Finland Archives

The crossing points will close at midnight overnight Friday to Saturday until February 18, 2024

World

Finland to close border crossings with Russia over migrant influx

Finland will close four of its eight eastern border crossings with Russia early Saturday, the government said, accusing Moscow of deliberately turning a blind...

AFPNovember 16, 2023

Nokia CEO Pekka Lundmark said the Finnish telecom group was hit by 'macroeconomic challenges'

Business

Nokia to cut up to 14,000 jobs as 5G demand slows

Finnish telecom giant Nokia said Thursday it would cut up to 14,000 job as profits fell on weakening demand for its 5G equipment in North...

AFPOctober 19, 2023

Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari

World

Ahtisaari: Finnish refugee who spread peace worldwide

Former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari, who died Monday aged 86, was a mediator who brokered peace around the globe, winning a Nobel Peace Prize...

AFPOctober 16, 2023

Finland's government has cautioned against leaping to conclusions over the cause of the damage

Business

Finland gas pipe likely damaged by ‘mechanical force’: police

Finnish authorities on Wednesday said the leak leading to the shutdown of a natural gas pipeline from Estonia to Finland appeared to have been...

AFPOctober 11, 2023

Niinisto cautioned against leaping to any conclusions at this stage about the latest leak

World

‘External activity’ probably behind Finland-Estonia gas pipe leak

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said on Tuesday a leak leading to the shutdown of a natural gas pipeline from Estonia to Finland this weekend...

AFPOctober 10, 2023

Angry Birds became one of the most successful mobile games ever after its release in 2009

Business

Angry Birds maker Rovio’s shareholders accept Sega’s bid

Shareholders of Finland’s Rovio, creator of the Angry Birds franchise, have overwhelmingly accepted Japanese Sega’s offer to buy the company, allowing the deal to...

AFPAugust 10, 2023

World

World’s largest cruise ship to set sail as industry rebounds

With cruise bookings seeing a resurgence after the Covid pandemic caused luxury liners to mothball, a Finnish shipyard is putting the final touches on...

AFPAugust 9, 2023

Ericsson and Nokia are hopeful over the medium-term as only of a quarter of mobile towers outside of China have been updated to 5G

Business

Ericsson and Nokia feel squeeze of interest rates hikes

Interest rate hikes are forcing mobile operators to scale back investment in 5G networks, with equipment manufacturer Ericsson reporting Friday a rare net quarterly...

AFPJuly 14, 2023