Domestic

Truck Crashes to Bridge – Morning Traffic Delays There are likely to be lingering delays to traffic going to central Helsinki from Itäkeskus this morning, after a road accident. A cargo truck crashed on Itäväylä around 06:30. According to preliminary…

Car Death Case Begins The case begins today in Helsinki District Court for a man who crashed his car into six people in Helsinki’s Lönnrotinkatu in July. One woman was killed when the 50-year-old man hit the pedestrians. Prosecutors say…

Sámi Reconciliation The Finnish government has announced €200,000 to start a reconciliation process between the Sámi people and the Finnish state. The move has been cautiously welcomed by some Sámi politicians but others in the community are more skeptical of…

Ambulance Crash An ambulance with a patient on board has crashed with a taxi in Helsinki. It happened just after 05:00 this morning at the crossroads of Mäkelänkatu and Koskelantie. Three people were injured in the accident and taken to…

Paavo Väyrynen Returns Veteran politician Paavo Väyrynen says this morning he wants to return to parliament, if he doesn’t win the presidential election in January 2018. Väyrynen has been in politics since the early 1970s and served as an ordinary…

Overnight Fire A late night fire in Lohja has left a man and his dog dead. Rescue services were alerted just before midnight to the 1950s home, which was totally destroyed in the blaze. This morning, a fire investigation is…

Dangerous Driving Conditions Driving conditions are especially hazardous in Lapland this morning. Overnight low temperatures have resulted in icy road surfaces especially around Sodankylä, Pelkosenniemi, Savukoski, Enontekiö, Inari and Utsjoki. According to meteorologists, the bad conditions will likely continue well…

Åland Autonomy Independence activists in Åland have been watching events unfold in Catalonia, and say it doesn’t put them off wanting full independence some day for the island region. While only a minority of Ålanders vote for independence party Ålands…

Soini Summons Turkish Ambassador Finland’s Foreign Minister Timo Soini (Blues) has summoned the Turkish Ambassador today, to raise concerns over a prison sentence for Finnish-Turkish journalist Ayla Albayrak. She was sentenced to two years and one month in prison for…

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…