Sauna Nudity Becomes a Hot Topic in West Fjords
A group of inhabitants of the West Fjords have written an open letter to the authorities of the city of Ísafjörður, taking issue with the swimsuit pol...
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Asylum seekers to face tough new screening measures
Asylum seekers hoping to be granted asylum in Finland will have to face tough new screening measures. Most of Finland’s 23,000 asylum seekers come fro...
NIB and Byggdastofnun open a loan facility for Icelandic SMEs
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and Byggdastofnun, the Icelandic Regional Development Institute, are launching a new ten-year loan facility totalling...
Nordic strongholds in Silicon Valley, New York City, Masdar City and….?
“The internationalisation of startups provides great added value for the Nordic countries” Roger Bjørgan Managing Director of Nordic Innovation. This ...
New hotspot for asylum seekers entering Finland
A former upper secondary school in Tornio, Finland has been converted into a so-called hotspot to receive refugees seeking asylum. Intent on stepping ...
Suspected human trafficker detained at Helsinki Airport
The Finnish Border Guard have arrested a suspected human trafficker at Helsinki Airport. Although the news was not announced until Thursday, authoriti...
Police in Finland remove racist roadside banner
Finnish police have taken down a roadside banner that contained a racist message just days after insisting that they were not able to remove it as it ...
50,000 Finns sign gay marriage opposition petition
A petition opposing gender-neutral marriage in Finland has reached the 50,000 signatures needed to see the matter debated in parliament. The Associati...