BUSINESS & TECH

The largest shopping center in the Nordic countries opens in Helsinki

Foreigner.fi 16/Oct/2019

Defined by its promoters as "the new heart of Helsinki" or "the second center of Helsinki", shopping mall Tripla opens its gates to the public on Thursday 17 October at 9:00 in Pasila…

LIFESTYLE

University of Helsinki restaurants remove beef from the menu

Foreigner.fi 15/Oct/2019

Restaurants of the University of Helsinki aim to help saving the planet by eliminating beef from their culinary menus. As of February, beef will be removed from all their products, including…

NEWS

Next multiannual EU budget was discussed in Helsinki

Foreigner.fi 15/Oct/2019

Finland’s Prime Minister Antti Rinne and the Prime Minister of Belgium and President-elect of the European Council Charles Michel met on Monday at Kesäranta, the Prime Minister’s official residence.…

TOURISM

EU tourism experts to discuss digital transformation in Helsinki

Foreigner.fi 08/Oct/2019

The European Tourism Forum will gather in Helsinki on 9-10 October to discuss how digital transformation can be harnessed to create sustainable growth in the EU’s tourism sector. In this 18th…

NEWS

Police searching for suspect of attempted homicide in Helsinki

Foreigner.fi 04/Oct/2019

The police published today the name and identity of a man who is wanted for being suspected of an attempted homicide. According to a press release published by Helsinki Police Department, the…

LIFESTYLE

High-level conference on gender equality in Helsinki

Foreigner.fi 25/Sep/2019

Finland will organise a high-level gender equality conference in Helsinki from 30 September to 1 October in the context of Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Around 260…

WORK & STUDY

Helsinki hosts EAIE international higher education conference

Omaima Tebtob 24/Sep/2019

The city of Helsinki hosts from 24-27 September the 31st Annual EAIE Conference and Exhibition, the largest international education conference. The 2019 conference theme is 'encompassing all…

NEWS

India’s Foreign Minister to attend unveiling of Gandhi's statue in Helsinki

Foreigner.fi 18/Sep/2019

External Affairs Minister of the Republic of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will visit Finland from 19 to 21 September. External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will have a meeting…

NEWS

International experts will meet in Helsinki to discuss how to prevent violent radicalisation

Foreigner.fi 16/Sep/2019

A wide range of research experts will gather at Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, on 17 and 18 September to attend a conference on Preventing Violent Radicalisation. Participants will discuss the prevention…

NEWS

'Eno' charged with dozens of sex crimes against minor girls

Foreigner.fi 11/Sep/2019

'Eno', the 64 year old man suspected of abusing minor girls for years in his Helsinki apartment has been charged by the prosecutors with dozens of sex crimes. A suspected accomplice has been charged…

NEWS

Suspect of aggravated robbery arrested in Helsinki

Foreigner.fi 10/Sep/2019

The police arrested on Monday evening a man suspected of aggravated robbery at an R-kioski in Jätkäsaari, Helsinki. A few hours before the arrest, the Helsinki Police Department released…

NEWS

Police look for the suspect of a robbery attempt in R-kioski

Foreigner.fi 09/Sep/2019

The police are looking for the suspect of an aggravated robbery attempt occurred on Sunday 8 September in a store in Jätkäsaari, Helsinki. According to the information released by the…

LIFESTYLE

Prices of old single-family houses in Helsinki are double than in the rest of Finland

Foreigner.fi 04/Sep/2019

The prices of old single-family houses are double in the Helsinki area than in the rest of the country. According to the latest figures published by Statistics Finland, in the April to June period…

NEWS

EU ministers discussed main international security issues in Helsinki

Foreigner.fi 30/Aug/2019

The EU foreign and defence ministers met in Helsinki this week to discuss the main security issues on the international agenda. Hybrid and cyber threats, the instability in the Middle East, the…

NEWS

EU finance ministers will discuss climate change action in Helsinki

Foreigner.fi 28/Aug/2019

Enhanced action on climate change and the financial sector’s resilience to hybrid threats will be key themes when the EU member states’ finance ministers gather in Helsinki on 13–14 September for the…

LIFESTYLE

Helsinki's Oodi voted as the best new public library in the world

Foreigner.fi 28/Aug/2019

Helsinki new Central Library (Oodi) was designated as the winner of the 2019 Public Library of the Year Award. The decision was made in the World Library and Information Congress of the International…

NEWS

French Minister of State for European Affairs to visit Finland

Foreigner.fi 21/Aug/2019

The Minister of State for European Affairs Amélie de Montchalin will visit Finland on Thursday 22 August, announced today the Finnish Government Communications Department. During the day, she will…

NEWS

Road, sea and air traffic restrictions during Putin's visit to Finland

Foreigner.fi 19/Aug/2019

The visit to Finland this Wednesday of the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, will cause restrictions on land, air and sea traffic that will be felt especially in the Uusimaa region (Helsinki and…

NEWS

EU ministers and NATO experts to discuss on artificial intelligence for defence in Helsinki

Foreigner.fi 13/Aug/2019

EU Defence ministers will discuss new technologies and the changing world in Helsinki. It will be during the informal meeting of ministers of defence on 28 and 29 August. The topics of…

NEWS

Police detain a suspect of abusing minor girls for years in his Helsinki apartment

Foreigner.fi 29/Jul/2019

Helsinki police have arrested a man suspected of having committed numerous sexual crimes against minors since 2006. According to the information collected during the investigation, these crimes took…