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Finnish police say bullying was motive for school shooting

The 12-year-old boy who shot and killed a fellow sixth-grader and severely injured two others at a school in...

Finns vote for new president for NATO era with Russia in mind

Finns headed to the polls to pick a new president on Sunday to lead the country in its new...

Asylum seekers ‘missing’ after crossing Russia border to Finland

Some 160 people who applied for asylum at Finland's eastern border last year have since disappeared, amid a sudden...

Finland to extend Russia border closing, daily Iltalehti reports

The Finnish government will extend its closure of the crossing points on its border with Russia, which had been...

Finland’s extreme cold freezes even boiling water thrown in the air

Finland's record low temperatures this week inspired a tourist on a trip to the Arctic to try a trick...

Workers threaten 2-day strike at Neste oil refinery in Finland

Finland's Industrial Union said on Thursday it planned two days of labour strike action at Neste's NESTE.HE Porvoo oil...

Finland will be first to suffer if Russia-NATO tensions escalate – Russian diplomat

Finland will be the first country to suffer in the event of an escalation of tensions between Russia and...

Russian held in Finland suspected of 2014-15 war crimes in Ukraine

A Russian man suspected of committing war crimes in Ukraine in 2014-2015 has been remanded in custody in Finland,...

He helped get Finns into NATO, now he gets them dancing. Will DJ Pexi be president?

As Finland's foreign minister for the past four years, Pekka Haavisto helped overturn decades of neutrality to bring Finns...

Kremlin warns of tensions if Poland sends troops to Finnish-Russian border

Any decision by Finland to allow a "concentration" of troops on its border with Russia would be viewed by...

Finland may shut entire Russian border, foreign minister says

Finland is considering closing some of the four remaining crossing points on its frontier with Russia or even the...

Finland to close four Russia border crossings to stop asylum seekers

Finland will on Saturday close four of the nine crossing points on its border with Russia to stem a...

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