HELSINKI, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- A new poll shows that 58 percent of Icelanders support holding a referendum on whether the country should resume negotiations for European Union (EU) membership, Icelandic broadcaster RUV reported.
VILNIUS, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Lithuania ranks fifth in Europe for overweight individuals aged 16 and above, according to a recent Eurostat poll, prompting experts to call it a "new epidemic," local radio broadcaster LRT reported Saturday.
HELSINKI, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Finnish authorities are investigating the Eagle S, a tanker registered in the Cook Islands, for its possible role in the rupture of the Estlink 2 undersea power transmission cable in the Gulf of Finland on Wednesday.
OSLO, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Train operations across Norway were brought to a standstill on Christmas Day following a communication system failure between trains and the traffic control center.
HELSINKI, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Iceland's new government, headed by Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir of the Social Democratic Alliance (SDA), officially took office on Saturday.
HELSINKI, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- A bus carrying foreign tourists collided with a minibus in Rovaniemi, northern Finland, on Thursday, resulting in 37 people being taken to the hospital for medical evaluation, according to local media.
HELSINKI, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of Finland has reduced its predicted economic growth in Finland next year to 0.8 percent. In its previous estimate in September, it had predicted a 1.1 percent growth in 2025.
VALLETTA, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- As Black Friday ushers in the 2024 Christmas shopping season, consumers across Europe are spending cautiously on holiday gifts, amid a sluggish economic recovery and declining consumer confidence.
HELSINKI, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and visiting Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk signed on Thursday in Harpsund, Sweden, a new strategic partnership between the two countries.
HELSINKI, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo cautioned on Tuesday against drawing premature conclusions about the cause of the submarine cable breakdown between Finland and Germany.