President Sauli Niinistö made a little history this week, becoming the first Finnish president to visit Ethiopia. The two-day trip also marked Niinistö’s first official to Africa.
During his stay in Addis Ababa, Niinistö met Ethiopia’s President Sahle-Work Zewde, and also…
At this time of year Finland’s forests and fells are rapidly changing through the short autumn season when the leaves turn many different shades.
This is known as ‘ruska’ in Finnish, where the vivid reds from bilberry and lingonberry bushes…
After a few last days of sunshine and warm weather that made it feel like summer again, autumn seems to have arrived across the whole country.
As the seasons change, so do the plants, birds, animals and insects.
But if you…
Did you catch our new episode of Podkäst?
This week Helsingin Sanomat journalist Fanny Fröman who heads up their news for children project Lasten Uutiset, talks about what kind of news young people are interested in, how to discuss difficult and…
Did you catch the latest episode of Podkäst?
This week journalist Marianne Sundholm from Svenska Yle joins the discussion on workplace discrimination, after a ministry study highlighted again how difficult it is for people with foreign-sounding names to even get a…
This summer we launched our weekly podcast called Podkäst to coincide with the start of Finland’s EU Presidency. But don’t worry, we’re not only talking about EU issues because let’s face it that would be boring!
The new episode is out now,…
The Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District, Finland’s biggest public healthcare provider, says they now recommend that face masks, covering nose and mouth, should be…
Mask recommendations extend to almost all public spaces
Public health authorities have issued new recommendations that means wearing a mask which covers the nose and…
The Government has announced new restrictions on foreigners who want to come to Finland, which come into effect from Monday 28th September.
The new rules…
Four Members of Parliament have drawn up a bill proposing that fines for littering be doubled, as a deterrent measure.
National Coalition Party MPs Saara-Sofia Sirén,…