Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Finland

Message in the ice leads to dramatic cross-border rescue as two adventurers narrowly escape a watery grave

Two German tourists were just pulled from a perilous situation in the frozen Gulf of Bothnia, where they ingeniously spelled out “SOS” with chunks of ice after their emergency beacon went missing. This cross-border effort saved them from a watery grave after hours adrift on a fragmenting ice floe.

The Mary Sue

Charles impressed by ‘fantastic’ bath made from wood chips

The King was joined at the New Wood: Building a bio-based future exhibition by the president of Finland, Alexander Stubb.

Evening Standard

Underground Cities And The Surprising Reasons People Built Them

Explore underground cities like Cappadocia. Discover the surprising reasons ancient civilizations built these subterranean worlds for shelter.

Bored Panda

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Learn to chill like a Finn: World’s happiest country is giving away Finnish Lakeland trips

Visit Finland is inviting tourists to apply for a seven-day, all-expenses-paid trip this summer, where you’ll sauna bathe, go for dips in the lakes and head on forest walks in a bid to relax like a local.

Euronews

Photos show Salla Porocup reindeer sprint racing event in Finland

Traditional reindeer racing that has been delighting spectators for decades in Finland brought hundreds of fans to the Salla Reindeer Cup in the frigid town of Salla on Saturday and Sunday.

The Independent UK

Crowds brave sub-zero temperatures to watch reindeer racing near Russian border

The event drew an international crowd, with attendees travelling from Italy, Germany, and France

The Independent UK

Countries can rewild borders to deter invasions, says EU environment chief

Jessika Roswall cites Poland and Finland, which have made border areas near Russia or its allies ‘more hostile’ to cross

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Why are countries boycotting the Winter Paralympics opening ceremony?

A number of nations have decided to boycott Friday night’s opening ceremony for the Winter Paralympics. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has confirmed athletes from Ukraine, Czechia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Finland will all stay away from the ceremony. The decision to boycott comes after the IPC confirmed six…

The Independent UK

Seven EU ministers ask Commission to keep rules on energy pricing and invest more in clean power

Energy ministers from Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Portugal are concerned that the EU executive might change market rules, claiming the decision would undermine investments in clean power. Fears for the future of the bloc's carbon market are also growing.

Euronews

Finnish interior minister denounces Spain's mass regularisation of migrants

Finnish Minister of Interior Affairs Mari Rantanen, who has spearheaded a significant tightening of immigration to the country, told Euronews that Europe’s migration policies will not be resolved with solidarity.

Euronews

Paralympic politics: how Russia, Belarus and Israel sparked opening ceremony boycotts

The opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics takes place on Friday but geopolitical tensions have spurred some countries, including the Czech Republic, Finland and Ukraine, to boycott the opening ceremony.

The Conversation

Finnish communities near closed Russian border continue to suffer economically

More than two years later, the border between Russia and Finland remains closed. And the consequences for Finnish businesses are dire: many are still suffering economically from the loss of revenue.

Euronews

Forget Lapland, you can explore Finland’s snowy wonderland just outside Helsinki

On Finland’s icy southeast archipelago, Annabel Grossman finds the perfect combination of outdoor adventure and a culture-filled, cosy city

The Independent UK

European Capitals of Culture: a diplomatic linchpin in an unstable world?

This year the cities of Trenčín in Slovakia and Oulu in Finland took the helm as Europe’s cultural beacon cities. As the Old Continent redefines its role on the global geopolitical stage, the European Capitals of Culture (ECoC) programme is at a turning point. The European Commission recently launched a…

The Conversation

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Sports Illustrated

Team USA, Canada Fulfill Their Olympic Destiny As Gold Medal Showdown Awaits

From the first drop of the puck, the U.S. dominated Slovakia in Friday’s semifinal to set up a final for the ages in Milan on Sunday.

The Guardian - US

USA and Canada to meet in Olympic men’s ice hockey gold medal game

Canada rallied past Finland on a late Nathan MacKinnon winner before the US powered past Slovakia to set up a blockbuster men’s Olympic hockey gold medal game in Milan

Sports Illustrated

Team USA Takeaways: How United States Set Itself Up For Gold Medal Bout vs. Canada

The United States men’s hockey team is headed to the gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Sports Illustrated

Sidney Crosby Won’t Play in Canada’s Olympic Semifinal vs. Finland

Sidney Crosby will miss Team Canada’s Olympics semifinal vs. Finland.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Sports Illustrated

Canada 3, Finland 2 (FINAL): Nathan MacKinnon’s Late Goal Sends Canada to Gold Medal Game

Follow along for the latest updates as Canada takes on Finland in the Olympic semifinals.

Euronews

Visitors to Finland can chase Northern Lights for free in March with new Uber experience

The offering will coincide with a peak period of solar activity, when the celestial phenomenon will be particularly intense.

Sports Illustrated

Full History of Team USA Women’s Hockey vs. Canada Rivalry Ahead of Gold Medal Game

For the seventh time in eight Olympic competitions, the women’s hockey tournament comes down to a matchup between the U.S. and Canada.

Euronews

Russia reinforcing nuclear and Arctic assets near Finnish border, defence minister warns

Arctic security is paramount for European stability, Finland's defence minister told Euronews in a wide-ranging interview. He added talk of European nuclear deterrence is welcome but cannot replace NATO yet.

The Independent UK

Inside the vast underground bunkers ready to protect Helsinki from Putin

IN DEPTH: Carved into the bedrock deep below Helsinki is a series of underground bunkers where the entire city’s population can shelter in the event of an attack. Annabel Grossman explores this vast network and learns how Finns plan to protect their citizens in the face of a hostile neighbour…

Euronews

Russia's 'shadow fleet' of tankers reported in Danish waters almost daily in 2025, Denmark says

Sailing from the Gulf of Finland and through the Baltic Sea, the ageing and poorly-maintained tankers mainly transport crude oil as well as refined products such as gasoline and diesel.

The Conversation

Why Sweden’s young people are so good at English

Swedish is a vibrant language spoken by about 10 million people, mostly in Sweden and Finland. But Swedish young people are often proficient in English, too.

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the European Commission

the International Paralympic Committee

16 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.