Finland

Finland announces 100-year study to uncover why Finns are so happy

The study will track about 200,000 children born between 2026 and 2029, along with their families, throughout their lives.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Finnish flag flies over the City Hall in Helsinki, Finland, February 10, 2024.
A guest sits in the outdoor sauna, gazing into the surrounding forest as the quiet heat blends seamlessly with the natural stillness of Slowness.

Just 30 minutes of sauna time tied to a sharper immune response

In a controlled trial, volunteers showed significant changes in inflammatory markers, heart rate and blood pressure after one session, a result that surprised researchers.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People cheer as they watch the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest finals being screened at a community center in Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 17, 2025.

Eurovision Song Contest oddsmakers predict Israel will win televoting again this year

The Eurovision World website presented the oddsmakers who predict the televoting results separately from the overall results, and according to them, Israel has a 26% chance of topping the televoting.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Paivi Rasanen (R), member of the Finnish Parliament, testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Europe's Threat to American Speech and Innovation" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2026.

Finland's Supreme Court fines MP for calling homosexuality 'developmental disorder'

The court found Paivi Rasanen guilty of incitement against a group by claiming on social media and on her website that it was scientifically proven that homosexuality was a developmental disorder.

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Ukrainian soldiers built a sauna inside the trenches and this was the result

With the help of an online tutorial, Ukrainian soldiers successfully built a fortified sauna inside the trenches of the front line.

OCTOBER 29, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ukrainian service member smokes in a trench at a position in a frontline in Zaporizhzhia region

Finnish and Swedish PMs assure commitment to join NATO together

Sweden and Finland launched their bids to join NATO in May in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine but ran into objections from Turkey.

OCTOBER 28, 2022ByREUTERS
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Finland's President Sauli Niinisto and Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson pose after signing a document during a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, June 28, 2022.

US and Turkish officials discuss Ukraine and NATO in unannounced meeting

The two, whose meeting was unannounced to the media beforehand, also discussed Turkey's condemnation of Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territory.

OCTOBER 2, 2022ByREUTERS
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan greets people during the opening ceremony of Eurasia Tunnel in Istanbul, Turkey, December 20, 2016.

Israel to open refugee camps in Finland, Azerbaijan for Russian Jews

Jewish Agency to host Russian immigration camps in Finland and Azerbaijan * Israeli government approved NIS 90 million in funding for absorption.

OCTOBER 2, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
The Jewish Agency headquarters in Jerusalem

Russian bombers capable of carrying nukes detected near Finland

The bombers, capable of carrying cruise missiles and strategic nuclear weapons, have been active in the Ukrainian war since Moscow invaded in February.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
A Russian officer takes a picture of a TU-95 bomber, or Bear, at a military airbase in Engels some 900 km (559 miles) south of Moscow.

Initial tranches of men for Russia mobilization arrive at military bases

A Russian lawmaker also said that draft-age men should not be allowed to leave the country.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022ByREUTERS
Reservists drafted during the partial mobilisation line up outside a recruitment office in the Siberian town of Tara in the Omsk region, Russia September 26, 2022.

'Compartment No. 6' is a journey of hope - review

'Compartment No. 6' tells the story of two strangers who meet by chance on a train.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN
'COMPARTMENT NO. 6' is a journey of several days into the freezing north.

Finland's PM attacked for being young and happy

MIDDLE ISRAEL: The woman who initially represented a peaceful nation’s will to live, now also embodies a brave nation’s willingness to fight. 

AUGUST 26, 2022ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
FINLAND’S Prime Minister Sanna Marin participates in the Helsinki Pride 2022 march last month.

Justin Bieber appears to perform Nazi salute in viral video

In a video that has since gone viral, pop singer Justin Bieber appears to perform the Nazi salute and march onstage in a show in Finland.

AUGUST 11, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
Pop singer Justin Bieber performing in Finland.

US Senate backs Finland and Sweden's joining NATO

The Senate voted 95 to 1 to support the ratification of the two countries' accession documents.

AUGUST 4, 2022ByREUTERS
NATO and Russian flags are seen through broken glass this illustration taken April 13, 2022.