Current affairs

Despite being a small country with a language spoken by very few people, Finland has a diverse and high quality media market.

National veterans' day (Finnish: kansallinen veteraanipäivä) is a remembrance day for all the war veterans in Finland. On the iniative of the war veteran organizations the state council (cabinet) declared 27th April, 1986 the national veterans' day.

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.

Finland celebrates on 9 April Mikael Agricola and the Finnish language. Who was Mikael Agricola?

Do you know why Finnish Roma women dress in traditional costume? What do the Roma and the mainstream population have in common? What do Roma teenagers think about life and the future?

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

Finnish Easter traditions mix religion and rites of spring. Beware: Miniature witches may ring your doorbell.

March 19 is dedicated to Minna Canth and equality. Writer Minna Canth was the first woman to be given an official flag-raising day in Finland.

In addition to building up a sustainable carbon-neutral bioeconomy by making better use of forest biomass, Finland is actively bringing the concept of the circular economy into other key areas.

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.