"Kalinka" is a Russian song made famous by performances of the Red Army Choir. The ensemble, which has toured widely around ...

An 11-year-old girl of Ukrainian origin was forced to sing the Russian song Kalinka during a music lesson at a school in the Finnish city of Espoo. The incident has provoked outrage from the child's ...

Circular fashion and homeware designers Lilli Maunula and Laura Juslin show us the multiple faces of their Nordic base ahead ...

Quicksave’s Elina Arponen on her entry into the games industry and how Finland’s game sector is more inclusive ...

Eighty years after they were created as a reaction to the darkness of WWII, the cutesy white creatures have found fans across ...

How a little-known river city turned tech hub is gearing up for a cultural breakthrough as the latest European Capital of ...

The move aims to make Finland more attractive to international students and returnees, while supporting those with limited Finnish or Swedish skills, the education ministry says.

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Last month, an art festival in Reykjavík provided the art world with a much-needed opportunity to slow down and rediscover ...

Zohran Mamdani’s New York mayoral win channels Nehru’s democratic socialism—linking immigrant struggles, equality, and the ...

Helsinki reports record tourism with rising international visitors, higher hotel stays, and strong sustainability performance in summer 2025.

Now, that dream is being written into policy. The government recently announced plans to make English a mandatory second ...