Europe Finland The University of Helsinki is home to a Confucius Institute that teaches Chinese language and culture; it will now be closed due to accusations of spreading Chinese soft power, conducting espionage and attempting to block discussions on Tibet
Europe Finland For the sixth consecutive year, Finland is the happiest country in the world, according to World Happiness Report rankings
Europe Finland The share of foreign workers almost doubled in the last ten years, reports a survey by ETLA Economic Research, which positively assessed the effects of this trend
Europe Finland The Finnish parliament overwhelmingly supported its application for NATO membership, with 184 members of the 200-seat parliament voting in favour, seven against and one abstention
Europe Finland Almost half (49%) of Finns are against and 38% are in favour of the idea of managing forests in such a way as to create jobs even at the expense of the nature of forests, according to a survey commissioned by Helsingin Sanomat