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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…

Did you know that the coronavirus pandemic is already having an impact on Finland’s population? According to Statistics Finland the number of people in Finland has increased this year, as a result of more Finns coming home. And in December…

It’s been described as Finland’s smallest restaurant, serving traditional Danish open sandwiches called smørrebrød to customers in Helsinki’s Töölö neighbourhood since 1964. But now the owners of Tanskalainen Voileipä are hoping to retire, and would like to sell their unique…

Late summer and early autumn is the time when the hidden mycorrhizae of the forest produce their fruiting bodies that are better known as mushrooms – but not all of them are edible. Fungi are very important organisms in ecosystems. They…

Tampere’s new tram takes to the streets today in a week of test runs – but without passengers. The tests will take place between Turtola and Itsenäisyydenkatu station tunnel; and on Teiskontie between Sammonaukio and Kuapinkatu each day from 09:00…

No matter the season there’s always the chance of a beautiful sunset in Finland if the clouds part, or even if they don’t fully disappear. With Finland being a long country the light at sunset in the south can be…

Helsinki’s Olympic Stadium – designed in the 1930s, and host of the 1952 summer games – has been given an impressive new makeover. The four-year renovation project cost €300 million and sees much of the original architecture retained, while modernising…

The new episode of our summer Podkäst is available now wherever you listen to your podcast content. On this week’s show Education Minister Li Andersson (Left) talks about the new coronavirus precautions in place when schools go back this week; and discusses the education reforms…

The new episode of our summer Podkäst is available now wherever you listen to your podcast content. On this week’s show Centre Party leader Katri Kulmuni talks about her summer ‘listening tour’ where she’s been meeting hundreds of voters across the country – she also talks…

The Financial Times reports that Sanna Marin (SDP) "snapped" at the Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez during heated budget negotiations in Brussels this week. But is it true? We asked the PM to set the record straight in this video. Read the full…