The Latest Breaking News from Finland

Here in metal-mad Finland, I see the 50-year-old genre is still in rude health – and helping people see the light in dark times, says Mike Watson, media and art theorist based in Finland

Mille Colling and Emma Aalto given go-ahead to compete in qualifier for national championships next month

Engineers create a sand battery that they say will slash the carbon emissions in Pornainen, Finland, by 70% — it uses renewables to heat the sand to more than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

Exclusive: Author of Europe by Rail, Nicky Gardner, believes that train travel offers “a chance to think”

The Finnish Air Force has used the swastika as its emblem since 1918, but has now announced it will remove it from its flags.

In 2024, the Nigerian military declared Simon Ekpa wanted as part of nearly 100 people sought on charges of terrorism. After his arrest in Finland, the Nigerian government sought his extradition.

The wild has a way of gifting extraordinary encounters to those who live close to it.

Blue swastikas on white backgrounds that have featured on the flags of various Finnish Air Force units since 1918, which officials say is in no way connected to Nazi Germany, are being gradually phased out in an effort to enhance integration with Western allies following NATO membership.

Finland's air force adopted the swastika emblem in 1918