News Finland People: It’s so hot in Finland’s Lapland the reindeer have hit the beach
The heatwave that’s been ravaging central and western Europe has migrated northwards, making for some tropical days in Norway, Sweden, and Finland. Authorities have issued heat warnings, urging people ...
News Finland People: Ikea and the Queen of Sweden are designing homes for people with dementia
Finland and Norway using the Ikea model: strip out costs by producing large quantities of parts off-site. Lower income customers only pay what they can afford. Now, with some modifications, the ...
News Finland People: Finnish-born comedian Ismo is a man of many words
"In Finland, there's no tipping - everybody just has a good salary ... or there's lots of synonyms for a word and I have to choose the right one. ... Often I do have to ask people, 'Why is this not ...
News Finland People: Unique Genetic Makeup of Finnish People Provides Clue to Diseases
Unique genetic history of the people of Finland was studied at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, in collaboration with the University of California, Los Angeles; the University of ...
News Finland People: Finland's biggest folk fest draws 47,000 to Ostrobothnian village
Last year this central Ostrobothnian town of 4,300, north-east of Vaasa, drew 47,000 people for a week of music and dance events ... Founded in 1968, Kaustinen is one of Finland's oldest music ...
News Finland People: Finland’s cities benefiting from domestic tourism trend
“Finns are showing responsibility and travelling within Finland. Previously people always felt they had to go somewhere, but now you can just stay local,” she said. Satu Hirvenoja of Visit Turku ...
News Finland People: Kakko missing Draft Combine to celebrate Finland's win at Worlds
Kaapo Kakko, expected to be the No. 2 pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, is not attending the NHL Scouting Combine this week because he is home in Finland celebrating after helping his country win the gold medal at the 2019 IIHF World Championship.
News Finland People: New Finnish government pledges carbon neutrality by 2035
Climate change and environmental protection were a top priority for the elections held in April. With solid green backing from the electorate and an ambitious domestic agenda, Finland is due to assume the EU presidency from Romania. Across the EU green parties are gaining ground but the bloc has yet to draft a comprehensive climate protection bill. Finland’s ambition could change that.
News Finland People: Finland's new female-powered government sworn in
Finland's new center-left coalition government has been sworn in, with the country's first Social Democratic prime minister in 16 years assuming office along with a climate issue-focused Cabinet where women are in the majority.
News Finland People: Finland has found the most effective method to counter fake news – education
In recent national elections, Finland urged voters to think about fake news, with government-commissioned adverts encouraging them to choose independently. Some people have questioned the actual ...
News Finland People: Dietary cholesterol or egg consumption do not increase the risk of stroke, Finnish study finds
A new study Finland shows that a moderately high intake of dietary cholesterol or consumption of up to one egg per day is not associated with an elevated risk of stroke. Furthermore, no association was found in carriers of the APOE4 phenotype, which affects cholesterol metabolism and is remarkably common among the Finnish population.
News Finland People: Thursday’s papers: Finnish wages, meat-loving Finns and toxic gardening
The average Finnish hourly wage was 26.50 euros in 2018 ... with those in non-EU Norway earning an average ten times more than people living in Bulgaria, who pull down an average 4.50 euros an hour. ...
News Finland People: Finland Edges Closer to Coalition Government as Talks Start
Finland is edging closer to having a broad coalition government ... the Left Alliance and the Swedish People’s Party to join the talks in Helsinki. It’s a surprise twist in the negotiations, given ...
News Finland People: New Children's Ombudsman in favour of repatriating children of Finnish Isis fighters
Nordics in agreement on not assisting voluntary fighter returns More than 80 people, including 30 children, have travelled from Finland to conflict areas in Syria and Iraq, according to the Finnish ...
News Finland People: Thousands of people in Finland to receive genetic health predictions
Thousands of people in Finland will soon find out their genetic risk of developing common conditions such as type 2 diabetes, in a national bid to encourage healthy lifestyle changes. Many countries ...
News Finland People: Surviving Nokia: How Oulu, Finland rebounded from the collapse of its largest employer
“It was really pessimistic,” Kemppaala said. “But when it’s difficult times in Finland, people really come together.” She said that while entrepreneurs in Oulu seemed to have great ...
