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One in three women in Finland received mental health support by age 28 One in three women born in Finland in 1997 had received mental health-related sickness allowance, disability pension or rehabilitative psychotherapy by age 28, according to an analysis by Kela. The corresponding share among men was 15.3 per cent, compared with 33.9 per cent among women. The findings cover more than 57,000 peop…

Six in ten Nordic teenagers drink energy drinks every week Six in ten young people in the Nordic countries consume energy drinks at least once a week, while more than one in five drink them daily, according to a study funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers. Finland stands out for the age at which consumption begins, with one in four Finnish respondents saying they started before turning 12. Th…

Finland set for warmer and drier weather next week Finland is heading for warmer and drier weather next week after several days of rain, cloud and stronger winds, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute. A low-pressure system approaching from the southeast will keep conditions unsettled through the end of this week. High pressure is then forecast to strengthen near Finland, reducing rai…

China-US strategic stability moves to an action agenda Chinese President Xi Jinping used his state visit to Washington to press for the China-U.S. relationship to move from a shared political formula to practical work, telling President Donald Trump that their vision of “constructive strategic stability” should guide cooperation, competition and the management of disputes between the two countrie…

UNGA: Abbas warns of another Nakba as delegates walk out on Netanyahu Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned world leaders not to allow “another Nakba” as he addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday, hours before dozens of delegates walked out when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the podium and rejected accusations of genocide in Gaza. The two speeches set out opposing acc…

Finnish unions seek review of Wolt employment oversight Two Finnish trade unions have asked the Parliamentary Ombudsman to investigate the authorities’ supervision of Wolt after a court ruled that couriers working under the delivery company’s operating model met the legal criteria for employees. The Service Union United PAM and the Finnish Transport Workers’ Union AKT filed their complaint on Wed…

Cigarette smuggling to Finland doubles in 2026 Finnish Customs seized more than 34 million illegally imported cigarettes during the first six months of 2026, twice the amount confiscated during the whole of last year, as authorities report a shift towards larger and more organised smuggling operations. The cases uncovered by Customs by the end of June have caused more than €13.5 million in lost t…

China-US dialogue takes centre stage in Washington Chinese President Xi Jinping begins a state visit to the United States on 23 September, returning to Washington for the first time in a decade as Beijing and Washington seek firmer channels for managing trade, technology and security disputes. President Donald Trump will receive Xi at the White House on 24 September for talks on trade and technol…

Finland and Ukraine sign drone production deal Finland and Ukraine have signed a defence cooperation agreement that sets the framework for producing drones and other weapons systems in Finland, as Kyiv seeks more production capacity and Helsinki expands cooperation between the two countries’ defence industries. Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed t…

Foreign-language population in Uusimaa projected to double by 2045 The number of foreign-language speakers living in Finland’s Uusimaa region is projected to reach about 674,000 by 2045, close to twice the current level, according to a new regional population projection . Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa are expected to account for most of the increase over the next two decades. At the end of 2024, Uus…