European countries must be ready to fight Russia, says Finnish president The Finnish leader said new security guarantees being discussed could see European countries engage militarily with Russia The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2025
Security guarantees for Ukraine require readiness to fight Russia, says Finland’s president Exclusive: Alexander Stubb says a plausible deterrent and ‘American backstop’ are needed in the event of a future peace deal The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2025
Nato intercepts Russian fighter jets on ‘reckless’ violation of Estonian airspace Russia denies what EU calls ‘dangerous provocation’ after Italian air force heads off three MiG-31s over Gulf of Finland The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2025
Sweden and Finland move to safeguard bioenergy production Nordic PMs asked the European Commission to allow flexibilities under EU forest rules. Euronews · Sep 17, 2025
Finland is ready for the next crisis, with stockpiled food and 72-hour kits – Europe should be too The next pandemic or geopolitical shock could be close at hand. To look after our people, we’re looking after our supply chains, agriculture and fuel reserves, says Miika Ilomäki of Finland’s National Emergency Supply Agency The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2025
‘There are hundreds in the Baltic’: tracking Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ of oil tankers The Guardian joins the Swedish coastguard to patrol an area that has become a hybrid warfare battleground The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2025
You haven’t felt the power of heavy metal until you’ve seen a room of grown men cry Here in metal-mad Finland, I see the 50-year-old genre is still in rude health – and helping people see the light in dark times, says Mike Watson, media and art theorist based in Finland The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2025
British ice dancer and same-sex skating partner to compete in Finland after rule change Mille Colling and Emma Aalto given go-ahead to compete in qualifier for national championships next month The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2025
Watch this: What EU countries use the most online advertising? On average, 32.6% of EU businesses used online advertising in 2024, according to new data by Eurostat. Malta, Finland and Cyprus emerge as biggest users. Euronews · Sep 10, 2025
Will small nuclear reactors start Europe’s atomic renaissance? Divisions within the EU persist, as its two largest economies remain at odds over nuclear power — France relies heavily on it, while Germany shut down its last reactor in 2023. Fortune · Sep 9, 2025
Emma Thompson’s daughter was ‘very excited’ for them to star in film together In The Dead Of Winter, Gaia Wise plays a younger version of the character Barb, who is played by her mother Dame Emma Thompson. Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2025
Company in Finland exploited dozens of Thai workers, court says A district court in Finland has sentenced Vernu Vasunta, CEO of berry company Kiantama, to three and a half years in prison for aggravated human trafficking involving dozens of Thai workers. Bangkok Post · Sep 8, 2025
A scalding hot 'sand battery' is now heating a small Finnish town Engineers create a sand battery that they say will slash the carbon emissions in Pornainen, Finland, by 70% — it uses renewables to heat the sand to more than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. LiveScience · Sep 6, 2025
Interrail sale: All the best European train route itineraries, according to a top expert Exclusive: Author of Europe by Rail, Nicky Gardner, believes that train travel offers “a chance to think” The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025
Radio France Internationale · Sep 2, 2025 'Moving with the times': Finland retires swastika as air force emblem The Finnish Air Force has used the swastika as its emblem since 1918, but has now announced it will remove it from its flags.
Euronews · Sep 2, 2025 Finland sentences Nigerian separatist leader to six years in prison In 2024, the Nigerian military declared Simon Ekpa wanted as part of nearly 100 people sought on charges of terrorism. After his arrest in Finland, the Nigerian government sought his extradition.
Bored Panda · Sep 1, 2025 The 15 Times Nature Surprised Me With Incredibly Beautiful And Unexpected Northern Wild Encounters The wild has a way of gifting extraordinary encounters to those who live close to it.
Euronews · Aug 29, 2025 Finland will remove swastikas from its air force flags to avoid 'awkwardness' with Western allies Blue swastikas on white backgrounds that have featured on the flags of various Finnish Air Force units since 1918, which officials say is in no way connected to Nazi Germany, are being gradually phased out in an effort to enhance integration with Western allies following NATO membership.
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025 Finland will finally remove swastikas from the flag of its air force after ‘awkward situations’ Finland's air force adopted the swastika emblem in 1918
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025 How a trip to ‘Moomin island’ made me rethink summers in the Med Spending the summer attending music festivals, foraging and island hopping among the happiest people in the world is far preferable to sweltering on a beach in southern Europe, says Matt Charlton
Total Film · Aug 27, 2025 Sisu sequel gets a blood-soaked trailer that pits the Finnish murder machine against the Red Army officer who killed his family Sisu: Road to Revenge brings back the Finnish killing machine, though this time he's fighting a very different foe
Tom’s Hardware · Aug 25, 2025 Linux is 34 years old today — Linus Torvalds meekly announced this free new OS in the comp.os.minix newsgroup on this day in 1991 On this day 34 years ago, an unknown computer science student from Finland humbly announced that a new free operating system project was 'starting to get ready.'
The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2025 ‘For Russians, Nato is next to Satan’: Finnish guards on alert at Russia border North Karelia force says fence dividing Finland and Russia is no Berlin Wall – but it is now a key geopolitical faultline
The Conversation · Aug 22, 2025 Why a new ‘iron curtain’ is being built across Europe. This time it’s to keep Russia out In 1946, Winston Churchill announced an “iron curtain” had descended across Europe “from Stettin in the Baltic, to Trieste in the Adriatic”. This time it is the west that is building the barriers.
PetsRadar · Aug 22, 2025 First-ever sightseeing tour for dogs launches in Finland – complete with a trip to dog-friendly island The happiest country in the world is giving dogs a mood boost, too