Two Rafale fighter jets built by French manufacturer Dassault have landed at Pirkkala Air Force Base to start two weeks of intensive testing and evaluation.
They’re the second of five aircraft types which will be coming to Finland through the…
It might be the warmest winter for a decade in Finland, but there’s still been some record snowfalls in Lapland, and plenty of winter wildlife to spot.
Kuusamo in north-east Finland has some of the best examples of old growth…
Two Eurofighter Typhoon jets have touched down at Pirkkala Air Force Base to start two weeks of intensive testing and evaluation.
They’re the first of five aircraft types which will arrive in Finland in the coming weeks, as the Air…
Tens of thousands of people have walked on the Lux Festival route through the streets of Helsinki already this year. The annual arts festival runs through Wednesday 8th January and lights up the nights during the darkest time of…
Helsinki’s annual arts festival Lux is back again for 2020, lighting up the capital city during the darkest days of winter.
This year sees Lux visitors taking a new route around the city, starting at Senate Square and going through…
With festivities in full swing all around the world, Santa Claus has three words he would like everyone to use more this Christmas.
Speaking from his home in Finnish Lapland, Santa says he hopes that people have had a very…
A small army of volunteers gave up part of their Christmas Eve on Tuesday to serve thousands of meals at Helsinki’s Mesukeskus.
The lunches were provided to guests of the Hursti Foundation, which welcomes homeless people, those on low incomes,…
Riisitunturi National Park in Posi, eastern Lapland, is famous for its snow-burdened trees during the winter months.
Crown snow, or tykky in Finnish, forms in lawyers from cooled water droplets in fog that freeze on contact with the trees, and…
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…
Appeals Court hears Raseborg conscript deaths case
The Helsinki Appeals Court begins hearing the case of three conscripts killed in a level crossing accident. The…
Hundreds of British nationals have lodged applications to change their immigration status in Finland since the Immigration Service Migri opened the process at the…
With frosty mornings back on the calendar, police are offering some seasonal safety tips for motorists as road conditions turn more wintry.
Vehicle windshields need…
Finns Party MP Tom Packalén says he’s tested positive for Covid-19 – becoming the first Member of Parliament to infected with coronavirus.
Writing on his Facebook…
Two foreign students from Namibia, who were the victims of a racist assault in September 2018, have finally seen their attackers convicted.
A 35-year old…