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February 28, 2021 at 7:05 am

Finnish rally legend ‘Flying Finn’ Hannu Mikkola dies at 78

HELSINKI (AP) — Hannu Mikkola, the 1983 rally world champion and one of Finland’s rally greats who earned the nickname the “Flying Finn” and international...

February 17, 2021 at 5:20 am

Estonia report: Russia bets on COVID-19 weakening the West

HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia’s foreign intelligence agency said Wednesday that Russia is counting on the COVID-19 pandemic to weaken unity in the West which would...

Part of a giant complex geometric pattern formed from thousands of footsteps in the snow in Espoo, Finland, Monday Feb. 8, 2021. The art work design measuring about 160 meters in diameter was made by volunteers in snowshoes under the guidance of local resident and amateur artist Janne Pyykko, but the ephemeral work will only last until the next snowfall or heavy winds. (Pekka Lintusaari via AP) WRC810 WRC810

February 10, 2021 at 6:00 am

Finns in snowshoes create temporary artwork on golf course VIEW

HELSINKI (AP) — An ephemeral artwork made with thousands of footsteps in the snow has captured attention near Finland's capital of Helsinki. Under the guidance...

Nation & World

February 3, 2021 at 6:54 am

Sierra Leone man on trial in Finland for Liberian war crimes

HELSINKI (AP) — A trial has started in Finland for a Sierra Leone man charged with committing serious war crimes, including several murders, and crimes...

January 31, 2021 at 5:00 am

2 killed, 1 injured in avalanche on Norwegian Arctic island

HELSINKI (AP) — Two civilian employees of the Norwegian military were killed and a third one injured in an avalanche on a remote Arctic Ocean...

January 28, 2021 at 1:23 pm

Finnish Arctic town bids for 2032 Olympics in climate move

HELSINKI (AP) — A tiny town in Finland’s Arctic Lapland region is bidding to host the 2032 Summer Olympics, in a tongue-in-cheek awareness-building campaign with...

January 24, 2021 at 6:44 am

Estonia to get first female PM as government deal clinched

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s two biggest political parties clinched a deal on Sunday to form a new government to be led by a female...

Business

January 14, 2021 at 3:02 am

Reform Party leader tasked to form Estonia’s new government

HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia’s president on Thursday tasked the leader of the main opposition party to form a new government, a day after Prime Minister...

Business

January 13, 2021 at 12:10 am

Estonia’s PM resigns over corruption scandal in his party

HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia’s prime minister resigned Wednesday over a corruption scandal involving a key official of his Center Party suspected of accepting a private...

January 2, 2021 at 7:29 am

3rd body found after landslide in Norway; 7 still missing VIEW

HELSINKI (AP) — Rescue teams searching for survivors four days after a landslide carried away homes in a Norwegian village found no signs of life...