Finland International

The cyclone that hit Mozambique and its neighbours last Thursday may be the worst weather-related natural disaster ever in the Southern Hemisphere, according to the United Nations. Finnish aid money is contributing to relief efforts in Mozambique, where Cyclone Idai…

Finland’s United Nations Ambassador has hit back online over health care criticisms leveled at the Nordic nation. Writing on Twitter, Nikki Haley said that health care costs in America are too high, but "comparing us to Finland is ridiculous. Ask them…

A new study by the United Nations claims that Finland is the ‘happiest country in the world’ for the second year in a row. The UN’s World Happiness Report puts Finland in first place, ahead of Denmark in second, and…

The Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a strongly-worded rebuke of Russia, reaffirming support for sanctions and criticising the country’s human rights record. The statement comes on the fifth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and illegal annexation of…

A report by an American government-funded media outlet says that Finland blocked the inclusion of a senior Russian official on a new sanctions list. The European Union, Canada and USA this week introduced a new round of sanctions against Russian…

Finnish President Sauli Niinstö has lead the nation’s condolences after a terror attack in New Zealand left 49 people confirmed dead and twenty others wounded. "President Niinistö has extended his deepest condolences to Dame Patsy Reddy, to the families of the…

On an industrial estate in Vantaa, the effects of Brexit are already being felt. Even though the United Kingdom hasn’t yet left the European Union, the uncertainty of what comes next after 29th March makes life both complicated and worrying…

The Washington Post newspaper has backed Finnish journalist Jessikka Aro in a dispute about an award. Aro was supposed to be given an International Women of Courage award in the USA last week, presented by US First Lady Melania Trump. However, the…

Finland’s most treasured cartoon characters are finding renewed fame and fortune in Japan, thanks to a surge in Moomin products entering the lucrative market. There’s a glossy television series and a Moomin theme park, but it’s a new mobile game…

Local media in Cambodia reports that two Finnish men are among three people killed in a traffic accident. The crash happened in the country’s capital Phnom Penh in the early hours of Saturday morning local time, when a Lexus car…