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Finnish police seized the Eagle S on 28 December as part of a criminal investigation

Tanker suspected of damaging Baltic cables leaves Finland

An oil tanker believed to belong to Russia's "shadow fleet" and suspected of sabotaging undersea Baltic cables has been allowed to leave Finland's waters, where it has been held since December, Finnish police said.

World • 02 Mar

NATO chief Mark Rutte said NATO stood with Finland and Estonia (file photo)

NATO ready to help Finland after cable 'sabotage' - Rutte

NATO is ready to help Finland and Estonia as Finnish authorities probe an oil tanker that sailed from a Russian port over the possible "sabotage" of a power cable linking the two member countries, alliance chief Mark Rutte has said.

World • 26 Dec 24

Suspicions have been directed at a Chinese ship, the Yi Peng 3 (R), which is pictured being monitored by a Danish naval patrol vessel in the sea of Kattegat

Operators say damaged Baltic Sea cables 'fully restored'

Two Baltic Sea telecommunications cables that were severed in Swedish territorial waters have been repaired, their operators said, amid a probe into a Chinese ship in the area.

Europe • 29 Nov 24

Slush, held in Finland is one of Europe's largest start-up events

Entrepreneurs at Slush start-up show focus on AI, Trump

Tech entrepreneurs and investors meet in Finland today at Slush, one of Europe's largest start-up events, with a focus on whether funding conditions will ease, the impact of Donald Trump's election victory and the prospects for AI-driven growth.

Business • 20 Nov 24

The telecommunications cable being laid in the Baltic Sea off the shore of Helsinki in Finland in 2015

EU nations investigating 'sabotage' of Baltic Sea cables

European governments have accused Russia of escalating hybrid attacks on Ukraine's Western allies, as Baltic nations investigated whether the cutting of two fibre-optic telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea was sabotage.

World • 19 Nov 24

Sweden's Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin the booklet 'If Crisis or War Comes' that will be sent to all households

Sweden, Finland urge residents to be ready for war

Sweden has begun sending millions of pamphlets advising residents how to prepare for possible war and Finland launched a new website, as Ukraine fights the grinding three-year Russian invasion.

World • 18 Nov 24

Lumi is seen in Ahtarai Zoo shortly after she arrived there from China in 2018

Finland zoo returns giant pandas to China over cost

Finland will return two giant pandas to China in November, more than eight years ahead of time, as the zoo where they live can no longer afford their upkeep, the chair of the zoo's board has said.

World • 25 Sep 24

The legislation follows a surge in asylum seekers arriving via Finland's eastern border

Finland passes controversial border bill

Finland's parliament on Friday adopted controversial legislation that would allow guards to turn away asylum seekers at the border under certain circumstances.

World • 12 Jul 24

Finnair has today cut its full-year revenue guidance

Finnair swings to Q1 loss due to Finnish strikes

Finnair has today swung to a bigger-than-expected first-quarter comparable operating loss and cut its full-year revenue outlook after weeks of strikes across Finland grounded flights and disrupted the national carrier's operations.

Business • 23 Apr 24

The preliminary police probe had confirmed that the boy was a target of bullying

Bullying a motive for Finnish school shooting - police

A 12-year-old boy who shot and killed a fellow sixth-grader and severely injured two others at a school in Finland has claimed he was a target of bullying and that this was the motive for his attack, police have said.

World • 03 Apr 24

Police seal of the scene as investigations continue

12-year-old arrested following shooting at Finnish school

One child was killed and two seriously wounded in a shooting at a school outside the Finnish capital, police said, with a 12-year-old fellow pupil suspected of the attack taken into custody.

World • 02 Apr 24

Finnair has posted an operating profit of €184m for 2023, after guiding for a profit of €160-200m in October

Finnair posts annual profit in line with expectations

Finland's national carrier Finnair has today reported its sixth quarter of positive operating earnings in a row, and guided for a more than 10% capacity increase in the current year.

Business • 14 Feb 24

Trucks stuck in gridlock on a main road in Sweden

Heavy snowfall causes traffic jams in Nordic countries

Hundreds of cars were stuck along motorways in southern Sweden and Denmark today, authorities said, with heavy snowfall, strong winds and icy conditions bringing gridlock to the region.

World • 04 Jan 24

Snow and frost cover a road in Vittangi in northern Sweden

Sweden gripped by icy cold as temperature drops to -43C

Sweden has recorded its coldest January night in 25 years, with a reading of -43.6C in the far north as a cold snap hit the Nordics.

World • 03 Jan 24

Finnish border guards stand at the Raja-Jooseppi border checkpoint between Finland and Russia

Finland closes Russian border for two weeks

Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said the country will shut its last border crossing with Russia, following an influx of migrants which Helsinki claims is a hybrid attack orchestrated by Moscow.

World • 28 Nov 23

Migrants stand in a line in front of border guards at the international border crossing at Salla in northern Finland

Finland closes all but one border crossing to Russia

The Finnish Prime Minister has said that the country will close all but its northernmost border crossing with Russia, following a surge in migrants which Finland claims Russia is intentionally pushing to the border.

World • 22 Nov 23

Members of the Finnish Border Guard at a section of a pilot border fence at the Finnish-Russian border in Imatra (File image)

Finland to close four Russian border crossings

Finland will on Saturday close four of the nine crossing points on its border with Russia to stem a flow of asylum seekers to the Nordic nation, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has said.

World • 16 Nov 23

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said the cause of the damage was not yet clear (File Image)

Pipeline may have been damaged deliberately - Finland

A subsea gas pipeline and a telecommunications cable connecting Finland and Estonia under the Baltic Sea have been damaged in what may have been a deliberate act, the Finnish government has said.

World • 10 Oct 23

Finnair said the Finnish state and its other main owners supported the rights issue

Finnair plans share issue to boost finances

Finnish airline Finnair said today it plans a rights issue of up to €600m to strengthen its financial position.

Business • 06 Oct 23

Many of the civil defence shelters were built under apartment blocks and office buildings

Finland counts its bomb shelters and finds 50,500

Finland has finished counting its existing bomb shelters in a government effort prompted by neighbouring Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year, and found it has 50,500 of them, its interior ministry said.

News Lens • 30 Aug 23

Labourers work at the site of the accident

Finland footbridge collapse injures 27, mostly children

Around 24 people, mostly children, have been injured after a temporary pedestrian bridge collapsed in the Finnish city of Espoo, just outside the capital Helsinki, according to emergency services.

Europe • 11 May 23

A security agent inspects the turbine room linked to the OL3 at the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant

Europe's largest reactor enters service in Finland

Finland's next-generation Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor has gone into regular production after months of delays, producing on its own around 14% of the country's electricity, its operator TVO has said.

Finland • 16 Apr 23

Sanna Marin also said she would submit her government's resignation on Thursday

Outgoing Finnish PM Marin to step down as party leader

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin, who lost a general election at the weekend, has said that she will step down as Social Democratic Party leader in September.

World • 05 Apr 23

Finland today becomes the 31st member to join NATO and is expected to be joined by Sweden in the near future too

5 things to know about NATO as Finland joins alliance

NATO, the world's most powerful military alliance, is set to double its border with Russia, in the midst of the war in Ukraine, when Finland becomes its 31st member.

World • 04 Apr 23

Finnish Foreign Affairs Minister Pekka Haavisto (L) shakes hands with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, flanked by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (C) as he hands over Finland's accession to NATO documents

US calls for Swedish NATO membership 'without delay'

US President Joe Biden has urged Turkey and Hungary to conclude their ratification processes for Sweden to join NATO "without delay" as he welcomed Finland's accession to the military alliance.

World • 04 Apr 23