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Interior Minister Maria Ohisalo (Green) says a cyber attack on Vastaamo psychotherapy centre computer systems, which may have resulted in as many as 40,000 patient records being held for ransom, is "a serious, outrageous and cowardly attack." Details of the data…

In Finland there are eight species of bird in the Corvidae – or corvid – family. Some of these can be seen every day, in any part of the country, while others you can only find in old-growth forest,…

Finland and China are marking 70 years of diplomatic relations this month, but the anniversary comes with a diplomatic bump in the road, as Europe considers the balance of its relationship with the Asian economic powerhouse around issues like…

Business is brisk on a Saturday afternoon in Adil Al-Massi’s Tapiola barber shop. Its prime location between Ainoa shopping centre and Sokos Hotel means there’s a good flow of customers dropping in for a haircut or beard trim. Since Friends Barbershop -…

Hundreds of British nationals have lodged applications to change their immigration status in Finland since the Immigration Service Migri opened the process at the beginning of October – but the process itself still raises a lot of questions among…

The Baltic Herring Market has been a Helsinki tradition since 1743. Every autumn fishing boats from along the southern coast and Archipelago – from Kotka to Åland – make their way to the capital city’s Market Square to sell their…

Hundreds of restaurant and bar workers, many carrying ladles from their kitchens, gathered in Helsinki on Thursday to protest increased coronavirus restrictions which they say will impact thousands of jobs in the industry. The demonstrators banged the utensils together within…

A climate change activist says he was denied water, then refused first aid treatment after being blasted in the face at close range with pepper spray by officers, and taken to Pasila police station. His experience on Saturday left Till…

In the forests near Tammisaari one enterprising retiree has turned his hobby into a cottage industry by picking, packing and selling hundreds of liters of berries every year. Across the country you can find more than 50 types of berries:…

Finland’s elite hockey players are lacing up their skates for the start of Liiga competition with more than a dozen games taking place over the weekend. The season got underway on Thursday with a curtain raiser in Hämeenlinna where the…