Finland sees mild winter with little snow

February's mean temperature varied from 0°C in the country’s southwest to minus 7°C in Eastern Lapland, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The temperature deviation from the long-term average for 1991–2020 was about two degrees …

Finland, US, Canada discuss icebreaker collaboration

Finland's LEVERAGE Announces New Album, Shares 'All Seeing Eye' Single

Finland's LEVERAGE has shared a new single and official visualizer video, "All Seeing Eye", out now via Frontiers Music Srl. LEVERAGE guitarist Tuomas Heikkinen comments: "'All Seeing Eye' is the type of a heavy riffing song that …

U.S. works with Germany, Finland to disrupt terror-supporting cryptocurrency exchange

APN Podcast: Finland's foreign spouses fight career stagnation

All Points North explores the professional ups and downs of trailing spouses who followed their partners to Finland. Open image viewer Image: Marko Melto / Yle Zena Iovino, Priya Ramachandran D'souza Trailing spouses follow their partners across …

Finland’s disaster preparedness guide offers lessons

Finland’s interactive crisis preparedness guide provides residents with practical steps for handling emergencies, offering a model that could help Canadians and others better prepare for disasters. Crawford Kilian reports for The Tyee. In short: Finland’s …

US B-52 bombers drop guided bombs in Finland for first time

Two US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers conducted their first-ever air-to-ground bombing exercises in Finland on 6 March. The bombers, escorted by Finnish Air Force F/A-18 Hornet fighters, dropped guided JDAM bombs on targets at the Rovajärvi …

Finland to tighten family reunification rules

Finland's government has submitted a proposal to tighten conditions for family reunification. The new measures would set stricter requirements for spouses' minimum age, financial resources, and residency periods before applying for reunification. …

Finland’s refugee policy under scrutiny for discrimination

Finland’s Interior Ministry has been accused of discrimination in its refugee selection process, according to a report by the Non-Discrimination Ombudsman. The ministry allegedly sought to prevent Muslim refugees from Afghanistan and Syria from coming to …

Kramer upgrades historic Tavastia Live Club in Finland

Control and AVoIP signal transmission tech installed in famous Helsinki venue, which has hosted legendary bands like the Foo Fighters, the Ramones and AC/DC, to improve in-house digital communication Kramer has announced its range of Kramer Control and …