Current affairs

Finland is number one in the newest Good Country Index, which seeks to measure “what each country on earth contributes to the good of humanity.” We talk to the index’s creator, Simon Anholt, about what it means to be “goodest.”

Full of illuminated surprises, the annual Lux Helsinki light festival uses coloured beams to transform some of the city’s best loved buildings and streets in early January. You can see them in our photos without braving the cold.

New Heads of Mission to Tehran, Windhoek and Ramallah and authorisation for Finland’s Permanent Mission to the OSCE.

It is possible to mitigate climate change and reduce poverty at the same time. The Environment and Energy Partnership programme, started by Finland, is proof of this.

”The presence of Finland in Namibia for 140 years has a certain significance,” says Finland’s new Ambassador in Windhoek, Anne Saloranta. Finland may be a small country in size, but in Namibia Finland is a big player who is invited everywhere, often passing over the heads of larger and more powerful countries.