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Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) will join other EU leaders in Brussels this week for a summit, the first time they’ve met in person since the start of the coronavirus crisis limited meetings to video conference calls. On the agenda…

A contact tracing app which is being rolled out in Finland at the beginning of September aims to balance privacy concerns with usefulness, after a number of countries ran into tech problems with their own software efforts. Officials are keen…

May and June are the busiest months in Finland for spotting baby birds. There are still some around in July but by now most have flown the nest. Many young birds like the mallards and goldeneyes in this gallery can…

It’s been a memorably hectic first year in office for Maria Ohisalo. The Helsinki MP became leader of the Greens just weeks after her party gained five seats at the 2019 general election, and then endured a baptism of fire…

Helsinki’s Senate Square, usually the focal point of tourist activity in the capital during summer, is getting a socially-distant reinvention. On 1st July the square will become a summer urban garden with bars, restaurants and music, in a bid to…

The BBC reports that Boris Johnson’s government is set to announce a list of countries, including Finland, to be part of a scheme for travel in both directions with no quarantine restrictions. These "travel corridors" would be formed with countries…

Spain has opened its borders to EU and Schengen visitors this week, and authorities are hoping enough tourists come to help boost the economy during the rest of the summer season. The Mediterranean country would normal expect 80 million visitors…

As people in Finland enjoy the long Midsummer weekend holiday – with mostly hot weather this year – they’re taking part in annual rituals that signal the start of summer. There’s trips to summer cottages, grilling sausages, going to sauna…

As Finland starts an annual slowing down towards the Midsummer holiday weekend the most one question everyone wants to know is what the weather’s going to be like. This year it’s going to be hot, above +25°C in most of…

When bars, restaurants and cafes were allowed to re-open on 1st June, business owners rushed to ensure their premises complied with new regulations in the coronavirus era. Restaurants can’t offer a buffet service and must restrict their occupancy to 50%…