Finnish led meeting in Somalia the target of suicide attack
Seven Finnish citizens had a narrow escape, as they only just avoided a suicide attack in Somaliland last week.
Finnish traditionalists moved to action over crucifix ruling
Last week the European Human Rights Court (ECHR) ruled that Italy was to remove all crucifixes from state school classroom walls.
Finland approves Nord Stream pipeline
The Finnish government last week approved the proposal for the construction of the 1,220 kilometre Nord Stream natural gas pipeline which will be rout...
Finland slow to adopt disabled human rights convention
Ratifying the United Nations Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has for years been put off by Finland because of financial concern...
Congestion charges to be implemented in Helsinki
The City of Helsinki Board has voted 8-6 in favour of introducing congestion charges for the Finnish capital. The decision was made after the proposal...
Finland to remove permission laws for organ harvesting
The existing organ donor legislation in Finland requires permission from the host, but a new amendment proposal will seek to remove the pre-arrangemen...
Finland reports rise in sick leave due to exhaustion
Exhaustion is being attributed in increasing numbers of cases as reason enough for Finnish workers to be granted paid sick leave. Traditionally Finlan...
Finland limits firearms ownership
The process for obtaining a firearms licence in Finland has been made increasingly difficult in recent years as police seek to minimise the availabili...