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HELSINKI, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Celebrations for the Chinese Lunar New Year were held in three Finnish cities simultaneously for the first time in history, a testament to a shared commitment to promoting cultural exchange between China and Finland.

This year, Tallinn leads the network of European Green Capitals and one of Tallinn’s strategic priorities on a wider scale is to launch de...

HELSINKI (CelebrityAccess) -- Finland's Event Industry Association announced the appointment of public relations veteran Sami Kerman as CEO. Kerman, who

The assembly of the Sami parliament in Finland will take place later this month to discuss proposed amendments to the Sami Parliament Act, the body said in a statement Friday.  The government of Finland submitted a proposal to the Finnish parliament on the Sami parliament Act on Thursday.  Cur

A Finnish city with a population nearly the size of Cork’s is years ahead of Europe’s climate targets.

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On January 2022, the national Financial Literacy Centre will be opened and begin operating at the Bank of Finland Museum. The Bank of Finland Museum provides visitors with an...

Community leaders in Perth plan to learn lessons from Finland in their bid to turn their home into the most sustainable small city in Europe.

Sara Lilja Steensig RIGHT ROUTE: Downtown Lahti - Credit: Lauri Rotko Lahti is leading the way in carbon reduction. So what lessons does it have for other cities? As Finlands ninth-largest city, with a population slightly smaller than Gloucesters, Lahti is not used to being a capital. But this year is different. The city – around 100km (60 miles) north of the countrys actual capital, Helsinki – is the European Green Capital for 2021, an accolade awarded by the European Union in recog...