Finland air traffic control in strike warning
Finnish air traffic controllers have warned that they could begin strikes this month over a dispute about pay and working conditions.
Doctor: torture victims handed death sentences
The director of a specialised healthcare centre claims Finland’s immigration service has a callous disregard for torture victims, as dozens are deport...
Sports bag murder charges handed down
Six defendants have been formally charged over their suspected involvement in a murder that saw a woman’s body dumped in a sports bag in central Finla...
Kids enjoy a boozy start to summer
Finnish police have reported that they were run ragged during the first weekend after the schools broke up for summer, confiscating thousands of litre...
Two-year term wanted for ‘bribery’ MP
The prosecutor in the case against Finland’s former minister for foreign affairs, Iikka Kanerva, is calling for the MP to serve a jail term of at leas...
Police mull terrorist link to Helsinki bombs
Police are investigating a possible extremist link to two bomb scares in Helsinki last week, after the attempted attacks were praised online by a grou...
Finnair begins nonstop service to Singapore
Monday saw Finnair commence its new non-stop daily flights between Helsinki and Singapore.
Tourists flock to ‘church in the rock’ despite closure
Tourists are still turning up at Helsinki’s ‘church in the rock’ in their throngs, despite the fact that it has be closed for months.