Finland's first Hollywood star Taina Elg dies aged 95

Elg's silver screen success made her a superstar back home, and her visits to Finland in the 1950s became major media events. Open image viewer Taina Elg was born in Helsinki in 1930 and started her Hollywood career in the 1950s. Image: AOP Finland…

Exercise Northern Strike: Britain’s War Machines Roar into Finland

116British military might has rolled into the remote forests of northern Finland as hundreds of UK troops take part in Exercise Northern Strike, designed to send a chilling message to Moscow: the West stands united, armed, and ready. Exercise Northern …

Speaking European: From Finland to the sun – Vera’s story

Vera from Finland finds her place in the sun. Vera Keinanen first arrived in Spain in the summer of 2003, planning to stay just a few months. But one thing led to another, and she never left. Now based in Marbella’s Golf Valley, she runs a successful salon …

Finland Producer Prices Fall 1.1%

Finland's producer prices decreased for the first time in four months in April, data from Statistics Finland showed on Monday. The producer price index fell 1.1 percent year-over-year in April, reversing a 0.5 percent increase in the previous month. …

Finland Summons Russian Ambassador Over Airspace Violations

This information was confirmed by the communications department of the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Finnish broadcaster Yle Finland summoned the Russian ambassador for explanations following an airspace violation that occurred on May 23. This …

General Synod of the Finland’s Lutheran Church did not approve the same-sex marriage

On Friday 8 May, the General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland voted on the legal committee’s proposal to add two parallel views of marriage to the Church Order. The vote was 62 in favour and 40 against. There were six abstentions. …

Finland's Foreign Ministry summons Russian ambassador in response to Russian aircraft's violation of Finnish airspace

Flag of Finland. Photo: Getty Images Finland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the ambassador of the Russian Federation, demanding an explanation for the violation of Finnish airspace by Russian military aircraft on 23 May. Source: Finnish public …

Finland summons Russian ambassador over suspected airspace violation

Finnish authorities believe two Russian military aircraft entered Finnish airspace near the city of Porvoo on Friday. Open image viewer Archive photo from 2017 of Russia's ambassador to Finland Pavel Kuznetsov. Image: Juha Metso / AOP Finland's …

Finland summons Russian ambassador

UK bolsters NATO's eastern flank with major deployment to Finland

  The UK has deployed hundreds of military personnel to Finland as part of a major NATO exercise, reinforcing the Alliance’s strength and readiness on its eastern front. Exercise Northern Strike, held in Northern Finland, brings together thousands of …