Finland to upgrade its rail link with Russia
Finnish Railways (VR) announced last week that it will be upgrading its existing rail link between the capital Helsinki and Russia’s St Petersburg. Th...
Finnish schools try bilingual education
When children in Finland’s capital Helsinki attend school next autumn, some of them will have the chance to study in a language other than their nativ...
Russians keeping Finland’s tourism alive
Although tourist numbers are down in virtually every country on the planet, Finland can find some solace in the fact that their Russian neighbours are...
Helsinki’s tap water system coming back online
Finland’s capital Helsinki usually gets its tap water from Lake Paijanne via the world’s longest water supply tunnel. But for the past eight months, t...
Finland sending more troops to Afghanistan
According to official sources speaking to Helsingin Sanomat, Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Defence is preparing to significan...
Finnair planning huge staff cuts
Finnair, the national carrier of Finland, has announced plans to lay off nearly 1,700 cabin crew in a bid to cut costs and maintain profitability. Air...
Finland won’t sign off on cluster bomb treaty
Although 20 member states of the European Union signed a landmark treaty in Oslo banning the use of cluster bombs, one surprising holdout was Finland....
Finland drunks on the dole
Heavy drinkers in Finland are increasingly receiving government disability pensions, with nearly 20 percent of the total number of pensioners being cl...