And they should know. Finland is constantly touted worldwide as the home of the happiest people on earth, despite their living in a place where winter in Lapland (and even down to Helsinki) is called “polar night” and summer “the Land of the Midnight Sun.”

In Finland, about 100 cubic meters of coolant leaked at the Olkiluoto-3 (OL3) nuclear power plant. This was reported by the press service of the station operator Teollisuuden Voima (TVO).

Finland is providing an additional €16 million in humanitarian aid for Ukraine, which will be distributed through the UN and the Red Cross. Source: Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as reported by European Pravda Details: Finland has allocated another €16 million in humanitarian assistance for Ukraine from its budget designated for supporting the country.

In October 2024, the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UNCESCR) issued a landmark decision stating that Finland had violated the rights of the Sámi Indigenous people to their culture and land.

It was the first church service in Finland put together mostly by artificial intelligence. AI tools wrote the sermons and some of the songs, composed the music and created the visuals, including a dialogue between a bearded Jesus in robes and a menacing-looking Satan in modern clothes.

The Research Council of Finland (RCF) granted €543 million for scientific research in 2024, marking an all-time high in research funding. The increase was made possible by additional government allocations,

Finland is sending 16 million euros in humanitarian aid to Ukraine, as part of a broader aid package to other parts of the world amounting to around 36.5 million euros, the Finnish foreign ministry announced on Monday. The aid will be channeled via UN humanitarian organizations as well as the International Red Cross, the ministry said.

The Justice Department announced today a coordinated action with Germany and Finland to take down the online infrastructure used to operate Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange that allegedly facilitated money laundering.

The frequency of cable incidents in the Baltic Sea has been "exceptional" in recent years, but state actors have more effective ways of performing underwater sabotage than by dragging anchors, Finland's intelligence service chief said.

Finland's security and intelligence service Supo is closely watching how U.S. intelligence positions itself towards Russia under the Trump administration, Supo's chief said on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland has decided to provide 36.5 million euros in humanitarian aid. 16 million euros will be allocated for Ukraine, according to the Finnish Foreign Ministry. As the Ministry reports,

Why, on March 17, do I wear the fuzzy shamrock a friend crocheted for me years ago? I am not Irish. I have never lived in a predominantly Irish community.