The first confirmed cases of coronavirus have been detected in Finnish nursing homes.
Three elderly residents have died at a care home in the Ylä-Savon...
An information pack from the government and health authorities about coronavirus has begun to arrive in homes.
It's part of the government's wider outreach to...
The Finnish Government says it will increase coronavirus testing, and strengthen the crisis coordination unit that's taking the lead on tackling the pandemic.
At a...
Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä (Centre) says the coronavirus crisis "is the worst moment of Finland's economic history" as he set out new...
The city of Savonlinna in Finland's eastern lakeland region has started talks on lay-offs for municipal workers due to the impact of the coronavirus...
The Confederation of Finnish Industries EK is warning that the coronavirus crisis could cause a wave of unemployment and bankruptcy worse than the 1990's...
The International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF has canceled the upcoming Women's World Championships due to the spread of Covid-19 coronavirus.
The tournament, with the Finnish...
The highest level of women's football competition in Finland is getting a name change to become more gender-equal.
From the start of the 2020 season...
Finnish Member of Parliament and a former comedian Pirkka-Pekka Petelius (Green)
apologised this week to the Sámi people for his offensive 'drunken Sámi' TV sketches.
Petelius...
As the party line-up of the new Finnish government and its policy program was formally announced on Monday, the fiscally conservative right, who for...
There are two versions of autonomy within Finland: the region of the Åland Islands between Finland and Sweden is autonomous; and the indigenous people...
The Helsinki Biennial, an international arts festival scheduled to bring 40 artists and art collectives from around the world to the capital this summer, is...
Finnish singer Aksel Kankaanranta won't be getting an automatic berth to represent Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021.
This year's event was supposed to...
Today Finland celebrates the Day of Equality, which is also the birthday of author and social influencer Minna Canth.
Canth is the first Finnish woman...
An Espoo brewery is sending some 'thirst aid' to Australia, by donating proceeds from a special beer to bushfire relief efforts.
Fat Lizard Brewing in...
The first confirmed cases of coronavirus have been detected in Finnish nursing homes.
Three elderly residents have died at a care home in the Ylä-Savon...
An information pack from the government and health authorities about coronavirus has begun to arrive in homes.
It's part of the government's wider outreach to...
The Finnish Government says it will increase coronavirus testing, and strengthen the crisis coordination unit that's taking the lead on tackling the pandemic.
At a...
The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service Supo published its new year book on Thursday, painting a picture of the threats facing Finland from domestic...
One of Finland's best known entertainers Jari Sillanpää has been found guilty by a court of having child abuse images on the phone, and sharing them.
However,...
News Now Finland has joined forces with a number of the country's leading regional newspapers to share accurate journalism about coronavirus in English.
The cooperation...
Here's our evening round-up of the latest coronavirus news from Finland:
Latest: 1,615 coronavirus cases, 20 deaths - information letters sent out.
Rescued: Behind...
New data released by tech giant Google shows how peoples' movement has been affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
The COVID-19 Communities Mobility Report for Finland...
The government and health officials are considering whether to use hotels near to Helsinki Airport as sites to quarantine returning passengers.
Minister of Justice Anna-Maja Henriksson (SFP)...
Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) says he trusts that Finns on repatriation flights from abroad will self-isolate when they return home, without it having...
By Robin Häggblom
Russia built a heliport on Gogland .
Russian news agency TASS provided some details. A Mi-26, the Soviet C-130 sized helicopter, flew in...
By Robin Häggblom
The day started with what sounded like a rare but not unique message on Twitter by the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation:
The current search...
By Simo Raittila
Finnland's basic income experiment will end – as planned.
In recent days there have been some news sites claiming that the Finnish basic...
New data released by tech giant Google shows how peoples' movement has been affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
The COVID-19 Communities Mobility Report for Finland...
A supercomputer at Kajaani University of Applied Sciences KAMK is linking up with Stanford University in California to help model the surface structure of...
Espoo's Remedy Entertainment, which has produced blockbuster gaming titles like Max Payne, Control, Quantum Break and Alan Wake, has signed a new deal with...
A storm system moving into southern and central areas of Finland on Wednesday brings with it high winds, rain, sleet and snow.
The Finnish Meteorological...
Warm winter temperatures in January mean that many parts of Finland saw new weather records being set.
According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute January was...
News Now Finland has joined forces with a number of the country's leading regional newspapers to share accurate journalism about coronavirus in English.
The cooperation...
The first confirmed cases of coronavirus have been detected in Finnish nursing homes.
Three elderly residents have died at a care home in the Ylä-Savon...
Here's our evening round-up of the latest coronavirus news from Finland:
Latest: 1,615 coronavirus cases, 20 deaths - information letters sent out.
Rescued: Behind...
An information pack from the government and health authorities about coronavirus has begun to arrive in homes.
It's part of the government's wider outreach to...
New data released by tech giant Google shows how peoples' movement has been affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
The COVID-19 Communities Mobility Report for Finland...
