HELSINKI – Local officials in Finland say that three people have been fatally shot in a southeastern town overnight. The South Karelia Social and Health Care District says on its website that the ...

Southern Finland is dotted with some of the most beautiful woodland towns, which are perfect for those looking for a peaceful ...

It’ll be like this for another four hours. For the 1,900 or so residents of Enontekio, in northern Finland, it’s going to be a long day. It’s the middle of winter, a time when the sunshine’s extended ...

In January 2021, the small Finnish city of Salla (pop. 3,407) announced it intended to go head-to-head with cities like Madrid, Jakarta, Istanbul, and Doha to officially bid to host the 2032 Summer ...

Rovaniemi, long celebrated as the "official home town of Santa Claus" in Finland, is this winter welcoming more than families seeking reindeer rides and festive photo opportunities.

HELSINKI (AFP) - A gunman shot dead three women, including a council leader, as they were leaving a restaurant in a small Finnish town on Saturday (Dec 3) night, Finnish police said. Investigators ...

Santa Claus is undoubtedly a very busy man. About 5,00,000 visitors from across the world visit the small town of Rovaniemi every year, many just to see him. So when a group of us — journalists and ...

Salla, which claims to be the coldest town in Finland, has launched a parody bid to host the 2032 Summer Olympics, as part of efforts to raise awareness of global warming. The town, where temperatures ...

Tommi Rajala doesn't particularly like his town, but he's comfortable with that. He is, after all, the director of the Puolanka Pessimist Association. Located about 650 kilometres north of Helsinki, ...

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin speaks during a meeting of Social Democratic party of Finland in Lahti, Finland, on Wednesday. (Heikki Saukkomaa / Lehtikuva via Associated Press) Finland’s prime ...