Finnish Police to increase speed checks throughout the country
As of Wednesday 7th September, Finnish Police are increasing the number of speed checks across the country to reduce the number of road accidents. In ...
Digital passport experiment to be conducted in Finland
Digital passports could be used in Finland, making it the first country in the European Union to experiment with the technology. Finland has recently ...
High winds over weekend cause electricity outage in eastern Finland
Strong gales over the weekend caused thousands of households in eastern Finland to be without power. It was estimated that on Saturday, roughly 41,000...
June sees inflation rate in Finland hit almost 8 percent
Statistics Finland has announced that inflation in the country has grown in June to 7.8 percent, compared to the rate in May of 7.0 percent. This rise...
New law passed in Finland for stronger fences across border with Russia
A new law has been passed in Finland to build stronger fences across the border with Russia, replacing the current border made of light wooden fences....
World’s most ambitious climate target set into law in Finland
Finland has passed a law that sees the country aiming to reach net-zero by 2035 and net negative by 2040, which is the world’s most ambitious climate ...
Sweden and Finland officially announce intention to join NATO
Sweden and Finland have both officially announced their intention to join NATO, a decision triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It’s ex...
Security cooperation further strengthened between Finland and Sweden
In light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Finland and Sweden’s prime ministers have agreed to further strengthen their security cooperatio...