Still riding high on Newsweek’s ranking as the best place to live in the world, Finland has received a less-tangible honour: being rated as having the planet’s best food security. The ranking, though, comes from a more obscure source:...

These dramatic images were taken in the moments before a powerful thunderstorm struck parts of Finland. The bad weather front is clearly visible as it approaches the skies above the capital Finland, moments before strong winds, heavy rain and lightning...

Finnish government is allocating 400,000 euros for granting humanitarian aid to Kyrgyzstan, a spokesman for Finland’s Foreign Ministry told Itar-Tass Thursday.

The E18 highway between Turku and Helsinki was built more with an eye for savings than safety, reports the daily Turun Sanomat. Road authorities now admit taking risks that could have put motorists in danger. “We probably got the road cheaply,...

Hillary Clinton, the United States secretary of state, is preparing to visit Finland at the beginning of July at the invitation of Alexander Stubb (cons), the Finnish foreign minister, national daily Helsingin Sanomat reported Tuesday.

Users of automatic cash dispensers in the Käpylä and Viiki districts of Helsinki have fallen prey to a card copying scam. Police sources say that the Otto cash machines were fitted with card copying devices between April and May. Police say that the...

Finnish mobile giant Nokia has accused Apple of more unauthorised use of its patents. Nokia says Apple infringed on five patents with its iPhone and iPad products. Nokia’s latest claim was filed in a court in Wisconsin. Nokia says the disputed...

A working group from the Ministry of Justice wants tougher sentences for persons found guilty of sexually abusing children. For example, the group wants individuals convicted of sexually abusing a child to serve at least four months in jail. Currently...

For some jobseekers of immigrant background, even those who speak fluent Finnish, their name alone can make landing a job difficult. “Many young immigrants speak Finnish so well that employers don’t notice any difference. Then at the end of...

Finland does not need three new nuclear plants to secure its future energy needs, the minister who is preparing a government proposal on the subject said in an interview published on Monday. “We have made calculations of what the need is, and...