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Scottish defender says Larne will be up for the challenge presented by HJK Helsinki

Larne man relishing first foray into European competition with HJK Helsinki Champions League clash

In this week's Focus, we turn to the tense frontier between Russia and Finland. The rapport between these neighbouring nations has soured significantly in the wake of Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine. Historically, their mutual border has been a theatre of confrontation and conflict. Currently, Finland is taking drastic measures…

Finland will expel nine diplomats at the Russian embassy in Helsinki, accusing them of working on intelligence missions, the Finnish president's office said on Tuesday.

Watch as Antony Blinken and his Finnish counterpart speak in Helsinki on Friday, 2 June.

Espoo (Finland) (AFP) - Some 27 young people, mostly children, were injured in Finland on Thursday when they fell five metres onto a road after a temporary footbridge near a construction site collapsed.

Twenty-seven people, most of them teenage school children, were injured on Thursday when a temporary pedestrian bridge collapsed in the Finnish city of Espoo, just outside the capital Helsinki, rescue services said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Finland on Wednesday for talks with Nordic leaders on support for his country's war with Russia and on its relations with Europe, governments of the region said. Zelenskiy will hold bilateral talks with Finland's President Sauli Niinisto followed by a news conference before joining…

Finland has been ranked as the happiest country in the world for a sixth year in a row, and it's clear to see why when you've tried the food, explored the islands and had a sauna

Explore the vision of Helsinki-based artist Felicia Honkasalo in ‘Through the lens’, our monthly series spotlighting photographers who are Wallpaper* contributors

Helsinki (AFP) - Japanese gaming group Sega has offered to buy the creator of the popular Angry Birds franchise, Finland's Rovio, in a deal worth more than 700 million euros ($770 million), the companies said Monday.