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Finnair inks codeshare deal with Flybe Nordic
Finland’s flag carrier has commissioned low-cost firm Flybe Nordic to begin operating some of its regional routes. Finnair currently holds a 40 percent stake in Flybe Nordic. The new deal between the...
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Finland to rule next month on Iceland flight monitoring
Finland’s government will decide in November whether or not the country will participate in a joint Nordic scheme that will see the region help monitor Icelandic airspace. The news came on Tuesday (23...
View ArticleFinland, Sweden agree to assist NATO in patrolling Icelandic airspace
The Swedish and Finnish governments have agreed to take part in a NATO-backed effort to patrol airspace surrounding Iceland. Iceland, which has no air force, asked its Scandinavian neighbours to...
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Finnair announces cost-cutting scheme
Finland’s flag carrier has announced a major cost-cutting initiative. Officials from Finnair said that the airline is aiming to slash costs by EUR 140 million over the next two years in order to fund...
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Ancient grain returns in Finland
One of mankind’s earliest cultivated crops has resurfaced in Finland. According to a report by the Helsinki-based YLE news agency, emmer wheat has begun to flourish in Finnish fields over the past few...
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70 per cent of Finnish teens have illegally downloaded
A new report has revealed that illegal downloading remains the most prominent crime among Finland’s youth. The news comes via a study conducted by the Finnish National Research Institute of Legal...
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Finnish economy to grow 0.5% in 2013
Finnish officials have forecast that the national economy will see minimal growth in the coming year. According to the latest report from the country’s Finance Ministry, Finland’s GDP is set to expand...
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Report: most Finns against later retirement
A recent survey has revealed that the majority of Finland’s population reject later retirement as a means of prolonging working careers. The news comes via a new study commissioned by the YLE news...
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Deep freeze breaks records in southern Finland
Several records for freezing temperatures have been broken in Finland this week. The record lows came late on Thursday last week and in the early morning hours the day after. Residents in the town of...
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Finland unemployment drops in December
Finland’s unemployment rate saw a year-on-year decrease last month, new figures have revealed. The news comes via the latest Labor Force Survey from Statistics Finland, which showed the country’s...
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Finns among the best childhood welfare providers
Finnish children enjoy better well being than almost all other countries in the developed world, according to a UNICEF report recently published. Comparing 29 ‘advanced economies’, Finland ranked...
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Is Russian on its way to becoming Finland’s No. 2 language?
Finland has steadily been filling up with Russian immigrants and if the trend continues, they will outnumber Swedish speakers as the largest language minority in the country. Some 60,000 Russian...
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Sweden reputation is second best in the world
Sweden has been named the second most reputable country in the world, according to a US-based Reputation Institute study. The Reputation Institute published its fourth annual ‘top 50 countries list by...
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Finland: Many Anttila department stores to close
Parent company Kesko has announced that it is to close down one in three Anttila department stores in Finland despite the fact that the company saw an overall rise in profits last year. In 2013, Kesko...
View ArticleFinland virtually through to next round at hockey worlds
A nervy 3-2 penalty shootout against the unfancied Belarus, pushed Finland into second place in group B of the current World Hockey Championships, tied with Russia, and within a point of group leaders...
View ArticleNew hotspot for asylum seekers entering Finland
A former upper secondary school in Tornio, Finland has been converted into a so-called hotspot to receive refugees seeking asylum. Intent on stepping up the registration and monitoring of new arrivals...
View ArticleAsylum seekers to face tough new screening measures
Asylum seekers hoping to be granted asylum in Finland will have to face tough new screening measures. Most of Finland’s 23,000 asylum seekers come from Iraq and under the new measures, people seeking...
View ArticleReykjavík – least Popular destination of the Nordics
According to a new collaborative Nordic survey Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik is the least sought after to live in of the major cities in the Nordic region. The south peninsulas are the second most...
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High Per Cent of Icelanders Living Abroad
Iceland comes in sixth place on a list from 2014 of countries showing the percentage of the native-born population living abroad with almost 12 per cent of its natives reciting abroad. Ireland has the...
View ArticleDenmark offers best quality of life, Iceland ranks first with religious...
According to a new research, released this week by the Social Progress Imperative, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Finland and Sweden “excel at meeting basic human needs, at providing a foundation for...
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