MP Timo Vornanen has argued that his role as a police officer for more than two decades before being elected into parliament allowed him to carry...
According to preliminary results, centre-right Alexander Stubb wins Finland’s presidential election runoff on Sunday against Pekka Haavisto from the green left. ADVERTISEMENT Ex-Prime Minister Alexander Stubb...
The strike action has been called to protest against government plans to reform labour laws, which unions say will reduce the incomes of Finland’s poorest people....
Unions have called the industrial action to protest government proposals on labour law reforms which they say would adversely impact low-wage earners ADVERTISEMENT Hundreds of thousands...
The result will force the race into a run-off on 11 February between Stubb and Haavisto, as none of the candidates received more than half of...
Alexander Stubb, who likely gained 27.3%, will now face runner-up Pekka Haavisto, who likely gained 25.8%, in a runoff next month. ADVERTISEMENT Finnish public broadcaster YLE...
The two leading candidates represent the left and right-wings of Finnish politics, but the far-right candidate has made progress in recent polls. ADVERTISEMENT Voting begins in...
The two leading contenders represent the left and right-wing of the Finnish political spectrum and are separated by just three percentage points as advance polling stations...
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo told a press conference in Helsinki that the last remaining border post, in the Arctic, would be closed until 13 December. ADVERTISEMENT...
Finland will close all but one of its eastern border crossings with Russia, accusing the Kremlin of waging “hybrid warfare” with a migrant crisis on the...