Wizkid, Blur and Tove Lo join Flow Festival 2023 line-up The three-day festival will return to Helsinki in August 2023 Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2022
Last minute festive trips for solo travellers from Budapest to Amsterdam Berlin in Germany, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Edinburgh in Scotland, Helsinki in Finland and Budapest in Hungary are all great cities to visit solo in the run up to Christmas Daily Mirror · Dec 9, 2022
Turkey remains concerned by alleged PKK activity in Finland Turkey's defense minister says Turkey remains concerned by alleged activities of Kurdish militant groups in Finland and expects Helsinki to take “concrete steps” before Ankara can approve its NATO membership The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022
Saudi Arabia, Finland to Establish 1st Joint Business Council The Federation of Saudi Chambers and the Finland Chamber of Commerce signed on Friday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Helsinki to establish a joint Saudi-Finnish Business Council. Under the MoU, the Council will carry out commercial and promotional activities systematically in the field of trade and investment, while focusing… Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 5, 2022
Darkest days of winter have Finland bracing for blackouts In the dead of winter, Finland can be a miserable place. Temperatures often dip below minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit), and in the darkest months of the year, Helsinki gets less than six hours of light a day. Tribune News Service · Oct 30, 2022
Finland, Sweden promise to join NATO together in united front to Turkey Finland and Sweden will joint NATO at the same time, their prime ministers said on Friday, presenting a united front to Turkey which has raised questions about both their applications. Reuters · Oct 28, 2022
Finland country guide: Everything you need to know before you go This trendy Nordic nation packs in an outdoorsy design capital, tiny islands and serene lakes with cabins and pines ‒ not to mention Lapland’s snowscapes and Northern Lights The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022
Swedish foreign minister says NATO accession top priority Accession to NATO is a top priority for Sweden's newly-appointed government, Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said in Helsinki on Friday after a meeting with his Finnish counterpart, Pekka Haavisto. Reuters · Oct 21, 2022
Finland announces Russian tourist ban in solidarity with Ukraine Decision taken to prevent damage to country’s reputation, says Helsinki The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022
Girls Girls Girls review – Finnish friends find love, sex and figure skating Three young women in Helsinki explore their sexuality in Alli Haapasalo’s live-wire coming-of-age tale The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2022
Netflix forms an in-house video game studio Marko Lastikka, who many know from his tenure at EA and Zynga, is leading the Helsinki-based team. USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 26, 2022
How we met: ‘It’s like waking up to sunlight every day. I yearned for a soulmate – and I’ve found her’ Ron, 69, and Jaana, 59, met in the street in Tallinn, Estonia, when they were both looking for directions. They now live together in Australia The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2022
Finnish journalists on trial in rare defence intelligence case Three journalists from Finland's largest daily are expected to appear in a Helsinki court on Thursday, suspected of publishing classified defence intelligence in an unprecedented case for the Nordic country renowned for its press freedom. Reuters · Aug 25, 2022
Real Madrid too good for Eintracht Frankfurt in tepid Super Cup clash - 5 talking points Champions League holders Real Madrid won a joint-record fifth UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday evening after beating Europa League winners Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 in Helsinki Daily Mirror · Aug 10, 2022
USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 10, 2022 Real Madrid vs. Eintracht Frankfurt, UEFA Super Cup live stream, time, TV channel, lineups, how to watch Real Madrid will meet Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki.
Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2022 Real Madrid vs Eintracht Frankfurt live stream: How can I watch Uefa Super Cup live on TV in UK today? Real Madrid take on Eintracht Frankfurt in Helsinki for the Uefa Super Cup this evening.
The Conversation · Aug 5, 2022 Athletics: Kenyans are running for other countries, but that's not why medals are fewer The 2022 World Athletics Championships ended in relative disappointment for Kenya, which continued its decline in the overall medal standings. Since the 2005 championships in Helsinki, when Kenya ranked ninth with only seven medals, the team has been exceptionally consistent. It has ranked in the top three in all subsequent…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2022 Rail route of the month: gliding past Finland’s pristine forests and lakes Our slow travel expert explores Finland’s borderlands with Russia as she embarks on a 300-mile journey from Helsinki to North Karelia
Al Jazeera · Jul 12, 2022 With NATO move, is normally neutral Finland boosting security? Almost as soon as the Ukraine war broke out, Finland, which shares a border with Russia, embraced the Western alliance.
The Times of India · Jul 5, 2022 Finnair to start Helsinki-Mumbai direct from next month NEW DELHI: Finnair will finally be starting nonstops between Mumbai and Helsinki from next month. Finland’s flag carrier, which started flying to Delhi from 2006 and currently has a daily on this route, had briefly launched Mumbai flights in 2008. But the global economic meltdown forced the airline to suspend…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2022 Fields medal: Kyiv-born professor and Oxford expert among winners Maryna Viazovska’s work on packing spheres and James Maynard’s solving of prime number conundrum honoured in Helsinki
Reuters · Jun 22, 2022 Finland is ready to fight Russia if attacked - defence chief Finland has prepared for decades for a Russian attack and would put up stiff resistance should one occur, its armed forces chief said.
The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022 The green guide to visiting Helsinki It’s easy to plan a sustainable break to the Finnish capital, says Louise Long
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2022 Monkeys favour music over screen time, say researchers In the study at a zoo in Helsinki, white-faced sakis could trigger audio or visual stimuli on demand
Reuters · May 31, 2022 In wary Finland, Santa's grotto is also bomb shelter Russia's invasion of Ukraine has not caught Finland unprepared.