Sofi Oksanen’s “When The Doves Disappeared” Ranked Among Top 2015 Books
byNational newspapers in the UK and Canada have selected Sofi Oksanen’s When The Doves Disappeared among the top books of 2015. When The Doves…
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Estonian Film “The Fencer” Nominated for Golden Globe
byThe critically acclaimed Estonian-Finnish co-production, The Fencer, has been nominated for a Golden Globe award. This is the second consecutive nomination for an Estonian…
Helicopter Violates Finnish Airspace
byFinnish media is reporting that an unidentified helicopter violated Finnish airspace from the Russian border on Thursday morning. According to Finnish Border Guards the…
Baltic and Nordic Leaders In Reykjavik For Northern Summit
byThe Northern Future Forum opened with a press conference at Grand Hotel, Reykjavik where Iceland’s PM Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson stressed the importance of the…
Kellogg’s Shuts Down Finnish Artist’s Campaign
byA web based social media campaign by Finnish artist Jani Leinonen, has been shut down by the US based multinational food corporation, Kellogg’s. The…
Ku Klux Klan-clad Protester in Finnish Anti-Refugee Protest
byA group of asylum seekers brought to stay at a former barracks in the Hennala district in Lahti Thursday evening were confronted by protesters…
Controversial YLE Reporter: Estonian Officer Kohver Is A Spy
byYLE’s, Tallinn correspondent, Risto Vuorinen, has claimed that Estonian border officer, Eston Kohver, who was abducted by Russian agents from Estonian territory last year…
Yes, in Finland you can have sex with your pet
byYLE reports that Finland stands alongside Romania and Hungary as one of the last three EU countries in which sexual intercourse with an animal…
Former Russian FSB Chief Puts Finland in Russian Crosshairs For Upholding EU Sanctions
byThe only Russian delegate to attend the 40th anniversary OSCE meeting in Helsinki, Nikolai Kovalev has loudly criticized Finland’s decision to uphold an EU…
Nokia Failure Triggers Massive Microsoft Layoffs in Finland
byIn a statement issued Wednesday, Microsoft said that an ‘impairment charge’ of 7.6 billion US dollars (6.87 billion euros) would be added to its…