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With Finland having just been named the world’s happiest nation yet again, there’s no better time to visit. Lucy Tobin says a trip combining culture-packed Helsinki and the nature-filled archipelago of Barösund is the perfect break for families

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The World War II mystery of what happened to a Finnish passenger plane after it was shot down over the Baltic Sea by Soviet bombers appears to finally be solved more than eight decades later

When Nightwish dismissed their lead singer via open letter, the fallout was so public and intense that even the Finnish prime minister got involved

Picture this: you find yourself in a Helsinki karaoke bar one night, and someone encourages you to get up and sing a well known song in Finnish. Without knowing a word of the language you grab the microphone and, to your surprise, manage to follow the rhythm of the lyrics…

Finland's government has proposed a new law that would allow frontier guards to turn away asylum seekers at the border, following a migrant surge that Helsinki said was orchestrated by Russia. Andrew Geddes of the Migration Policy Centre tells FRANCE 24's Mark Owen that the potential for migration to be…

Race medics remove four fishing hooks from Leonid Latsepov’s leg and clothes during Helsinki marathon

Its central location, sauna and unpretentious welcome make this the ideal base for a Helsinki mini-break, says Claire Cohen

Finland’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been to move away from its policy of self-reliance.

The 12-year-old shooter was arrested following the incident in a Helsinki suburb.

A 12-year-old opened fire Tuesday at a school north of the Finnish capital Helsinki, killing a fellow student and seriously injuring two others before being taken into custody, police said.