Finnish school shooting suspect motivated by bullying, police say
A 12-year-old boy is alleged to have killed a fellow pupil and seriously injured two others at Viertola school in Vantaa A 12-year-old boy suspected...
Category : Finland
Finland’s former PM to be new president after rival concedes
Centre-right Alexander Stubb declares victory and is congratulated by Pekka Haavisto Finland’s centre-right former prime minister Alexander Stubb will become the next president after winning...
Finnish presidential candidate surprised at renewed focus on his sexuality
Pekka Haavisto says discussion about his being gay has increased since he made it through to the final round of voting The Finnish presidential candidate...
Centre-right party ahead in Finnish presidential election
Liberal Green party is a close second and goes through to second round, while far-right Finns have been knocked out Finland’s former prime minister Alexander...
Finland’s ‘DJ’ candidate hopes to become the country’s first Green and gay president
Pekka Haavisto, who is second in the opinion polls, is bolstering his campaign with club nights and music from the 60s and 70s At a...
Finland must crack down on hate speech, says presidential hopeful
Exclusive: Pekka Haavisto says being ‘united against all external threats’ is key to security amid tension with Russia Finland must crack down on hate speech...
Sweden must join Nato soon to ward off Russian threat, says defence minister
Exclusive: Pål Jonson unable to give timeline for completion of membership process but confident it will happen Sweden must become a full member of the...
Baltic Sea faces ‘critical challenges’ on climate and biodiversity, report warns
Audit finds ‘little to no improvement’ in health of sea between 2016 and 2021, as Swedish coastguard battles oil spill The Baltic Sea faces “critical...
Finnish neo-Nazis used 3D printer to make guns in preparation for ‘race war’
Three men found guilty of terrorist crimes including attacks on immigrants and critical infrastructure Three Finnish men who embraced neo-Nazi ideology have been found guilty...
Finland faces growing Russian online threat, Finnish security services say
Official at Finnish intelligence service says espionage attempts have increased since Ukraine invasion Finland has had increased online espionage attempts from Russia since Vladimir Putin’s...
