Finland plans nationwide broadband connection by 2015
The government of Finland has announced its plan to connect every Finish home with fast broadband Internet by the end of 2015. Its goal is to increase...
Heavy metal music rocking Finnish churches
In a surprising partnership, heavy metal music and religion have teamed up to lure the youths of Finland into church. In a real testimony to this Nord...
Commercial solar panel manufacturing plant opens in Finland
Solel Solar Systems’ new USD 9 million solar reflector production factory has opened in Akaa, a town 200km north of Helsinki. The latest alternative e...
Splitting the atom costs double in Finland
Finland’s plans to build the world’s first next-generation pressurised water reactor has hit a rough patch as the initial estimated price tag has now ...
Dog wins Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships
The 9th annual Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships, which were held in Estonia this year, ended with a pet dog taking the top honour. A Finn, tw...
Rock star wannabes flock to Finland seeking ethereal fame
The qualifying rounds for the prestigious and wonderfully entertaining Air Guitar World Championships have begun in the northern Finnish town of Oulu....
Finns lose confidence in politicians following poll scandal
A scandal involving election campaign funding dispersement has dented the confidence of the electorate, with more than 50 per cent cited in a recent p...
Finland’s prison conditions could be improved
The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) recently finished a tour of Fin...