Helsinki's most iconic statue to get a rest and a facelift The bronze statue, known as Havis Amanda, will be taken down after May Day for repairs to damage caused by decades of revelers climbing it ...

Finland's most famous statue gets a makeover Yle got a sneak peek of the newly polished maiden set to return to Helsinki's Market Square after Midsummer.

Eight of the best snooker players in the world will all be in Helsinki this weekend as the sport's popularity in Finland continues to blossom.

HELSINKI (AP) — Finland is the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report 2025 published Thursday. Today in History: July 7, Reagan ...

Finland leads the world in happiness for the eighth year running, with an average score of 7.7 out of 10. As the capital of happiness, Helsinki shows that the core of happiness hasn't changed ...

HELSINKI (AP) — A city in southeastern Finland on Tuesday removed the country’s last publicly displayed statue of Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin following pressure from residents ...

KOTKA, Finland: Finland on Tuesday tore down its last public statue of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, as dozens gathered in the southeastern city of Kotka to watch its removal.

Finland on Friday passed a temporary bill that would allow border agents to turn away asylum seekers at its borders, an escalation in its ongoing dispute with Russia that experts and human rights ...

Eight of the best snooker players in the world will all be in Helsinki this weekend as the sport’s popularity in Finland continues to blossom. Not known as one of the traditional hotbeds of ...

'Good Bye, Lenin!' Finland ditches last statue of Soviet leader Some brought champagne to celebrate, while one man protested with a Soviet flag as the bronze bust of the leader, in a pensive pose ...