Europe needs “cool-headed” Finnish leadership, European Commission President Juncker says
The six-month Finnish presidency of the Council of the European Union is underway with a visit to Helsinki by members
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Finnair gets domestic competition with Norwegian’s new Helsinki-Vaasa route
Norway-based budget airline Norwegian Air Shuttle has announced it will roll out regular flights between Helsinki and Vaasa, a city
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Giant cruise ships bringing tourists in record numbers to Helsinki
Helsinki is expecting a record summer as far as the number of both visiting ships and passengers. Altogether 309 international
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Youth pledge to plant 100 million trees at climate summit in Helsinki
A week-long World Summit of Students for Climate (WSSC) concluded in Helsinki on Wednesday with the declaration of a Climate
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Helsinki Mayor pledges €1m for idea to replace coal-fired energy plants
The Mayor of Finland’s capital launched a campaign on Wednesday aimed at tackling climate change called the Helsinki Challenge competition.
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Finnish youth join global climate strike
Finnish young people joined a global climate strike on Friday, urging politicians and decision-makers to take action to prevent climate
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€15bn Chinese funding deal for Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel
A private firm looking to construct a tunnel linking Tallinn and Helsinki is set to receive some 15 billion euros
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Finland takes another step towards building Arctic rail link
Finnish Government includes Rail Baltica project in infrastructure plan as it invites private investors to participate future development. Finland’s Transport
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Teen protesters in Helsinki demand climate action
A group of upper secondary school students, mainly from Swedish-speaking schools in the Helsinki region gathered on the steps of
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Report highlights Finland’s top 5 housing problems
Parliament’s audit committee issued a report on Tuesday outlining five major problems with housing policy in Finland. The committee concluded
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Swedish authorities OK Nordea bank’s HQ move from Stockholm to Helsinki
Regulators in Sweden have given Nordic banking giant Nordea the green light to relocate the bank’s headquarters from Stockholm to
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Podcast – Dissecting the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki
Commenting on Monday’s meeting in Helsinki between the US and Russian presidents, the Tampere-based daily Aamulehti (southern Finland) writes that
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Alaska senators blast Trump for going soft on Putin
Both of Alaska’s Republican U.S. senators take issue with President Trump’s remarks in Helsinki Monday. Trump, standing beside Russian President
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Finland steps up border checks for Trump-Putin summit
Finland will require travellers from Schengen countries to pass through border control for the next four days, to coincide with
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Various protests planned in Helsinki for Trump-Putin summit
Helsinki Police said it has been informed of four demonstrations planned for 16 July, when US president Donald Trump is
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