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Police probe Hong Kong vessel´s role in gas pipeline damage
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will examine if the object found in the seabed has any connection to the damage of the undersea gas pipeline between Finland…
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Finland rejects 3 property purchase pleas by Russians
The Ministry of Defence on Tuesday issued three negative permit decisions concerning real estate acquisitions by buyers from outside the EU and EEA, said the ministry in…
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Finland censures attack on Gaza hospital
President Sauli Niinistö and Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen on Wednesday criticized the attack on the Al-Ahli Arabi Baptist Hospital in the Palestinian enclave of…
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Ahtisaari´s funeral in Helsinki on Nov 10
The state funeral of former President Martti Ahtisaari will take place in Helsinki on St Martin’s Day, November 10, said the government in a press release on…
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Moment of silence held, govt to decide on Ahtisaari´s funeral
The Government will decide on the arrangements for the state funeral of former President of Finland Martti Ahtisaari in its plenary session on Wednesday, said an official…
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Ahtisaari´s death mourned, book of condolence opens
Finnish and international leaders on Monday expressed shock at the death of former President and Nobel laureate Martti Ahtisaari.
President Sauli Niinistö and Prime…
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Ex-President Ahtisaari passes away
Former President Martti Ahtisaari passed away in Helsinki on Monday morning at 6:40 after a long illness, said a press release issued by the office of the Finnish…
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200 Finnish citizens, residents evacuated from Israel
A total of 200 Finnish citizens and residents were evacuated from Israel till Saturday, said the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in a press release.
The ministry…
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Repairing gas pipeline to take at least 5 months
The repairing works of the Baltic Connector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia, which was damaged on October 8 will take at least five months, said the state-owned…
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Russians’ positive attitudes towards Finland on wane: survey
More than one in three Russians feel positive about Finland, compared to one in two a year ago, according to a recent survey commissioned by the Embassy of Finland in…
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