Finnish Formula 1 drivers invite Bolt for driving lessons
Finnish Formula 1 drivers Heikki Kovalainen and Valtteri Bottas, the Finnish Olympic Committee, AKK Motorsport and Yle Sports have sent an open invita...
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French fan walks 3,500kms for drink with Sonata Arctica
A French fan of Finnish metal band Sonata Arctica walked an incredible 3,500kms to have a beer with his favourite band. Jordan Langlois turned up on t...
Finnish punk film wins documentary of the year
A film telling the tale of a Finnish punk band whose musicians suffer from learning disabilities has won the TV Documentary of the Year award at the P...
Fewer Finns taking up smoking
Fewer Finns are taking up smoking than in previous years, according to a recent survey. Research showed that smoking is less prevalent among men of wo...
Stranded Syrian refugee and 4-yearold daughter apply for Finland entry
A Syrian mother released from prison in St. Petersburg and her four-year-old daughter who was being housed in a Russian orphanage have filed a visa ap...
Nature Picture of the Year won by ‘Swallowed Alive’
A photograph entitled Swallowed Alive has been named as the 2013 Picture of the Year. The photograph, which was taken by Finn Jukka-Pekka Tikkanen, sh...
Dangerous craze sees youngsters pose on railway tracks
A growing number of young Finns are taking to railways tracks to pose for photos that they later upload on social media sites such as Facebook and Ins...
Finland offers support with immigrants crossing the Mediterranean
Finland is preparing to deploy 20 specialists, patrol boats and a surveillance aircraft to help detect the increasing number of illegal immigrants att...