Finnair awarded 2018 Four Star Global Airline rating
National flag carrier Finnair has been awarded a 2018 Four Star Global Airline rating by the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX). APEX is a non-profit membership trade organization comprised of the world's leading airlines, suppliers and...
German election result is "pro-Europe": Sipilä
Prime Minister Juha Sipilä believed "not much will be changed" in Finnish-German relations in the wake of the German election results. Sipilä underlined continuity of the bilateral relations in a statement late Sunday and noted that...
Niinistö gets 156,000 signatures for candidacy
President Sauli Niinistö has already received 156,000 signatures from people who support his independent candidacy in the January 2018 presidential polls, although only 20,000 signatures are needed for doing that. A voter association supporting the re-election...
Mattarella arrives today on 3-day state visit
Italian President Sergio Mattarella arrives in Helsinki on Tuesday on a three-day state visit from September 26 to September 28, his office sources said. President Sauli Niinistö and First Lady Jenni Haukio of Finland will accord...
EU demands more clarity from UK as Brexit talks continue
EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier on Monday called for more "clarity" from Britain, as a fresh round of Brexit talks kicked off here. The talks, the fourth of its kind, came on the heels of...
National
Niinistö gets 156,000 signatures for candidacy
President Sauli Niinistö has already received 156,000 signatures from people who support his independent candidacy in the January 2018 presidential...
Mattarella arrives today on 3-day state visit
Sep 26, 2017Vihreät for end to forced refugee deportation
Sep 25, 2017German election result is "pro-Europe": Sipilä
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Europe
EU demands more clarity from UK as Brexit talks continue
EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier on Monday called for more "clarity" from Britain, as...
SAS staff tested positive for alcohol after landing in Sweden
Police arrested a Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) employee suspected of being under the influence of alcohol...
Merkel wins amid far-right AfD´s breakthrough
The conservative union led by German sitting Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday defended its commanding...
Merkel's conservative bloc garners 32.5% vote: exit poll
The conservative union led by German sitting Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday defended its dominant...
U.S. welcomes Russian visitors: ambassador
The United States is not canceling visa programs for Russians, instead it wants as many...
Worldwide
UN calls for more support for Rohingya refugees from Myanmar
The UN refugee agency on Monday called for ramped-up support to an estimated 436,000 Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar to...
Business
Greece, Eurogroup call for swift closure of next bailout review
Greek leaders and visiting Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem stressed on Monday during talks here the...
Norden paying more attention to Chinese customers
Alipay, a popular online and mobile payment platform in China, has established closer cooperation with...
Timo Ritakallio made OP bank new President
The Supervisory Board of OP Financial Group's central cooperative on Wednesday appointed Timo Ritakallio as the...
Energy consumption falls by 1% in Jan-June
The total energy consumption in January to June 2017 amounted to 686 petajoule (PJ), which...
Govt moves to amend Unemployment Security Act
The government on Tuesday proposed to parliament that the Unemployment Security Act should be amended...
Sports
Kvitova, Keys, Stephens all crash out of WTA Wuhan Open
It was a day of jaw-dropping upsets and strong performances from local talent here at the 2017 Wuhan Open, with...
Travel
Visit Rovaniemi awarded as best tourism org
The Association of Finnish Travel Agents – AFTA (Suomen matkatoimistoalan liitto ry) has awarded Visit...
Finnair awarded 2018 Four Star Global Airline rating
National flag carrier Finnair has been awarded a 2018 Four Star Global Airline rating by...
Bus strike impacts 200,000 commuters in Helsinki
A bus strike interrupted the public transport in the Helsinki metropolitan area, Finland on Thursday,...
Foreign tourist inflow continues to rise
The number of nights spent by foreign tourists at Finnish accommodation establishments marked an 11.6...
Helsinki Airport renovations affect vehicle traffic
The Terminal 2 at Helsinki Airport is being renovated, which will affect vehicle traffic throughout...
Culture
Arctic Centre to name Northern Lights photo winners on Sept 29
The Arctic Centre’s photo competition on Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, is halfway through, with the announcement of the winners...
Education
China-Finland Forum begins in Rovaniemi on Monday
The 3rd China-Finland Principals (Basic Education) Forum will begin at the University of Lapland in...
617m kids, teens suffer low levels in reading, maths: UNESCO
The latest report released by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) on Thursday revealed that...
Finland plans to restore OECD ranking in education
Finnish pride in the country's educational system appears to have been hit hard again in...
Finland boosts high-end academic teaching in economics
A new top economic research center will be established in Helsinki, as Prime Minister Juha...
Laptops to replace handwriting in exams at Cambridge University
Eight centuries of students submitting hand-written exam papers could soon come to an end at...
Health
Body formed to find out indoor air problem solution
Prime Minister Juha Sipilä on Friday appointed a project group to prepare an action plan entitled “The decade of healthy...
