Finland
★★★★½
Airline reviews
This premium economy is a worthwhile step-up from cattle class
Premium economy risks being double the price and not very different to regular economy, but there are several reasons Finnair is worth the extra cost.
- by Kate Allman
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‘Networking in the nude is better’: The benefits of sauna diplomacy
The Diplomatic Sauna Society, as the gatherings are now called, is now a coveted invitation in Washington.
- by Alyson Krueger
Opinion
NATO
The Finns are the happiest people on the planet. Here’s why they’re not smiling
A dreadful danger has risen on Finland’s border in the past couple of years which is no smiling matter.
- by Peter Hartcher
‘Beyond comprehension’: Why Finland is planning 100,000 years into the future
It reads like a science fiction book: On a tiny island off Finland’s coast, robot tractors work deep underground to move the nation’s nuclear waste. But soon, in a world first, the gates of Onkalo will open.
- by Nick O'Malley
GPS jamming prevents Finnish airline landings
Disturbances have increased since 2022, and Finnair pilots have reported interference especially near Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave on the Baltic Sea coast.
Finland’s new president enters NATO era just as Trump shakes the alliance
Finland, which shares a 1330-kilometre border with Russia, joined NATO after years of avoiding doing so to placate Russia. Alexander Stubb will determine whether that move backfires.
- by Erika Solomon and Johanna Lemola
Try not to scream: Doing a sauna, Finnish-style
Discover the joys of sauna going, a revered Finnish pastime that involves both Zen-like relaxation and something akin to an adrenaline sport.
- by Brian Johnston
European airline asks passengers to weigh themselves before boarding
Carriers have long used average data to estimate the weight of passengers and their cabin bags. Finnair is trying to change that.
Putin’s secret sprawling hideaway near Finnish border revealed
The three houses boast two helipads, several jetties, a trout farm and a herd of cows for “marbled beef production”.
- by Joe Barnes
President who defied Putin to join NATO about to be replaced
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö is overwhelmingly approved of by voters, but he has reached his two-term limit. Russia will be watching closely.
- by Johanna Lemola
‘Certain malice’: Finland to shut border crossings, as Russia sends migrants towards EU nation
Dozens of migrants, mostly from the Middle East and Africa, have arrived in the Nordic nation over recent days helped by Russian authorities.
- by Jari Tanner
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