This week the government is looking at plans to cut tax breaks from funeral homes, while Posti is hoping to expand its services. Could there be some cross-over business opportunities here?
‘Cabbie Cartoonist’ Torsti Luotonen is a Helsinki taxi driver and…
Finland’s Susijengi or Wolfpack men’s national basketball team played with heart at the Eurobasket tournament group stage in Helsinki, winning 3 out of 4 games and going to the quarter finals in Istanbul. They lost to Italy on Saturday…
Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria will visit Finland next week, to watch a performance at the National Opera House in Helsinki on Saturday 16th September.
She’s been invited to see Autumn Sonata, a new work which pairs a story by Swedish…
The Tom of Finland film has been selected as Finland’s official Oscar entry for the 2018 Academy Awards, according to the Finnish Chamber of Films.
The biographical retelling of artist Touko Laaksonen’s life was written by Aleksi Bary and drected by…
Today marks the 190th anniversary of the Great Fire of Turku, one of Finland’s most defining historical moments.
The fire started on the evening of September 4th 1827, and by the next day had destroyed 75% of the city. The…
A Flow Festival performer claims a Russian DJ was beaten, and left bloodied and shocked by security guards at the weekend event. Meanwhile Flow organizers say they have mobile phone video evidence, and plan to take legal advice to…
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…
Coronavirus update: No new restrictions expected today
Public health officials, and Minister Krista Kiuru (SDP) will give a coronavirus update on Thursday morning but are not…
Southern snow storm continues, as temperatures drop
A snowstorm that swept through southern Finland in the last 36 hours continues on Wednesday, although snow will…
Snow storm brings dangerous driving conditions, power outages
A snowstorm sweeping across western and southern Finland on Tuesday brings dangerous driving conditions to roads and…
Exceptionally heavy snowfall on the way from Monday night
Meteorologists are warning of "exceptional" levels of snowfall with up to 30-40cm of accumulated snow forecast…
Minister calls for faster vaccine delivery from EU
Minister of Family and Basic Services Krista Kiuru (SDP) has written to the EU’s Health Commissioner calling for…
Finnish leaders react to American political violence
Finnish leaders have reacted to a night of political violence in America, when armed supporters of US President…