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...
Finland accuses Russia of stealing its camouflage design
One of the more bizarre issues to emerge from the August War between Georgia and Russia is the question of whether Russia’s military conducted that mi...
Finland ups its alcohol tax to curb binge drinking
The government of Finland has reported that in 2009 the state tax on all alcohol sales will be increased by an additional ten percent. The rationale b...
Miss Finland kicks off domino world record
A new world record has been set for the number of dominoes laid out and dropped in a single go. Miss Finland, Salima Peippo had the rather dramatic ho...
Nordic nations top gender equality index
Once again the nations of Scandinavia are considered to have the highest levels of gender equality in the world. The Swiss-based World Economic Forum,...
Finland’s newest nuclear reactor fuels small town
In the shadow of the building site of Finland’s fifth nuclear power plant, the small town of Rauma on the island of Olkiluoto is enjoying the economic...
Finland’s Saami protect their cultural symbols
A problem has risen over the use of traditional Saami cultural symbols in the Finnish tourism industry. After a Saami Council meeting in Rovaniemi, Fi...