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Finland´s withdrawal from landmine ban treaty takes effect
Finland’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Anti-Personnel Landmines Convention took effect on Saturday, said the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in a press release.…
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48% Finns believe corruption is common among top politicians
About half (48%) of Finnish people believe that corruption is very or fairly common among the political decision makers in national level, according to a survey…
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Recent US actions, rhetoric unsettle allies, put Finland in bind: HS
Recent U.S. actions and rhetoric are increasingly being viewed in Europe as a drift toward power politics that could put close partners such as Finland in an awkward and…
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Firm manager gets suspended jail term for Espoo bridge collapse
The Western Uusimaa District Court on Friday sentenced the project manager of a scaffolding company to five months suspended imprisonment over the Espoo pedestrian bridge…
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Police shoot knife-wielding Man in Vantaa
A knife-wielding man was injured when police fired gunshot at him in a residence at Länsimäki area in Vantaa on Friday evening, Police said in a press release.…
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Construction worker killed at workplace accident in Raasepori
A construction worker was killed in an accident at the workplace at a construction site in Raasepori, a municipality under Uusimaa region on Thursday morning, police said…
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Trump’s Greenland remarks worrying: FM
Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen on Thursday described recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump and members of his administration on Greenland as…
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Stiffened permanent residence permit law enters into force
The new law, which tightened the requirements for getting permanent residence permit in Finland entered into force on Thursday, said Finnish Immigration Service ( Migri).…
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Finland, Sweden, Norway to host exercise Cold Response in March
The Finnish Defence Forces prepare the participation in the military exercise Cold Response 2026 to be held in northern areas of Norway, Finland and Sweden in March 2026,…
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NBI seizes Fitburg, Customs not to launch criminal probe
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday seized the cargo vessel Fitburg, which is suspected of damaging a subsea telecommunications cable in the Baltic…
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