also known as Northern Lights. In the Arctic sky, the celestial light display weaves a dance of emerald green, pure blue and cosmic violets transforming the night into a living masterpiece. Lapland, Finland's northernmost region, is the ideal place to see this extraordinary phenomenon – one o...
to the southwest by theGulf of Bothnia, and to the northwest bySweden. Its area includes theautonomousterritory ofÅland, an archipelago at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia. About one-third of the territory of Finland—most of themaakunta(region) of Lappi—lies north of theArctic Circ...
As you stride along, take a deep breath: scientists at local research stations have discovered that this region of Finland has the world’s cleanest air. Beginning in the village of Hetta, the hike begins with a boat crossing of Lake Ounasjärvi, before heading on to the wilderness hut ...
Opinion in the region is far from monolithic – but with a widespread expectation that the conflict could spread beyond its current borders. Garvan Walshe: Finland and Sweden’s NATO application shows how much Russia has already lost May 12, 2022|Garvan Walshe|Columnists ...
Turun Linna (Turku Castle) is located in Turku on the Aura River. The castle dates back to the 1200s and is one of the oldest buildings in the country. It helped defend the region from Russia during the Middle Ages, though much of the castle was destroyed during World War II and later...
, every Finnish region has had its own university. Since the early 1990s, the Finnish system of higher education has been a dual system, consisting of research universities and polytechnics. Polytechnics were founded in the early 1990s. They were merged from small post-secondary education units ...
Finland (Listeni /ˈfɪnlənd/; About this sound Finnish: Suomi; Swedish: Finland (help·info)), officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. [source] Finland is a parliamentary republic with a central government based...
Busch Netherlands have provided students at TU Twente, the city of Enschede’s technical university in the Dutch region of Twente, with a MINK MH 0018 A. Thanks to this support, the students, who call themselves Green Team Twente, were able to present their first hydrogen racing car. Read...
The move comes after a surge in asylum-seekers from the Middle East and Asia entering northern Finland from Russia. The increase has raised fears the region could become a new major entry point into Europe for migrants. The six-month measure was agreed between Russian President Vladimir Putin ...
The country is now protected by what Stoltenberg called NATO’s “iron-clad security guarantee,” under which all member countries vow to come to the defense of any ally that comes under attack. But Stoltenberg refused to rule out the possibility of holding more military exercises th...