Finland Opens Landmark Human Trafficking Trial

A Finnish court on Tuesday opened what officials called the country’s largest human trafficking trial, bringing 78 charges against berry company Polarica and its executives, according to state-owned news agency Yle. Prosecutors allege the firm’s former CEO …

Report: More than half of Finland's jobless are difficult to employ, even if economy improves

Finland is afflicted by structural unemployment, meaning there is a mismatch between workers' skills and those employers want. Open image viewer At the end of June, 57 percent of all unemployed were classified as structurally unemployed, according to …

Tired of bleak economic news? Here are five indicators pointing to a more hopeful outlook for Finland

Finland's economy is showing nascent signs that better times may lie ahead, according to economic experts and recent indicators. Even cautious consumers loosened their purse strings this summer, heading to cafés and shops after a sluggish start to the …

Finland: Politician dies in Parliament Building

Finland’s Amer Sports returns back to profit; Q2 revenue rises 23%

Finnish sporting goods company Amer Sports has reported strong results for the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, with revenue rising 23 per cent year-over-year (YoY) to $1,236 million, or 22 per cent on a constant currency basis. Technical Apparel revenue grew …

Birth rate remains lower than death in Finland in July

The number of births was 7,940 lower than that of deaths in Finland in July 2025, according to Statistics Finland. The number of births was 26,431 while the number of deaths was 34,371 in January-July period of this year. During the first seven months …

Tributes flow to Finland MP found dead in parliament building

An MP from Finland has died in the country's main parliament building in Helsinki. Eemeli Peltonen, 30, a Social Democratic Party politician, is believed to have taken his own life in the building and was found on Tuesday morning, the BBC reports. …

Job vacancies reduce in Finland by 38% in Q2

There were 28,900 open job vacancies in the second quarter of 2025, which is 38 per cent fewer than one year earlier (47,000), according to Statistics Finland. In the second quarter of 2025, altogether 18,800 or 65 per cent of the job vacancies were in …

Finland president: Ukraine ceding land to Russia would be like U.S. giving up multiple states

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. UP NEXT Analysis: Trump-Putin meeting gave Russian leader much of what he wanted 01:07 Full Special Report: Trump and Putin hold joint press conference after meeting 01:07 …

Finland’s former archiater Risto Pelkonen dies at 94

Risto Pelkonen, Finland’s former archiater and one of the country’s most recognisable medical figures, has died at the age of 94. The Finnish Medical Association and the medical society Duodecim confirmed his death on Tuesday after a short illness. …