Finland has been ranked the world's happiest country for the last six years. The country benefits from high levels of social trust and a strong connection with nature. But the Finnish also have ...

Facts and figures about Finland, which is holding parliamentary elections Sunday. OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Finland GEOGRAPHY: Covering about 135,000 square miles (340,000 square kilometers), Finland ...

Finland celebrates its 100th birthday today, having declared independence from Russia on 6 December 1917, during the Bolshevik Revolution. Countries around the world will also mark a century of ...

(Reuters) - Finns vote in a general election on Sunday with opinion polls showing a close race between the Center Party and the Social Democrats (SDP), who are in the current cabinet, and the ...

Its parliament was the first to adopt full gender equality, granting men and women the right not only to vote but also to stand for election in 1906. Finland declared independence from Russia in 1917 ...

Finland is known for being the happiest country in the world, but there's a lot more to the Nordic nation than the yearly rankings. The sparsely populated country has a landmass similar to that of New ...

I’m happy to be comforted by Piia-Noora Kauppi in my old age (Entre Nous, 26 September – 2 October). But here is one extra thing that she should learn from Tacitus: if the scribes want to get you, ...

(Reuters) - Pro-euro candidate Sauli Niinisto won the first round of Finland's presidential election on Sunday with 37 percent of the vote and faces a February 5 run-off with another pro-euro ...