Finland: number of overnight stays by foreign tourists rises in July
The number of nights that foreign tourists stayed at Finnish accommodation establishments went up to nearly 747,000 in July, a rise of 1.9 per cent fr...
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Thai berry pickers refuse to board flight out of Finland
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Asylum seekers in Finland suffer from loneliness and boredom
Asylum seekers in Finland are likely to suffer from loneliness and boredom at reception centres, according to a Finnish Immigration Service survey. Th...
Prostitute claims Helsinki police officer helped run prostitution service
Finnish police are to look into claims by a prostitute that a senior Helsinki police official helped her run a prostitution service. After reports in ...
Finland says extremism not a problem
The Finnish Interior Ministry has said that it doesn’t view extremism as an issue in the country at present. The ministry said that 20 people ha...
Eric ‘Mean’ Melin wins Air Guitar World Championships
Erik ‘Mean’ Melin is the new Air Guitar World Champion after winning the mock annual contest in the northern Finnish town of Oulu. The contest, which ...