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The skirl of the bagpipes livened up Midsummer holiday weekend in Loviisa, as enthusiasts of Scottish culture and sports gathered to celebrate a traditional Highland Games. The annual event was a showcase for some of Finland’s strongest athletes who chucked,…

Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne (SDP) is in Brussels attending the European Council meeting of EU heads of government. It’s Rinne’s first time representing Finland at one of these meetings since he became PM earlier this month. On the agenda for the…

An estimated 50,000 people showed up at Helsinki’s Kaisaniemi Park on Monday evening to welcome home the victorious men’s national ice hockey team, fresh off the plane from winning the World Championships. In case you couldn’t make it, here’s a…

Thousands of ice hockey fans descended to the Market Square in Helsinki on Sunday night to celebrate their teams’ 3-1 win over Canada to claim a third World Championship title. Surrounding streets were blocked with cars honking their horns as…

A rare Saimaa Ringed Seal called Moona has been thrilling viewers of a live webcam, as she basks on a rock in eastern Finland on Thursday afternoon. The Norppa Live camera was set up again this year for the fourth…

Finnish duo Darude and Sebastian Rejman are on stage on Tuesday night in Tel Aviv representing the country at the annual Eurovision Song Contest. The pair perform their climate change anthem Look Away in the first semi final, where the top 10 acts go…

One of Finland’s most elusive and endangered animals is the unassuming star of a video broadcast that is back for a fourth season. Norppa live is run by the Finnish WWF, and places a camera on a rock in Lake…

 

A helicopter rescue crew from the Border Guard has received thanks from a woman, after they saved her 10-month old Akita puppy from unsafe ice. The incident happened last week near Kirkkonummi when the dog went onto the ice, which…

A group of activists has staged a Helsinki protest that was part performance art, and part shocking commentary on climate change. The Extinction Rebellion Finland Suomi group gathered more than two dozen people in Helsinki’s Kamppi shopping centre on Thursday evening,…