Domestic

Most Finnish political parties do not support a full ban on face coverings, which would de facto target some Muslim women, except the populist right wing Finns Party. A better alternative, according to MPs, is a partial ban similar to…

Author Pentti Holappa, Dies at 90 Finlandia Prize-winning author Pentti Holappa has died, his longtime friend Samuli Vierikko confirms. Holappa was born in 1927, and died at his home in Helsinki on Tuesday. He was 90-years-old. Holappa was awarded…

One of Finland’s richest men, Niklas Herlin – journalist, and business owner – has died in the south of France age 53. Niklas Herlin was one of the main owners of cargo company Cargotec, publishing company Teos, and media company…

Morning Commuter Flood Warnings The Finnish Transport Agency is warning of flooded roads and delays on the western approach to Helsinki this morning. Commuters should expect delays with only one lane open in each direction on the Turku motorway, before…

Weather Warnings There’s a weather warning of ‘potentially dangerous’ strong winds across much of the country and sea areas today, issued by the Finnish Meteorological Institute FMI. Northeast winds gusting up to 15 metres per second will hit most of…

Finland’s ‘First Couple’, President Sauli Niinistö and his wife Jenni Haukio have announced they are expecting a baby. The new arrival is due in February 2018. "We are happy to announce, if everything goes as expected our family will grow in…

Rail Survey Fees The Ministry of Transport and the Prime Minister’s office paid €700,000 of consulting fees for a study into the impact of rail transport reform. The price charged by Boston Consulting Group for one report was $475,000 with…

Helsinki Morning Commute Delays A burst water pipe has caused some flooding and traffic delays in Siilitie in east Helsinki. Emergency crews were notified around 06:00 that a pipe had burst underground and that water was flooding onto the street….

New Security Strategy Presented The Government will unveil its new ‘roadmap’ for internal security today. More than 100 experts from 30 organizations have taken part in preparing the new strategy, and concerns have been raised during the preparatory work, about…

Government Faces No Confidence Vote The Finnish government will face a vote of no confidence in parliament this afternoon, after a debate on the future plans for railway competition. It comes after five opposition parties filed an ‘interpellation’ – a…