Mobility

Finland could ban e-scooters at weekends as injuries weigh on doctors

The Nordic country has seen an upsurge in alcohol-induced e-scooter injuries this summer, leading doctors to demand a weekend night-time ban.

1 September 2021

Finland

Finland's coalition loses ground to opposition in local elections

The elections were the first for Marin as leader of both the government and her party.

14 June 2021

World News

Undersea rail link between Finland and Estonia step closer to fruition

Currently linked only by ferry, the project aims to bring Helsinki and Tallinn together into a single metropolitan area.

26 April 2021

Finland

Finland's former Prime Minister assaulted outside Parliament

Helsinki police are investigating after Juha Sipilä told national television that he had been "attacked with fists" by an unknown assailant last week.

13 January 2021

World

Barking up the right tree? Dogs used to sniff out COVID-19 in Finland

Sniffer dogs are usually used to detect drugs or explosives. But at Helsinki airport in Finland, they're being utilised to test for coronavirus.

29 October 2020

Finland

Finland investigates complaints of police participation in BLM protest

Uniformed officers are alleged to have held demonstration signs and given interviews at the protest, expressing their support for the movement.

8 July 2020

Finland

Q: How do you solve a problem like homelessness? A: Speak to Finland

As governments around Europe grapple with how to tackle rising homelessness, one country stands head and shoulders above the rest.

21 December 2019

Target

SME Assembly - sustainability tops the agenda

Delegates set out to understand if companies betting on 'green' growth are making the right choice, what kind of support and funding is available and what challenges do they face

3 December 2019

Finland

20,000 passengers hit as Finnair crippled by strikes

Airport workers have joined a solidarity strike on behalf of 9,000 postal service employees who have been on a two-week strike over pay.

24 November 2019

Sci-tech

Meet the bio-hackers who want to turbo-charge your body

Global bio-hacking summit in Finland

4 November 2019

Business Planet

EU-Japan trade deal: the opportunities for small business

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet focuses on the world’s biggest bilateral trade deal between the EU and Japan and asks how small European firms can maximise the business opportunities.

1 November 2019

Finland

The future is brown: Manure used to power Finnish equestrian event

An entire sports event in Finland has been run on horse manure.

29 October 2019

Bulgaria

Euroviews. The Bulgarian government wants to end scrutiny of its human rights abuses. We can't let them ǀ View

I have notified the relevant authorities at the United Nations about what is taking place in Bulgaria. Activities of this type directed against human rights defenders have no place in a rule of law state, let alone an EU state.

3 October 2019

World News

LGBTQ Pride parades held in capitals across Europe

In the socially conserative Balkan state of North Macedonia it was the first LGBTQ Pride parade ever.

29 June 2019

Earth News

Oodi, the future-facing Helsinki new public library

A true democratisation of resources.

5 December 2018

World News

MEPs Weber and Stubb go head-to-head at EPP conference | Raw Politics

Whoever wins, will get to choose who succeeds Jean-Claude Juncker as President of the European Commission, if they're still the biggest block in the European Parliament after next May's election.

7 November 2018

World News

Euroviews. Peace and anxiety after the Helsinki Summit: Thoughts from Kyiv | View

Ukraine's former deputy foreign minister reflects on his country's relations with Russia following the controversial meeting between US President Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.

11 September 2018

Russia

Russia proposes plan to US to begin return of refugees to Syria

The Russian Federation has sent a proposal package to the US on organising the return of an estimated 1.7 million Syrian refugees to pre-war areas of Syria, TASS reports.

20 July 2018

World News

[Watch] Trump backtracks: remarkable concession from US president

Good Morning Europe looks at the reaction following US President Donald Trump's remarkable admission that he "misspoke" at the US-Russia summit in Helsinki.

18 July 2018

World News

Trump criticised after backing Russia over us intelligence agencies

"Unpatriotic" and a "disgrace" - that's what political ALLIES of President Trump had to say about the meeting in Helsinki.

17 July 2018