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Finnish Embassy in Doha to start consular services in June
The Embassy of Finland in Doha will begin the provision of consular services on 1 June 2024, said the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in a press release on Friday. The President on…
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Finland continues close contact with NATO, EU on GPS troubles by Russia
The President and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy on Friday held a meeting and discussed Global Positioning System (GPS) disturbances originating in Russia,…
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FM censures violence against Georgian protestors
Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen on Thursday expressed concern over the violence against protestors in Georgia. Terming the violence as unacceptable, Valtonen in a post in her social…
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Finland ranks 5th again in Press Freedom Index
Finland ranked fifth for the third consecutive year in the 2024 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Friday. In 2022, Finland´s rank slipped…
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Finland joins US Nat´l Guard Partnership Program
Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen and Governor of Virginia Glenn Youngkin on Thursday signed a Letter of Intent in Helsinki on Finland's accession to the United States…
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Number of child welfare notifications doubles in 10 years
A child welfare notification was filed for one out of six children aged between 13 and 15 in 2023, according to the latest Statistics of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare…
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Perussuomalaiset MP expelled from parliamentary group over night club shooting
Perussuomalaiset (Finns Party) lawmaker Timo Vornanen, who was arrested on April 26 for his alleged involvement in a shooting incident at a night club in Helsinki and later released,…
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2 Suspects Nabbed After Tragic Incident Claims Life in Oulu
Miscreants killed one person and dumped the body in a park at Kaukovainio area in Oulu on Sunday, said police in a press release. Police recovered the body of the deceased, a man of…
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Trade Unions Worldwide Slam Govt Over Labor Market Reforms
Trade unions across the world expressed concern over the labour market reforms and cuts in working condition undertaken by the Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP) led…
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Helsinki cops step up their game in sketchy parts of town
The Helsinki Police started to intensively monitor crime-prone and disturbance-prone areas from April 29 to May 19, in the city center as well as in metro and train transportation,…
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