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Planes have been taking off and landing at Malmi Airport since 1936, making it one of the oldest international airports in Europe in continuous use. But the City of Helsinki is insistent that flight operations will stop at the end…

A piece of stone imbued with mystical powers is to be returned from the National Museum of Finland in Helsinki to Namibia, where it was appropriated by Finnish missionaries more than a hundred years ago. This week, the small stone…

A footballer from Vantaa has been playing in the international spotlight this week as his team chased a seemingly impossible dream to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Ahmed Said Ahmed plays for Vantaa side VJS, currently languishing…

A new Council of Europe report on the state of human rights in Finland concludes the Nordic nation falls short on a range of issues – and they’re giving the government a two year deadline to fix the worst…

In the excitable hours after being voted the new Centre Party Chair, Katri Kulmuni is still swept up in the day’s events. "It was a mixture of relief, excitement and shock. And I had to think is it really happening?…

Drone have become a common sight in the skies above us. And in Finland they’re seeing a wider range of applications from industry to emergency services, with demand for drones to fill specific niche roles greater than ever. The country’s first…

A damning new report has found widespread destruction of orangutan habitats around palm mills in Indonesia – and four of the worst sites are part of Neste’s biofuel supply chain. MapHubs, an open-source tech company monitoring natural resources, identified orangutan…

Every night before bed, Pekka Haavisto diligently opens up his phone and checks the location of the Stena Impero tanker. And in the weeks since he started doing it, the ship hasn’t moved from the same anchorage in a port…

Finland’s Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) has warned of the "nightmare the day after Brexit" as the clock counts down to Britain’s departure from the European Union on 31st October. "We don’t know if the trucks can move and we don’t know…

With its oversized potted plants and stylish furniture, the Helsinki Mayor’s office doesn’t look much like the headquarters of an insurgent movement. And the urbane mayor himself Jan Vapaavuori doesn’t look much like the leader of a rebel alliance. But in 2018…