Hindus and Jews have strongly criticized reported eviction notices to Roma camps in Helsinki (Finland) without providing alternatives. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed; and Rabbi Jonathan B. Freirich, prominent Jewish leader in Nevada and California in USA;...

Both Finnish Railways (VR) and the Finnish Transport Agency would like to cut trees along railway tracks to avoid further storm damage, regional daily Turun Sanomat and newspaper syndicate Väli-Suomen sanomalehdet reported on Tuesday.

Finland’s Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb is not in favour of a ban on wearing the burkha face-veil. He told the provincial paper Satakunnan Kansa that diversity should be respected. He added banning the burkha sends the wrong message from Europe...

Finland’s parliament voted as expected for Mari Kiviniemi to become the next prime minister, paving the way for her approval by the Nordic country’s president later yesterday. Ms Kiviniemi, leader of the Centre Party, anchor of Finland’s...

According to an inquiry by the Finnish Consumer Agency and the Data Protection Ombudsman on Monday, many companies which offer fast SMS loans do not act according to laws applying to the sector.

Avi Granot, Israel’s ambassador to Finland, was summoned to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on Tuesday to explain Israel’s actions in connection with Gaza. Finland has condemned the violent attack by Israel on a Gaza bound convoy of aid...

National Police Commissioner Mikko Paatero says that Finland has so far been fortunate in terms of avoiding organised crime, but that he is worried about the future. Paatero sees tougher organised crime methods spreading into the country from abroad....

FINLAND has committed five million euros to Zambia as Budget support and hailed the Government’s prudence in resource management, which could boost economic development. Finish Ambassador to Zambia, Niiles-Jouni Aikio said the Government had shown...

Finnair says it has cancelled all flights on Tuesday and will likely have to do so again on Wednesday. Finland’s airspace is closed to all flights above 900 metres on Tuesday after briefly re-opening on Monday. It is to remain closed until at...

The Finnish aviation authority Avia is opening the airports of Tampere-Pirkkala and Turku for a period of six hours today, Monday. In addition, the airspace above Southern Finland was opened from the early hours of Monday. The airspace, which has been...