The head of the opposition Centre Party, Juha Sipilae, who is expected to be the next prime minister at the helm of another broad but as yet undefined coalition, has pledged a series of economic reforms to get Finland back on its feet...
Finland was long a top performer in the eurozone, hailed by Germany and credit rating agencies for running a tight economic ship...
Finland’s military non-alignment is seen as an important tool for maintaining good relations with its powerful neighbour...
The attack took place in the heart of the port city in southwestern Finland, just after 3pm in a bustling neighbourhood...
In June, Finland’s intelligence and security agency Supo raised the country’s terror threat level by a notch, from “low” to “elevated”, the second notch on a new four-tier scale...
HELSINKI: A century after gaining independence from its powerful neighbour Russia, Finland continues to consolidate its ties to the West, as tensions flare between Moscow and the West...
Like its neighbours Sweden, Denmark, Poland and the Baltic states, Finland has modernised its military in recent years and has stepped up initiatives tying itself closer to Nato — but has stopped short of joining the alliance...
HELSINKI: A splinter group of nationalists who remained in Finland’s ruling coalition after their party broke up called on Monday for big tax cuts for the middle class in a bid to improve their dismal standing in the polls...
“We secured Finland’s economic growth and tens of thousands of jobs...
Police shot and wounded the knife-wielding suspect, detaining him minutes after Friday’s rampage at a busy market square in Turku, southwestern Finland...
Finland raised its emergency readiness after the attack, increasing security at airports and train stations and putting more officers on the streets...
STOCKHOLM: Finland joined Sweden on Thursday in announcing plans to deport tens of thousands of failed asylum seekers in a bid to contain the migrant crisis, as at least 31 more people died trying to reach the European Union...
"We are talking about 60,000 people but the number could climb to 80,000," he told Swedish media, adding that, as in Finland, the operation would require the use of specially chartered aircraft...
HELSINKI: Finland’s centre-right government announced on Monday plans to cut the cost of labour by 5 per cent to boost competitiveness and revive Finland’s slumping economy...
Sipila said the harsh measures were necessary as Finland was “in the midst of one of the weakest periods of its economic history...
HELSINKI: A lone gunman shot dead a local official and two journalists, all of them women, in a night-time attack on Saturday in a small town in Finland, a country with one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world...
Investigators identified the victims as the head of the municipal council and two local reporters, the SST news agency said...
ROME: Finland is the world’s happiest country while troubled Burundi is the most discontent, according to a new UN report released on Wednesday...
In addition to its joyful locals, Finland is also home to the happiest immigrants, the study found...
Puigdemont, who lives in self-imposed exile in Belgium, had been visiting Finland since Thursday for talks with lawmakers...
Finnish MP Mikko Karna, one of the ousted leader’s hosts in Finland, said he had “received information that Carles Puigdemont departed from Finland yesterday evening by unknown means to Belgium,” in a statement posted on Twitter on Saturday afternoon...
Next month’s dialogue in Finland will see the two leaders discuss “the current state and prospects for development of Russian-US relations,” said the Kremlin...
The Centre Party was angered after the prime minister was accused of lying by the head of Finland Post — the culmination of a long-running dispute over reforms to the pay and conditions for some postal workers...
The Social Democrats, Finland’s biggest party, will now appoint a successor to try to form a new government, which could take days or even weeks...
Finland plans to reintroduce a recommendation to work from home whenever possible just days after dropping it, due to a rise in Covid-19 cases, the minister in charge of managing the epidemic said on Wednesday...
Finland's Covid-19 epidemic peaked in March and April but the quick introduction of containment measures including travel restrictions and the closure of schools and restaurants helped curb the number of infections...
Finland's football association has begun offering a free “sports hijab” to any player who wants one, in a move designed to attract a greater diversity of players into the sport...
“In Finland, it's been really hard to get girls of immigrant backgrounds into football clubs,” Pihlaja said...