The latest changes relate to an applicant's financial self-sufficiency as well as their "integrity" — meaning the committing of offences or crimes — and they make up the second phase of the government ...

According to the paper, every so often a Nordic concept comes along to seize the imaginations of Europe's forward thinkers. Recently, it was the Danes' hygge, an ode to cosiness. But now people need ...

A farmer in Rovaniemi was astonished this week when a heifer who ran away half a year ago reappeared with a newborn.

More than half of underwater species have become rarer in some inland waters, say researchers at the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) – who lay out recommendations to reverse the trend.

The first week of November will be 3–6 degrees warmer than normal throughout Northern Europe, it predicts. In the following weeks, the weather will continue to be mild and grey with temperatures a few ...

Police seized large amounts of amphetamines and cocaine, as well as weapons including several submachine guns and pistols.

The corporate customers in question were "mainly Russian". One firm made cash purchases from Verkkokauppa worth 808,000 euros ...

Finland has seen a significant decrease in road fatalities over the decades, but there's still room for improvement, ...

A special Nato anti-mine unit will begin searching for and detonating old sea mines off Finland's south coast on Monday. The ...

A fiery explosion in front of a hotel in Joroinen on Saturday killed two people. Police have not ruled out the possibility of a crime.

Members of the Helsinki Finnish Club voted on whether to allow women as members, with most board members threatening to quit ...

The state and the municipalities that own the West Railway venture have finally agreed on financing for the first phase of the high-speed train project.