportion of people who drink alcohol weekly or more often has decreased.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | October 26, 2023 11:12 am | Nation
The number of immigrants in the January-September period was the highest on record.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | October 25, 2023 5:33 pm | Nation
People of African descent are routinely met with unfair treatment and bias when seeking jobs or homes. Racial discrimination, harassment and violence continue to haunt their daily lives, according to the report, “Being Black in the EU.”
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | October 23, 2023 1:34 pm | Nation
Winter and dark season speed limits will be introduced nationwide by Friday. But there are some exceptions.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | October 19, 2023 2:45 pm | Nation
On Thursday, the Finnish Immigration Service began using automated decision-making to process student permits.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | October 16, 2023 4:10 pm | Nation, President
The former Finnish president, Martti Ahtisaari, a peacemaker and a humanitarian, passed away at the age of 86, after a long illness.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | October 16, 2023 11:36 am | Nation, Politics
The aim “is to tighten the conditions for naturalization and encourage integration,” the Ministry of the Interior notes.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | October 13, 2023 8:52 am | Nation
The negotiations may lead to the dismissal of up to 60 people, and a large number of fixed-term contracts will end.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | October 11, 2023 6:53 pm | Politics
The events of the past few days have been intense as it was discovered that an explosion caused a pressure loss in the gas pipeline between Estonia and Finland. Here’s what we know so far.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | October 9, 2023 12:12 pm | Nation
The slow marches are part of Elokapina’s autumn campaign.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | October 8, 2023 3:05 pm | Nation, Vantaa
Five people were rescued from an apartment in Vantaa, Hakunila, but all five died despite attempts to revive them.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | October 5, 2023 9:18 pm | Feature, Gallery, Travel
What happens when Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden visit a small town in southern Finland, which was named after a Swedish Queen in the 18th century? This time, the Princess came to inaugurate a piece of land near the end of September. Well … the elderly rubbed their eyes in amazement, while children and some adults wore crowns made of cardboard. Finland Today followed the visit, and here’s the report.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 23, 2023 11:44 am | Helsinki, Public transport
Lightning struck near Herttoniemi metro station, disrupting metro services in Helsinki around 10:30 on Saturday morning.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 20, 2023 8:39 pm | Nation
A storm called Varpu hit many parts of the country hard on Tuesday night and Wednesday.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 20, 2023 1:24 pm | Russia
The first virtual Non-Fungible Token (NFT) artwork has been released by Russia’s famed Hermitage Museum.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 19, 2023 7:37 pm | Nation
Finland will be hit by an autumn storm overnight and on Wednesday. Winds are forecast to be dangerously strong.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 19, 2023 4:19 pm | Nation
The police will also intervene in failure to wear seat belts, protective helmets and the use of child safety devices in road traffic.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 18, 2023 3:12 pm | World News
Successful restoration work has led the Kasubi Tombs to be removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | September 14, 2023 8:11 pm | Business, Feature
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki, held between Sep. 12-13, helped the gaming industry to connect, but some had trouble getting lunch after paying hundreds for tickets. Free drinks flowed almost effortlessly, though.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | September 12, 2023 5:25 pm | Parliament, Politics
Parliament has accepted the resignation of the former prime minister and MP, Sanna Marin (SDP).
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | September 8, 2023 4:42 pm | Feature, Politics
Some of the current members of the Finnish government have made continuous headlines in relation to racism both nationally and internationally. We attended a mass protest against discrimination with 20,000 people and wrapped up the details of what’s been said and done.
Read MorePosted by Tony Öhberg | September 7, 2023 4:28 pm | Parliament, Politics
Marin has been appointed as a strategic adviser in an institute that deals with governments and political leaders.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | August 31, 2023 7:15 pm | Helsinki
The rainy Thursday morning kept the rescue services busy in Helsinki.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | August 30, 2023 10:44 am | Helsinki, Public transport
Here’s how the passengers will interact with the new light rail vehicle that could start operating in the near future.
Read MorePosted by Editorial Team | August 30, 2023 1:08 am | Nation
Monday’s rains were just the beginning. More rain and thunderstorms are to follow on Wednesday.
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