Islam a worrying religion for Finns
Despite most Finns being happy to welcome a member of another religion into their family, the majority hold negative views on Islam, according to new ...
Rwanda genocide appeal seeks to discredit ‘torture’ testimony
The defence team in an appeal case against the conviction of a Rwandan pastor on genocide charges has reiterated to a Helsinki court their belief that...
True Finns drop the ‘True’
Anti-immigration party the True Finns have officially dropped the ‘True’ from their English-language name and will be referred to simply as ‘The Finns...
Mystic killer released after ‘mental recovery’
An Indian man, who stabbed Finnish mystic Lor Bock to death while working as his personal assistant, has been released from jail after just 10 months ...
Young Finns requesting sex changes
More young people in Finland, many of them under the legal age of 18, are applying for sex changes, according to a media report.
GPS treasure hunt attracts bounty hunters to Finland
A new orienteering phenomenon known as ‘geocaching’ has seen more than 1,500 enthusiasts descend on a Finnish campsite in the hope of uncovering ‘buri...
Escaped doubled murderess ‘not a priority’ for police
Police in a southern Finnish town have admitted that they were not particularly concerned when a woman, found guilty of two brutal murders, escaped fr...
Sentences given in match fixing case
Nine foreign footballers involved in a match-fixing scandal in the Finnish league have been handed down suspended prison terms.