More vintage bubbly fished from shipwreck
Divers have started an operation to salvage dozens of bottles of vintage champagne from a shipwreck off the coast of Finland. The bubbly, which was fi...
Finnish gym bans locker room prayers
Finland’s Minority Ombudsman is to investigate whether a gym is guilty of discrimination after it banned Muslims from praying in its locker room. Eva ...
Frenchman strings up air guitar competition
A Frenchman has strummed his way to glory for the second year in a row at Finland’s fifteenth annual air guitar championships. Sylvain Quimene “out ai...
Facebook fibbers making Helsinki police blue
Police in Finland’s capital have issued advice about ‘Facebook crime’, as complaints about online pranksters are keeping cops busy. Hannu Kortelainen,...
Bright sparks hoarding light bulbs in Finland
Thrifty Finns are stocking up on cheap filament light bulbs before the EU brings in a blanket ban in 2012. Despite sales remaining buoyant in Finland,...
Three arrested in Finland for supplying deadly drug
Three people have been arrested in Finland on suspicion of trafficking an extremely strong narcotic that has killed two people in Kuopio. Police in No...
Finland rolls out smoke-free flats
Finnish smokers may soon find themselves out in the cold, as more and more landlords insist on non-smoking rental agreements. The first tobacco-free b...
Day-glow the new black for cool riders in Finland
Motorbike riders in Finland are being asked to ditch their traditional black leathers and trade them in for something a little bit more colourful. Acc...