Life expectancy in Finland rose to record levels in 2024, with newborn boys expected to live 79.6 years and girls 84.8 years.

The Finnish government has agreed to allow fixed-term employment contracts of up to one year without requiring justification.

Finland’s Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen was fined in Georgia after supporting a pro-EU demonstration. Georgia accused her ...

Ibiza’s inland hills, vineyards, and villages reveal a world far from its party image. A five-day visit in October across ...

Finland’s first snowfall of 2025 was recorded in Kilpisjärvi, Lapland, after a delayed start due to unusually warm autumn ...

Islam became the third most common religion taught in Finnish primary schools in 2024, with ethics also attracting a growing ...

Number of debtors in Finnish enforcement proceedings rises by 4% year-on-year, with over 600,000 expected in 2025. Property ...

Finland will raise a selection of Kela benefits by 0.5% from January 2026, following an index adjustment. However, most social benefits remain frozen as part of a government decision in force until ...

Despite a US-brokered ceasefire, Israeli military operations continue in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Aid restrictions ...

Finland has confirmed it will join NATO’s US-led weapons procurement programme for Ukraine, becoming the latest European ...

Finland’s Parliament has passed new laws tightening citizenship criteria, barring applicants reliant on social welfare and ...

The 2025 Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women in Beijing marked three decades since the landmark 1995 conference. Leaders from ...