The Finnish Environment Institute SYKE says improvements and more efforts are needed to improve the country’s track record when it comes to recycling.
In a new report, SYKE identifies key areas where the whole country could be doing better.
Some of…
Next generation demands more govt action on climate change
Finnish parents, concerned about climate change, are joining with their children to highlight environmental issues. It’s part of a movement growing across Europe that sees young people demanding action in a…
Hottest overnight temperatures in 60 years!
There’s a mini-heatwave happening across the country today, with +8.4°C measured in Rauma early this morning. That’s the hottest recorded temperature on this date in 60 years, with meteorologists saying the temperature could rise…
Authorities in Helsinki have ordered nine ‘escape room’ businesses to fix safety hazards in their operations.
According to Fire Chief Anja Aatsinki of Helsinki Rescue Department, problems in seven of the escape rooms were serious, but easily fixed and they’re allowed…
Former pro-hockey player bids to be Finland’s first NHL member of parliament
Former pro-hockey player Sean Bergenheim is planning to swap pucks for politics at the upcoming general election, as he makes a bid to become a member of parliament. Bergenheim…
Hundreds of passengers have to wait or find alternative transport arrangements from Finland to Brussels today, after Belgium closed its airspace to flights.
There’s no flights at all going to or from Brussels between 23:00 last night and 23:00 tonight…
Global architects get on board Tallinn tunnel project
Internationally renowned firm Zaha Hadid Architects is positioning itself to be a leading partner in the tunnel linking Helsinki and Tallinn which is being spearheaded by serial entrepreneur Peter Vesterbacka. Added to strong interest from local…
A policeman from Scotland has completed a three day, 70km trek in Lapland to raise money for a cancer charity.
The journey was tougher than expected, as slightly warmer temperatures over the last few days made conditions heavy-going.
"The trail was…
A new report from the Ministry of Transport and Communications concludes that plans for a railway linking the Arctic Sea to the south of Finland should be put on ice for the time being, due primarily to funding concerns.
The…
It’s a common notion in Finland that when bears crawl out of their cave after hibernation, that it signals the end of spring.
The two resident brown bears at Helsinki’s Korkeasaari Zoo have decided spring is on the way, and…
Li Andersson: ‘Coronavirus back-to-school discussion has moved on since spring’
Finnish students are heading back to school on Wednesday, after an unprecedented year that saw…
Finnish students are heading back to school on Wednesday, after an unprecedented year that saw classes suspended during the worst of the coronavirus epidemic…
Minister of Justice Anna-Maja Henriksson (RKP) was apparently caught out by a Monday night announcement from Minister of Family and Basic Services Krista Kiuru (SDP) that…
New testing regime, and fines or prison time for travelers who don’t self-isolate
Finland will introduce fines or even a possible three month prison sentence…