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Finland has declared a state of emergency, with immediate effect, because of the rising number of coronavirus cases - especially in the capital city region. The government made the announcement on Monday, in consultation with President Sauli Niinistö, and after...

How well do you know your neighbours? No, not your human neighbours, but the other animals that share our cities, towns and villages with us. There is a surprising variety of wildlife in Finnish towns. From small rodents like voles to...

The Paridae is a large family of small birds found in the Northern Hemisphere and Africa. They are commonly referred to as tits over most of their distribution, but in North America they are known as chickadees or titmice. In...

An ambitious multi-billion euro plan to expand Finland's rail network and introduce high speed connections between southern cities benefits housing, the environment, and the country's international 'kerb appeal' according to the Minister for Transport and Communications, and city leaders. Speaking...

Finland's foreign policy soft power takes centre stage this week at the United Nations in Geneva, as the Nordic nation co-hosts an international development conference on Afghanistan. Although in financial terms the Finns are relatively small players in the Afghanistan...

Winter is coming, but it will be a bit late. Sometime soon most if not all of Finland should get a covering of snow, transforming the landscape. The outlines of shapes and contours will soften, small bushes like bilberry...

Finland wants to focus on the climate crisis, sustainability, and more cooperation over security of supplies in times of crisis during its presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2021, as the region tries to recover from the...

With America's long and divisive election campaign finally over, there are few people who would argue the last four years haven't been deeply damaging for the nation. The issues faced by communities around inequalities and injustice didn't begun during Donald...

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 oil, it's truffles. The dogs are rooting around in the undergrowth to find the latest crop...

A new report claims that Finland's majority state-owned fuel company Neste is responsible for the destruction of at least 10,000 hectares of rainforest since 2019 - an area the size of Paris. Friends of the Earth Netherlands Milieudefensie says Neste...