The Latest Breaking News from Helsinki

The 2022 World Athletics Championships ended in relative disappointment for Kenya, which continued its decline in the overall medal standings. Since the 2005 championships in Helsinki, when Kenya ranked ninth with only seven medals, the team has been exceptionally consistent. It has ranked in the top three in all subsequent…

Our slow travel expert explores Finland’s borderlands with Russia as she embarks on a 300-mile journey from Helsinki to North Karelia

Almost as soon as the Ukraine war broke out, Finland, which shares a border with Russia, embraced the Western alliance.

Helsinki (AFP) - Ukraine's Maryna Viazovska paid tribute to those suffering in her war-torn country on Tuesday when she became the second woman to be awarded the Fields Medal, known as the Nobel prize for mathematics.

Helsinki (AFP) - Ukraine's Maryna Viazovska paid tribute to those suffering in her war-torn country on Tuesday as she became the second woman to be awarded the Fields medal, known as the Nobel prize for mathematics.

Maryna Viazovska’s work on packing spheres and James Maynard’s solving of prime number conundrum honoured in Helsinki

Finland has prepared for decades for a Russian attack and would put up stiff resistance should one occur, its armed forces chief said.

It’s easy to plan a sustainable break to the Finnish capital, says Louise Long

In the study at a zoo in Helsinki, white-faced sakis could trigger audio or visual stimuli on demand

Helsinki (AFP) - Top US General Mark Milley  on Friday met Finnish President Sauli Niinisto to pledge US support for Finland's and Sweden's NATO membership bids which Turkey is  blocking.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has not caught Finland unprepared.