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World's happiest country ranking goes to Finland for fifth year in a row

Denmark kept its second place, Iceland bypassed Switzerland to take third place and the Netherlands rounded out the top five

A long-delayed, new costly nuclear reactor goes online in Finland

Finland's long-delayed nuclear reactor went online amid expectations that it will boost the Nordic country's electricity self-sufficiency and help to achieve its carbon neutrality targets

Neutral Finland, Sweden warm to idea of NATO membership

Through the Cold War and the decades since, nothing could persuade Finns and Swedes that they would be better off joining NATO until now.

Finland, Norway to send Ukraine weapons amid Russia's military operation

The Finnish government has decided to provide Ukraine with military assistance, including assault rifles, anti-tank weapons, and combat ration packages, the Finnish defense ministry said on Monday.

Finland starts demanding Covid-19 tests on intra-EU borders

Faced with the onslaught of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, Finland will reinstate entry controls from the European Union (EU) and Schengen area.

US adds Spain, Finland, 6 other nations on list to avoid due to Covid-19

The US CDC put eight more countries on its list of states that Americans should avoid due to the high risk of being infected with the novel coronavirus, including Spain and Finland.

Finland reissues nationwide face mask recommendation amid Covid surge

The Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has reissued nationwide recommendation on using face masks, as Covid-19 infections surge

Musk mocks Finland PM for clubbing after Covid exposure

The meme shows a man in a bar asking a woman, "What do you do?". She replies, "I'm the Prime Minister of Finland," and the man reacts in shock.

India, Finland have agreed to explore new areas of cooperation: MEA

The two sides also carried out a comprehensive review of their bilateral ties

Davis Cup: India's singles players need to give their all against Finland

India's singles players will need to back their talent with some killer instinct for the team to emerge victorious against a reasonably strong Finland in Davis Cup World Group I tie, starting Friday

Finland's evacuation ops in Afghanistan ends with 413 people flown out

Finland's evacuation operation in Afghanistan ended late on Friday night

Finland's ice hockey medalist Emma Terho elected to the IOC board

Olympic ice hockey medalist Emma Terho has been elected to represent the world's athletes on the IOC's executive board

Finnish midfielder Kauko signs for ATKMB days after Euro elimination

Indian Super League side ATK Mohun Bagan on Thursday announced the signing of Finland midfielder Joni Kauko, days after his national team was eliminated from the ongoing European Championships

Want to shift to world's 'happiest' country? Here's a chance for you

While seeking happiness sounds like a noble, albeit an abstract pursuit, not many are able to find it. People spend years looking for happiness, but fail to achieve anything even remotely resembling happiness caught in the enslaving routine of their lives. The noise, the strife, the daily grind, the race for things, tangible and intangible, leave people drained with no happiness in sight. But what if you have the opportunity to shift to the 'world's happiest country'? Would you be interested? The country we are referring to is Finland. It has earned the distinction in the happiness rankings from the United Nations four years on the trot. Watch the video to understand why should and should not Finland be on your bucket list if you're thinking of settling abroad?

Euro Cup 2021 round of 16 schedule, qualification scenarios, team standings

A total of 16 teams will qualify for Round of 16 matches and Euro 2020's next round which will begin from June 26, 2021. Check Euro 2020 round of 16 schedule, qualification scenarios, team standings

Euro 2020: Belgium knock out Finland, Denmark move past Russia

Belgium broke down the resilient Finns 2-0 to progress into the last-16 with three wins in as many games, while Denmark swept through after securing a 4-1 win over Russia in Euro 2020 group stage.

Finland to introduce EU Digital Covid vaccination certificate from June 22

Finland will update its national Covid-19 vaccination certificate to ensure its inter-operability with the European Union's (EU) Digital Covid-19 Certificate starting from June 22

Euro Cup 2021 highlights: Wales beats Turkey 2-0; qualify for pre-quarters

Wales qualify for pre-quarter finals with four points in Group A. Check Euro Cup's match schedule on Jun 16 (Indian time), match timings, live streaming, telecast details

Miranchuk's goal helps Russia beat Finland 1-0 for 1st points at Euro 2020

With a slick one-two and a beautiful curling shot, Aleksei Miranchuk finally gave Russia something to smile about at the European Championship

Finland plays Russia with Euro 2020 knockout stage in reach

Lost, perhaps, in the drama surrounding Christian Eriksen's collapse during Denmark's game against Finland at the European Championship was the result after play resumed. The Finns, playing in their first ever game at a major soccer tournament, won 1-0 in Copenhagen. It will likely go down as one of the most overlooked scorelines in the history of the tournament, given what had happened to Eriksen. Indeed, Finland captain Tim Sparv said there were barely any celebrations in the dressing room. It was very quiet, Sparv said, and understandably so. Maybe Finland can now start to get excited. A place in the knockout stage at Euro 2020 is within reach and will be guaranteed with a win over Russia on Wednesday. That hasn't happened in more than a century since a 2-1 victory at the Olympic soccer tournament in 1912, when Finland was under the control of Russia but the Finns might not have a better chance to end that long wait. Russia was beaten by Belgium 3-0 in its opening game in G