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Politicians in Finland are all too frequent targets of abusive emails and social media messages. But election candidates with immigrant backgrounds are often the particular targets of race hate abuse. We talked with five candidates from three parties, and asked…

A new social interaction experiment brings together people with green thumbs for ‘plant dating’. At the most recent event in Helsinki, up to 700 people took part in buying or swapping plants, meeting and chatting with like minded amateur horticulturalists. Organiser Kitta…

An estimated three thousand people marched through the streets of Helsinki today, most of them school students who took the day off classes to demand more action against climate change. Students also marched in other Finnish cities, part of a…

Police have arrested eight people after protesters climbed the columns in front of Parliament in Helsinki. An estimated 250 people marched from the Central Railway Station to Parliament this morning, to demand more urgent action to combat the effects of…

Finns celebrate Shrove Tuesday today – known as Laskiainen in Finnish. It’s a celebration of late winter, and the start of the Easter period, and blends official church religious doctrines and pagan traditions as well. In Finland some of those traditions…

The rest of the country might be enjoying the first signs of spring, but at Ranua Wildlife Park in Lapland there’s still plenty of winter snow on the ground. Which makes it the perfect conditions for playful polar bears to…

With some warmer temperatures in the air, bright blue skies and the promise of spring ahead, it’s the perfect weather to get out in the capital city and snap some stunning pictures. So we decided to #Pick6 of the most…

It’s been a long winter with some bitterly cold temperatures over the last several months. Even now with spring (possibly!) coming soon, the weather has been variable from sub-zero temperatures to sudden thaws and melting ice, then back to freezing…

Five Finnish restaurants, all in the capital city, have retained their prestigious Michelin stars, while a new restaurant has been awarded its first star. Restaurants Ask, Demo, Grön, Ola and Ora all kept their current Michelin star rankings when the…

High school seniors across the country celebrated today with noisy and colourful penkkarit parades. It’s a tradition that dates back generations, when seniors marked the last day of school before study leave and spring exams. The students dress up in costume,…