'It's a strange case':Man faces court over violent Bibbulmun Track attack

'It's a strange case':Man faces court over violent Bibbulmun Track attack

Police say Matt Lewis Whittaker ran down a man in his ute,before getting out and hitting him with a shovel.

  • byAAP

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Mystery and fear haunt tiny Finnish island which neighbours Russia
Investigation
Russia

Mystery and fear haunt tiny Finnish island which neighbours Russia

A secretive island owned by a Russian businessman has attracted quite a bit of curiousity from locals.

  • byAndrew Higgins
Finland jails Russian internet trolls for campaign against journalist

Finland jails Russian internet trolls for campaign against journalist

Jessika Aro got a measure of satisfaction when a court in Helsinki convicted two of her most dedicated slanderers of defamation and handed them stiff sentences.

  • byAndrew Higgins
Two charged after large police raid in strategic area of Finland

Two charged after large police raid in strategic area of Finland

A Finnish court remanded in custody a Russian and an Estonian detained on suspicion of aggravated money laundering following an exceptionally large police raid.

Travel guide and things to do in Helsinki:Three-minute guide

Travel guide and things to do in Helsinki:Three-minute guide

Helsinki offers amazing architecture and great design.

  • byBrian Johnston
Record-breaking heat hits Norway,Finland and Sweden

Record-breaking heat hits Norway,Finland and Sweden

Even as far north as the Arctic Circle,the mercury has come close to 32 degrees Celsius.

  • byJason Samenow
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Summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump to be held in Helsinki

Summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump to be held in Helsinki

The Kremlin and the White House say the summit between Russian President and US President will take place in Helsinki on July 16.

Robots might take our jobs but free money is not the immediate answer
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Innovation

Robots might take our jobs but free money is not the immediate answer

Billionaires including Tesla’s Elon Musk,Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Virgin’s Richard Branson are the latest flag bearers of a universal basic income.

  • byNassim Khadem
'Schools need to react quickly':Education expert urges smartphone ban

'Schools need to react quickly':Education expert urges smartphone ban

Smartphones are hurting education,warns Finnish education expert Pasi Sahlberg.

  • byJordan Baker
No more'free'money:Finland to end its basic income experiment

No more'free'money:Finland to end its basic income experiment

Finland is having second thoughts about giving free money to people without conditions on how they use it.

  • byPeter S. Goodman
Arctic Circle adventures in Finland:snow shoeing,dog sledding and ice climbing

Arctic Circle adventures in Finland:snow shoeing,dog sledding and ice climbing

I'm inside my quinzee (a Finnish igloo). I built it myself. Outside,it's minus 12 degrees C ...

  • byAndrew Bain