Everything you need to know about the Wife-Carrying World Championship in Finland

Published on 04/07/2025 - 11:30 GMT+2 The Wife-Carrying World Championship – known as Eukonkanto - starts today and runs until tomorrow in Sonkajärvi, in the Northern Savonia region of Finland. Held since 1992, the annual sporting event involves …

‘Attacked randomly': Suspect in Finland stabbing attack tells police

Finland: The suspect arrested in connection with the Tampere stabbing attack that injured four, told police that he had no racist or political motive, and that he attacked people randomly. “According to (our) current information, there is no reason to …

Mahindra Holidays acquires Finland's property firm for ₹2.35 crore via subsidiary

Finland taps new AI satellite to track toxic algae from space

Tech startup Kuva Space is working with the Finnish Environmental Institute (Skye) to analyse the health of the Nordic country’s waters with a specialised satellite.  The pilot test will harness Kuva’s hyperspectral sensors, which can analyse a wider light …

Stabbing suspect in Finland has violent criminal history: police

Police vehicles are seen outside the Ratina shopping centre in Tampere, Finland, on July 3, 2025. Photo by Saara Peltola / Lehtikuva / AFP Helsinki: Finnish police said Friday that the 23-year-old man suspected of stabbing four people near a …

Four people stabbed outside shopping centre in Tampere, Finland - suspect arrested

A stabbing outside a city shopping centre has left four people wounded, police have confirmed. Four people have been wounded in a stabbing outside a shopping centre. The incident took place on Thursday (July 3) in Finland, in the southern city of Tampere. …

Four people stabbed near shopping mall in Finland

Four people were injured in a stabbing attack near a shopping mall in the Finnish city of Tampere yesterday and one person was arrested, but there were no indications of a terrorist or racist motive in the incident, police said. A police statement gave no …

Payment default numbers in Finland climb for sixth quarter

The number of people with payment defaults in Finland has risen by 8,000 so far this year, reaching over 377,000, according to new second-quarter data from credit agency Asiakastieto. This marks the sixth consecutive reporting period with an increase since …

Finland receives €91 million in EU transport funding, including icebreaker support

The European Commission has approved €91 million in funding for Finland to support nine national transport projects, the Ministry of Transport and Communications confirmed on Tuesday. The largest share, over €42 million, will be used to acquire a new …

New submarine cable to be built between Finland, Sweden

The construction of a new submarine cable linking Sweden and Finland has officially begun, GlobalConnect, a leading digital infrastructure provider in the Nordic region, said in a press release on Thursday, reported Xinhua. The initiative is designed to …