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Finland summons envoy of Iran over violence against protesters
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland on Tuesday summoned the Iranian Chargé d’Affaires over the ongoing violence against protesters by Iranian…
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Iranian Embassy in Helsinki vandalised, 2 held
A group of agitated people carried out vandalism at the Embassy of Iran in Helsinki on Monday afternoon, police said in a press release on Tuesday. The incident took…
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Defence Forces´ SAR satellite launches into space
The Defence Forces’ second SAR satellite was launched into space on Sunday, said an official press release on Monday. The satellite, integrated via Exolaunch,…
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Cargo vessel Fitburg leaves Finland as authorities lift seizure
The cargo vessel Fitburg, which was detained late last month for suspected damage of a subsea telecommunications cable in the Baltic Sea, left Finland on Monday morning…
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91 people drown in Finland in 2025
A total of 91 people drowned in Finland in 2025 and the number is three higher than the previous year and four higher than 2023, according to the Finnish Swimming…
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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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