JARI TANNER

October 21, 2024 at 10:34 am

Finnish conductor and composer Segerstam will be honored with a tribute event after his funeral

The family of the prolific Finnish conductor and composer Leif Segerstam says he will be remembered in a tribute event at the Finnish National Opera...

• Entertainment

September 29, 2024 at 6:57 am

Norway is mulling building a fence on its border with Russia, following Finland’s example

Norway may put a fence along part or all of the 123-mile border it shares with Russia, a move inspired by a similar project in...

• Nation & World
• World

September 25, 2024 at 11:13 am

A zoo in Finland is returning giant pandas to China because they’re too expensive to keep

A zoo in Finland has agreed to return two loaned giant pandas to China eight years early because they are too expensive for the facility...

• Business

September 7, 2024 at 10:53 am

Officials say a troubled and delayed Baltic high-speed rail project still set for completion by 2030

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania say they are committed to completing by the end of the decade a financially troubled and badly delayed high-speed rail project...

• Business

September 1, 2024 at 6:09 am

A celebrity ‘Russian spy’ whale spotted with harness found dead in Norwegian waters

A white beluga whale named “Hvaldimir” that was first spotted in Norway not far from Russian waters with a harness that ignited rumors he may...

• Nation & World

August 31, 2024 at 8:07 am

A Norwegian princess marries an American self-styled shaman in front of a star-studded audience VIEW

Social media influencers, reality stars and TV personalities were among the guests as the Norwegian king’s eldest child, Princess Märtha Louise, married an American self-professed...

• Entertainment

July 22, 2024 at 9:30 am

Estonia’s new government is formally appointed. Its first priority is to improve state finances

Estonia’s president has formally appointed a new government after lawmakers in the Baltic country gave the green light to Prime Minister-designate Kristen Michal’s three-party coalition...

• Business

July 16, 2024 at 7:31 am

Baltic countries notify Russia and Belarus they will exit the Moscow-controlled electricity grid

The electricity grid operators of the three Baltic countries on Tuesday officially notified Russia and Belarus that they will exit a 2001 agreement that has...

• Business

July 12, 2024 at 7:18 am

Finnish lawmakers approve controversial law to turn away migrants at border with Russia

Finnish lawmakers have narrowly approved a controversial bill that will allow border guards to turn away third-country migrants attempting to enter from neighboring Russia and...

• Business

July 4, 2024 at 7:27 am

Tall Ships Races with 50 classic vessels seek to draw attention to Baltic Sea’s alarming condition VIEW

Dozens of classic sailing vessels from 13 countries that are plying the Baltic Sea have arrived in the Finnish capital at the end of the...

• Business