Finland’s PM apologises for clubbing until 4am when she should have been isolating

Finland’s PM apologises for clubbing until 4am when she should have been isolating

The world’s youngest Prime Minister said she left her official phone at home and missed the isolation text after her foreign minister caught COVID.

  • byEssi Lehto

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Rare reaction risk:Scandinavians halt Moderna shots for young people

Rare reaction risk:Scandinavians halt Moderna shots for young people

Sweden,Denmark and Norway based their decision on a study warning of “an increased risk of side effects such as inflammation of the heart muscle”.

  • byJan M. Olsen
Osku saddles up
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Osku saddles up

Presidential pooch is one of ours.

New report ranks the world’s happiest countries during the pandemic

New report ranks the world’s happiest countries during the pandemic

The coronavirus brought a year of fear and anxiety,loneliness and lockdown,but an annual report on happiness around the world suggests the pandemic has not crushed people’s spirits - especially in Finland.

  • byDavid Keyton
Documentary casts doubt on official cause of Baltic ferry disaster

Documentary casts doubt on official cause of Baltic ferry disaster

The governments of Estonia,Finland and Sweden have said they would investigate the claim,which comes after years of complaints by families of the victims and survivors over the lack of a proper inquiry.

  • byThomas Erdbrink
Finland to take 130 refugees,mostly children,from Greece

Finland to take 130 refugees,mostly children,from Greece

The children will be relocated by the end of May,the Greek migration ministry said,adding this was"a decision of practical solidarity"by the Nordic country.

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Finnish sauna rules:Five things you need to know

Finnish sauna rules:Five things you need to know

The first thing you need to know is that Finns do not dress in the sauna.

  • byBelinda Jackson
Airport review:Kuusamo,Finland

Airport review:Kuusamo,Finland

It's geared for about three flights a day but one season a year,it is mobbed with tourists.

  • byBelinda Jackson
'Thermal winter'? Finland's lack of snow in January is unusual

'Thermal winter'? Finland's lack of snow in January is unusual

Mainland Finland recorded a high temperature of 7.9 degrees Celsius and the Aland Islands,an autonomous Baltic Sea region recorded a high of 8.7.

Long time to wait:Gender pay gap to close in 257 years,says study

Long time to wait:Gender pay gap to close in 257 years,says study

The overall gender gap closed by just one percentage point in 2019. Along with Nordic countries,New Zealand features in top 10"most equal"list.

'Seriously,Finland?'Red-faced minister deletes Instagram poll on IS women

'Seriously,Finland?'Red-faced minister deletes Instagram poll on IS women

Katri Kulmuni has apologised for posting a poll on whether the government should allow Finnish women with links to IS to return from Syria,or just their children.

  • byAnne Kauranen