Finland’s Left Is Battling the Far Right

Li Andersson is not like most other left-wing politicians. She is young, personable, charismatic, and very down-to-earth. She’s also pretty good at winning elections. I met Andersson at Käänne Festival — a conference she organized to bring the Left …

Finland posts webpage on risks and rules for volunteering in Ukraine war

The Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published an online information pack for those planning or considering travelling to Ukraine to serve as volunteer fighters. Open image viewer A masked Finnish volunteer fighter, interviewed in Kyiv two years ago …

Cross-border shopping benefits Sweden, but also boosts Finland's tourism sector

The strong exchange rate of the euro has been not only tempting Finns to cross to Sweden for shopping, but is also drawing more international tourists to border areas in the north. Open image viewer Tourism is now making big strides in southern Lapland…

Nearly 600 Russian asylum seekers await decisions in Finland

Nearly 600 Russian asylum seekers are awaiting decisions from the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri), with most applications linked to fears of military conscription. Migri has stated that while avoidance of military service alone does not automatically …

Rangers defenseman added to Team Finland roster at 4 Nations Face-Off

The Rangers will have another representative during the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament later this month, as defenseman Urho Vaakanainen was added to Team Finland’s roster as an injury replacement 10 days before the first game. Vaakanainen and Sabres …

Trump may push Helsinki to cover costs of US military infrastructure in Finland — expert

MOSCOW, February 3. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump may put the squeeze on Helsinki to fund US military infrastructure in Finland, military expert Alexander Stepanov, the program director at the Academy of Political Sciences and a senior research …

Xpeng expands to Finland, Ireland

Finland adds Sabres’ Jokiharju, Rangers’ Vaakanainen for 4 Nations Face-Off

The Finnish Ice Hockey Federation on Sunday named Jokiharju and Vaakanainen as injury replacements for Miro Heiskanen and Jani Hakanpää. Finland had only four players left to choose from to fill those spots because only 11 defencemen from that country have …

Media reports Finland prohibiting Russian-born kid from school tour of nuclear plant

(MENAFN) A Finnish high school student, identified as Dima, was barred from a field trip to Finland's largest nuclear power plant, Olkiluoto, due to his Russian birthplace, according to media reports. The exclusion occurred in November, and the child…

Rail competitiveness, Sàmi secrets to surviving cold and Finnmark Brigade co-operation: Finland in the world press

The article describes how the Nordic country’s railway track gauge is limiting its competitiveness in rail freight. The author, a railway and transportation engineer, explores the historical and technical complexities of railway gauge differences and …