At 34,this Finnish minister will be the world's youngest leader

At 34,this Finnish minister will be the world's youngest leader

Sanna Marin has been tapped to become Finland's youngest prime minister ever and its third female government leader.

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Fighting Finnish:Finland and Sweden qualify for Euro 2020

Fighting Finnish:Finland and Sweden qualify for Euro 2020

History-making Finland and Sweden qualified for Euro 2020,and Denmark kept their chances alive on a successful Saturday (AEDT) for Nordic soccer.

Man arrested after fatal shopping centre attack in Finland

Man arrested after fatal shopping centre attack in Finland

A man with a knife-like weapon killed one person and wounded at least nine others at a shopping centre in central Finland,police said.

Enjoying the delights of foraged food in Harriniva,Finland

Enjoying the delights of foraged food in Harriniva,Finland

The magnificence of foraged food reaches its zenith in Lappish Finland.

  • byTatyana Leonov
Finland:A white night in a glass igloo within the Arctic Circle

Finland:A white night in a glass igloo within the Arctic Circle

When the glass exterior of the igloo becomes obscured by the snow,we simply press a button to defrost.

  • byTatyana Leonov
eSled tour,Finland:Riding the world's first electric snowmobile

eSled tour,Finland:Riding the world's first electric snowmobile

We glide along as if floating on the snow,pushing aside white powder like foam in a giant bubble bath.

  • byTatyana Leonov
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Finland's ruling party loses big in tight election

Finland's ruling party loses big in tight election

Finland's leftist Social Democrats and the nationalist Finns Party are nearly tied to win Sunday's general election,with nearly all votes counted.

  • byAnne Kauranen andTarmo Virki
Finland,Helsinki:Getting hot and steamy in the nation of three million saunas

Finland,Helsinki:Getting hot and steamy in the nation of three million saunas

Sauna in Finland is not just de rigueur – it is an opportunity for a picnic,a chat and a time to get real.

  • byLuke Slattery
Finnish basic income trial creates happiness,but not jobs:report

Finnish basic income trial creates happiness,but not jobs:report

Finland became in January 2017 the first European country to launch the trial,which will end in 2020.

Wild weather blasts Europe,leaving death and destruction in its wake

Wild weather blasts Europe,leaving death and destruction in its wake

Winter weather blasted Europe for yet another day on Tuesday,whipping up high winds that caused flight delays and raising the risks of deadly avalanches.

It’s cold,dark and lacks parking,but is this Finnish town the world’s happiest?

It’s cold,dark and lacks parking,but is this Finnish town the world’s happiest?

Polling suggests Kauniainen,a small suburb of the Finnish capital,is the most satisfied town in the world's happiest country. The secret may be the wealth of state-funded services.

  • byPatrick Kingsley