I recently visited Finland, for the first time, to attend the Helsinki Security Forum, organised by the Finnish Institute for International Affairs, on the theme ‘Deter, defend and secure—Europe in ...

Helsinki also offers a mix of cultural, historical and natural attractions. Among its iconic buildings are Senate Square, known for its neoclassical architecture; and the nearby Helsinki Cathedral.

For the eighth year running, this Nordic country has ranked as the happiest on earth. It’s not sunshine or skyscrapers that put Finland at the top of the happiness charts. People here are genuinely ...

Petri Kokkonen is a wilderness guide and entrepreneur based in Lapland. In 2018, Kokkonen traded city life for a remote cabin in the Finnish wilderness. Kokkonen said he never felt truly happy living ...

In 2022, the world’s first-ever higher-education program for social media was launched in Tampere, Finland, and Finnish director Jussi Sandhu was given unprecedented access for his feature debut “But ...

Finland has recorded a surge in hate crimes so far this year, with nearly 70% of cases motivated by victims’ ethnic or ...

Uniforms have never been my thing. When I was a grammar school boy in England in the 1960s and 70s, our school had a Combined Cadet Force – a kind of youth militia, parading in ill-fitting uniforms, ...

Her Excellency Tarja Halonen, former President of Finland, and Honorable Lyonpo Yeshi Dorji, Minister for Agriculture and Forests jointly launched the WWF flagship publication “Living Planet Report ...

HELSINKI (Reuters) - For voters bored by politicians spouting over-rehearsed platitudes on televised debates, Finland may have the answer: invite the candidates to take questions in your own home ...