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 ...

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 ...

Patrick F. Bassett’s Commentary “What the Finns Know Shouldn’t Surprise Us (But Does)” (Feb. 20, 2008) was a wonderful piece about education in Finland. I would like to point out a few additional ...

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 ...