Don’t give Roma beggars money says Finn PM
Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has urged people to participate in a blanket ban of handing out money to Roma beggars on the street.
Large designer drug seizure by Finnish customs
Finnish customs officials have announced the interception of ’large amounts’ of the new designer drug MDPV since the start of the year. The majority o...
Finland to save cash with larger day care centres
Local governments across Finland are to save money by closing dozens of small day care centres and relocating children to larger, more cost-efficient ...
‘Toxic’ beauty products seized by Finnish customs
A number of banned beauty products en route to Russia have been intercepted by Finnish customs officers.
Twenty million cigarettes incinerated after Finnish law change
Tobacco giant Philip Morris has been forced to destroy product worth five million euro following changes to legislation that require all cigarettes so...
Swedish shopkeepers capitalise on Finnish food strikes
Striking food workers in Finland have sent the purchasing public scurrying across the border to Sweden for supplies.
Lapland school numbers falling
The dwindling number of school children enrolling in remote areas of Lapland is causing concern for Finnish authorities.
Finnish human rights worker gunned down in Mexico
Jyri Jaakola, the well-known Finnish human rights activist, has been killed by gunmen in the southern Mexican district of Oaxaca.