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Russian owners sell Helsinki Arena to Finnish investors
UKRAINE-CRISIS-FINLAND:Russian owners sell Helsinki Arena to Finnish investors

Published on Nov 13, 2024 12:25 AM IST
Reuters |
7 things to do in Helsinki, world’s most sustainable travel destination
Helsinki, the Finnish capital, has been ranked #1 in the latest Global Destination Sustainability (GDS) Index.

Published on Nov 02, 2024 07:00 AM IST
Celestial tourism spike leads Finnair to add midnight sun flights to Bodø
Sky gazers rejoice: Finnair airline adds Helsinki to Bodø flights for tourists to discover Norway’s midnight sun where the sun never sets in the summertime

Published on Jun 14, 2024 04:58 PM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz
Beneath Finland’s surface, a concrete maze to keep enemies out
Finland's extensive network of bomb shelters provides safety amid rising tensions with Russia, as a retired man checks on his wife's protection.

Updated on Jun 03, 2024 05:38 AM IST
Sanjoy Narayan, Helsinki
Slow travel experiment: A reporter's 36-hour journey from Berlin to Helsinki
A journalist's 36-hour journey from Berlin to Helsinki reveals the challenges and serendipity of rail, buses, and ferries as alternatives to flying.

Published on Apr 05, 2024 03:17 PM IST
Deutsche Welle | Posted by Akanksha Agnihotri
Biden arrives in UK for meetings with King Charles, Sunak ahead of NATO summit
On Monday, he meets the British monarch at Windsor Castle, one of the royal residences, for the first time since Charles III's coronation.

Updated on Jul 10, 2023 05:07 AM IST
AFP |
Finland to drastically cut Russian tourist visas as Europe-bound tourists spike
The Finnish government agreed to curtail the number of Russian tourists using Finland's Helsinki-Vantaa airport as a gateway to European holiday destinations following Russia's lifting of pandemic-related border restrictions a month ago, amid the war in Ukraine

Published on Aug 17, 2022 09:24 AM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Helsinki
Stunning geometric artwork created by snowshoe-clad volunteers in Helsinki
Under the guidance of local resident and amateur artist Janne Pyykko, 11 snowshoe-clad volunteers stamped a series of complex geometric patterns on a golf course.

Published on Feb 11, 2021 12:21 AM IST
AP |
Finland to not open borders for tourists any time soon, says Interior Ministry
On Friday, the Finnish Ministry of the Interior announced that they will not open borders for tourists, in fact, they are ready to introduce new coronavirus-related restrictions on travel.

Published on Jan 18, 2021 08:00 PM IST
ANI | , Helsinki