Action plan to combat human trafficking unveiled by Finland
An action plan containing measures to remove human trafficking from Finland has been unveiled by Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin. The action plan, ...
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Beloved Finnish Eurovision star Fredi passes away
Iconic Finnish musician and comedian Fredi, who represented Finland twice at the Eurovision Song Contest, has unfortunately passed away. Fredi was 78 ...
New Architecture and Design Museum in Helsinki sees historic private donation
Helsinki’s New Architecture and Design Museum has received a donation of 20 million Euros, making it the largest private donation ever given to ...
High-performance supercomputer to launch in Finland
According to the Helsinki Times, operations for LUMI (Large Unified Modern Infrastructure), claimed to be one of the most powerful supercomputers in t...
Municipal elections in Finland pushed back to 13th June
In a press conference held on Saturday 6th March, the government of Finland announced that the country’s municipal elections had been pushed bac...
Foreign traveling nationals to receive year-long emergency housing in Helsinki
The department of Social Services and Healthcare of Helsinki has announced that emergency housing will be available year-long for all nationalities, n...
Social trust is high in the Nordic region – and there is a recipe for that
The Nordic countries are often regarded as the role-model region of the world when it comes to equality on different levels of society. Equal access t...
Composer Gudnadottir nominated for the 2017 Harpa award (Video)
Icelandic cellist and composer Hildur Gudnadottir has been nominated for the 2017 Harpa award with her score for Balthasar Kormakur’s fea...