New restrictive measures to slow the spread of coronavirus are being introduced Monday in the capital city region.
Joint action by Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and...
Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) says the continued rise in coronavirus cases in Finland is bringing the government closer to enacting emergency powers to help curb...
One of the biggest coffee shop chains in Finland, Espresso House, is launching the Nordic region's first an all-you-can-drink option for customers - which...
Finland's u20 men's ice hockey team have arrived in Edmonton Canada to enter a coronavirus 'bubble' ahead of this year's World Championship Tournament.
But the...
The national Ahtisaari Day, named after former Finnish president and Nobel Peace Laureat Martti Ahtisaari, is behing held in Finland for the 10th time and...
Watching one industrial project after another trying to enter the Sámi homeland in Finland, I’ve started wondering whether companies and authorities understand that the...
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...
One of the biggest coffee shop chains in Finland, Espresso House, is launching the Nordic region's first an all-you-can-drink option for customers - which...
When Labradors Noora and Neea put their specially-trained noses to work, they're striking black gold in southwest Finland - but this black gold isn't...
New restrictive measures to slow the spread of coronavirus are being introduced Monday in the capital city region.
Joint action by Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and...
Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) says the continued rise in coronavirus cases in Finland is bringing the government closer to enacting emergency powers to help curb...
The National Bureau of Investigations NBI says it is investigating a "serious and wide-ranging" plot by far-right activists to carry out criminal offenses "against...
Police in Oulu say they’re investigating a suspected incident of threatening language and defamation by city councilor Junes Lokka.
The alleged incident took place during the time of...
A man who threatened Interior Minister Maria Ohisalo (Green) on social media has been convicted, and sentenced to a four-month suspended sentence. It means he...
Sanna Marin holds first talks with new Estonian prime minister
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) has held her first video call with the new Estonian...
Haavisto joins EU meeting with Russia on the agenda
Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) joins his EU colleagues in Brussels today for the first Foreign...
PM calls for release of Russian opposition politician
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) has joined other EU leaders in calling for the release of Russian...
Cold snap continues across the country
A cold front with some extremely chilly temperatures continues across most of central, southern and eastern Finland on Friday...
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If you're a regular News Now Finland reader then hopefully you're well-versed in all the news that's happening here at home....
The Finnish Defence Forces says its cutting the number of troops deployed to Afghanistan, with two-thirds set to come home.
There are currently 60 Finnish...
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...
Finland's coronavirus track and trace app Koronavilkku has now been downloaded more than 2.5 million times since it was release on 1st September, and...
The Koronavilkku track and trace app has released a new update, adding English to the existing Finnish and Swedish language options.
Although many Android and...
A new scientific study from the European Environment Agency finds that Finland is one of the few European countries protecting citizens from air pollution.
In...
With frosty mornings back on the calendar, police are offering some seasonal safety tips for motorists as road conditions turn more wintry.
Vehicle windshields need...
Sanna Marin holds first talks with new Estonian prime minister
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) has held her first video call with the new Estonian...
Haavisto joins EU meeting with Russia on the agenda
Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) joins his EU colleagues in Brussels today for the first Foreign...
PM calls for release of Russian opposition politician
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) has joined other EU leaders in calling for the release of Russian...