The Latest Breaking News from Finland

Finland set to again shut its entire border with Russia

The decision comes amid renewed asylum seekers arrivals that Helsinki has labelled a Russian hybrid attack.

Al Jazeera · Dec 14, 2023

Finland to close again entire border with Russia as reopening of 2 crossing points lures migrants

Finland’s government has decided to seal again, effective Friday, the Nordic country’s entire eastern frontier due to a continuing influx of migrants at the two crossing points on the border with Russia that were reopened on a temporary basis early Thursday

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023

Finland Secures Defence Pact with USA

Finland gears up to pen a riveting chapter in its defense chronicles by inking a powerful pact with the USA, heralding a new epoch in global security.

Top News · Dec 14, 2023

Three EU Countries Lead Global Tax Freedom Index

France, Belgium, and Austria rank highest in global tax burden index, while Finland sees improvements

Zenger · Dec 11, 2023

‘Too much sadness’: asylum seekers in Finland caught in geopolitical drama

Moayad Salami crossed from Russia into Finland after treacherous journey from Syria – but now the border has closed

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023

Some nations want to remove more pollution than they produce. That will take giving nature a boost

As countries at the COP28 climate talks are wrangling over deadlines for lowering their carbon dioxide emissions, a Danish-led group of countries has decided to set the ultimate goal: to remove more CO2 from the atmosphere than they emit

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023

To be, or not to be a teacher today: discuss

Letters and Short Takes: what's driving teacher shortages

Newcastle Herald · Dec 8, 2023

Sweden's accession will make 'a lot of improvements' to NATO: Swedish FM Billström

The war in Ukraine has forced a major rethink in European security, with both Sweden and Finland abandoning their long-standing policy of non-alignment and applying for NATO membership last year. But while Finland was admitted into NATO this April, delays have persisted on Sweden’s entry, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip…

France 24 · Dec 8, 2023

The sauna secret: why Finland is the happiest country in the world

Steamy, spiritual and stress-busting, there are more than 3m saunas in Finland. Not only are they skin tingling, they help people explore what it is to be human

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2023

Man In A Wooden Suit: Finnish Craftsman Turns Bark To Art

In his rustic cabin in the forests of southern Finland, 87-year-old Erkki Pekkarinen carves delicate strips of birch bark with his knife, before intricately weaving them into beautiful objects.

International Business Times · Dec 5, 2023