Danes and Finns top poll for student civic knowledge
Danish and Finnish students have been given top marks when it comes to civic knowledge, leading a poll of 38 countries. Eighth-graders in the two Nord...
Finland’s forests working hard as carbon sink
Finland’s forests are absorbing double the amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than they were 20 years ago. Wooded areas in the country can n...
Immigrant Parliament to launch next year in Finland
Immigrants living in Finland will be able to vote for 50 representatives to the world’s first ‘immigrant Parliament’ at next year’s elections. The bod...
Document backlog in Finland as autopsies delayed
Some death certificates are taking more than a year to be released in Finland due to a shortage of forensic doctors. Although the law demands that off...
Double-dip recession hits Finland
After starting to recover, Finland’s economy slipped back into recession at the beginning of 2010, according to official figures. Following a decline ...
Bumper summer season ahead for Baltic Sea ferries
Last summer’s near-record passenger numbers look set to continue for Baltic Sea shipping lines. “The advance reservation situation is extremely good,”...
Sexual harassment in Finnish Parliament
A new survey has revealed that some Finnish parliamentary employees are subjected to suggestive comments and lewd behaviour at work.
Top Finnish salaries continue to grow despite recession
Despite the economic downturn, CEOs at listed companies in Finland earned more in bonuses and base salaries last year than in 2005.