Helsinki’s official New Year celebrations have been a tradition since 1938. For years, the night ended solemnly with the hymn A Mighty Fortress Is Our God. Today, however, the crowd happily embraces ...

Media literacy has been part of Finnish education since the 1990s, and the country consistently ranks high in the European ...

By Boxing Day, the city’s restaurant scene really starts to wake up. Open on the 26th are Plein, Natura and Esmes, all of which made our list of Helsinki’s best restaurants. Other notable Boxing Day ...

Helsinki’s early history is a dismal cycle of building, settling, fires, rebuilding and resettling. And then there was the ...

Helsinki, like Finns themselves, was long seen as the shy introvert among its Nordic neighbors. But that’s changed. Today there is a dynamic new energy pumping through the streets of Helsinki, and ...

As the war in Ukraine rages on and Finland's president, Alexander Stubb, warns of renewed Russian aggression, many Finns are ...

With its radical buildings by Eliel Saarinen and Alvar Aalto, the Finnish capital is one of Europe’s most fascinating, if lesser-sung, design capitals. A view of the elegant Ullanlinna, Eira and ...

Helsinki, Finland — Despite repeated threats from Russia, Finland is poised to join the U.S.-led NATO military alliance. The historic move — set to be mirrored by Sweden — will effectively double the ...

Visit ESPN for HJK Helsinki live scores, video highlights, and latest news. Find standings and the full 2026 season schedule.

A few years ago, if you turned on the heat in an apartment in Helsinki, the energy typically came from coal. But the city’s power company shut down one coal plant in 2023, and the remaining one closed ...

San Francisco Bay, New York, London and Berlin are some of the most highly esteemed thriving technology startup hubs. Though well-established ecosystems, not all are fully integrated smart cities. In ...