Current affairs

BBQ in the rain, Finnish baseball, Saimaa ringed seal… Finland emoji summer edition brings together all the Finnish summer enthusiasms as well as some famous Finns.

The Nordic countries are working together to ensure stability and welfare.

A country with no ocean or real waves surfs to the top of wave power technologies.

A number of Finnish Embassies and Consulates General are now better equipped with know-how in international business. Six new experts have been recruited to back up the export efforts of Finnish companies, charged also with the mission of attracting foreign investment in Finland.

Finland is helping to reduce migratory pressures on Southern Europe and Turkey by receiving refugees and asylum seekers as part of EU relocation and resettlement schemes.

Test yourself with the Finland emoji memory game, see how well you can recall the Finland emojis.

On Sauna Day bathers can get steamed up in venues not normally open to the public, including luxury saunas, rustic wooden saunas, a tube sauna, and a Mongolian yurt.

At the presidential session on Friday 4 March, the President of the Republic decided to appoint the following new Ambassadors. They will assume their functions on 1 September 2016.

Hot Docs international documentary festival in Toronto is inching close to its 25th anniversary in 2018. It has grown into one of the leading documentary festivals in the world with its solid industry component, innovative pitch sessions and support for documentarians. Doc Mogul is an annual award to spotlight individuals who have significantly contributed to the making of documentaries.

We in Finland are the first in the world to publish our own set of country themed emojis. The Finland emojis are part of our Christmas calendar.