Join me on my camping trip as I catch my personal best trout! This video showcases my fishing adventure, the gear I used, and ...

Tom of Finland, a moniker of Touko Laaksonen, was a Finnish illustrator best known for his distinctively stylized homoerotic drawings. An influential aesthetic force in late 20th-century gay culture, ...

When it comes to happiness, it’s well-known that the Nordic countries regularly score high on surveys of life satisfaction. In fact, Finland has held the top spot in the World Happiness Report’s list ...

Although jobseeking figures often spike in May, as students and graduates join the search for positions, the latest numbers are the highest recorded in Finland since 1998. There were a total of ...

The Nordic country, which shares an 830-mile border with Russia, said the move would strengthen the NATO alliance, which it joined three years ago. By Amelia Nierenberg and Johanna Lemola Amelia ...

Finnish lawmakers voted by a margin of 125 to 61 on Wednesday to lift the country’s longstanding ban on nuclear weapons, marking a major shift in Helsinki’s security posture as it deepens its ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Finnish Armed Forces have updated their directive concerning reservists in the country. In the event of being called up, a reservist is expected to bring their own shotgun, rifle, or handgun along ...

This is where the West ends. Drive northeast from the Lapland village of Salla for 20 minutes, and route 82 runs into a closed chain-link gate. “Don’t touch,” warns a sign in Finnish. Beyond, up a ...

Senior border guard Ville Kuusela walks along the newly built fence at the border between Finland and Russia in Tohmajarvi, Finland, on Feb. 4, 2026 (Alessandro Rampazzo / AFP via Getty Images) BERLIN ...