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  From silk stoles to Orchid painting: PM Modi presents iconic Indian gifts to world leaders | Pics

  World | May 21, 2026 12:25 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi's five-nation diplomatic tour to the UAE, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy highlighted India's cultural soft power through a curated selection of traditional gifts for world leaders.

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  Train-the-trainers model to scale Punjab's 'Sikhya Kranti' with Finland partnership: CM Mann

  India | April 23, 2026 23:52 IST

  The programme focuses on adapting global expertise to local classroom contexts while building scale through a structured train-the-trainers model, with nearly 300 teachers to be trained by May to strengthen foundational learning across the state.

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  'If India can get involved': Finland calls for New Delhi to mediate ceasefire in Iran war

  World | March 17, 2026 20:26 IST

  Finland President Alexander Stubb suggested that India could help broker peace, highlighting recent diplomatic outreach by India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

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  'India vital in deciding new world order, Western domination era is over': Finland President Stubb

  India | March 05, 2026 23:30 IST

  Finland President Alexander Stubb spoke about the major challenges facing the world and highlighted India’s growing role in shaping the future global order.

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  India, Finland sign landmark migration and mobility pact

  Business | March 05, 2026 16:23 IST

  The Prime Minister also said that the historic India-European Union Free Trade Agreement will further strengthen trade, investment, and technology cooperation between India and Finland.

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  Finland to shut consulates in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Myanmar: 'Focusing on priorities'

  World | November 29, 2025 20:51 IST

  Besides, Finland's Foreign Ministry has decided to establish a Consulate General in the United States’ Houston. Reacting over the developments, Finland’s Foreign Affairs Minister Elina Valtonen said the decisions were taken to concentrate on the nations that were 'strategically important'.

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  PM Modi speaks to Finnish President Alexander Stubb, reiterates India's support for peace in Ukraine

  India | August 27, 2025 23:45 IST

  During the call, PM Modi and Finnish President Alexander Stubb reviewed the progress in India-Finland bilateral relations, committing to enhancing cooperation in emerging fields such as quantum technologies, 6G, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and sustainability.

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  Finland bowler creates history against Estonia, registers quickest 5-wicket haul in T20Is

  Cricket | July 29, 2025 0:48 IST

  Finland's Mahesh Tambe broke the T20I record for the fastest five-wicket haul against Estonia. Finland won the series decider in Tallinn by five wickets and hence the series 2-1. Estonia won the second game but collapsed to 141 all-out in the decider against Tambe's medium pace.

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  Several people stabbed near shopping centre in Finland’s Tampere, one detained

  World | July 03, 2025 22:15 IST

  It was not immediately clear how many people were arrested in the attack but police say the situation no longer posed a danger to others.

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  Triptii Dimri enjoys Finland snowfall with rumoured boyfriend Sam Merchant | WATCH

  December 31, 2024 12:02 IST

  Triptii Dimri was seen enjoying snowfall in Finland. Some social media posts of the actress's vacation are also indicating that she is not alone in Finland.

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  Finland shooting: 12-year-old student opens fire at primary school, 1 killed and 3 injured

  World | April 02, 2024 16:48 IST

  The shooting took place at Viertola school in the city of Vantaa, outside the capital. No other details were immediately available.

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  Finland tops world’s happiest countries list, know how to reach and places to explore

  Travel | March 20, 2024 13:15 IST

  Finland tops happiness charts, for the seventh time. Other Nordic countries namely Denmark, Iceland and Sweden made it into the top 10 list. India ranks 126 on the list.

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  World Happiness Report 2024: Which are the happiest countries and what is India's rank? | Check LIST

  World | March 20, 2024 12:39 IST

  According to the World Happiness Report, happiness levels have fallen in North America and Western Europe, but they have risen significantly in Western and Central Europe. Afghanistan remains the world's least happiest country with a humanitarian crisis since the Taliban took power.

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  Finland: Ex-PM Alexander Stubb, who vows to secure border with Russia, wins first round of polls

  World | January 29, 2024 12:29 IST

  The result will push the race into a runoff on February 11 between Stubb and his rival Pekka Haavisto, because none of the candidates received more than half of the votes. "

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  Boiling water freezes mid-air at minus 30 degrees as Finland hits record-low temperatures | WATCH

  World | January 06, 2024 11:27 IST

  Lauri Untamo, a 49-year-old sales manager from southern Finland, was on holiday in Finnish Lapland with friends when the temperature fell to minus 30 degrees Celsius (-22 degrees F) on New Year's Day. He threw the boiling water in an arc over his head, which instantly froze mid-air.

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  EXPLAINED: Why Turkey took 18 months of negotiations to let Sweden join NATO bloc

  World | December 27, 2023 11:58 IST

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dropped his objection to Sweden’s membership during a NATO summit in July, but it took him several months to send the bill to parliament for ratification and weeks for the parliamentary committee to give its consent.

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  Martti Ahtisaari, former-Finnish President who warned Obama about Israel-Hamas war, dies at 86

  World | October 16, 2023 14:03 IST

  In 2008, when then US President Barack Obama was elected, the Nobel Peace Prize winner had urged him to start his term by giving "high priority" to the Mideast conflict, calling it the world's most challenging peace-building project.

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  Moving towards faster travel, THIS country becomes world's first to introduce digital passports

  World | October 02, 2023 20:12 IST

  People need to download the FIN DTC Pilot digital travel document application on their smartphones and register with the police. The initiative is currently available exclusively for travel to London, Edinburgh and Manchester.

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  Finland's ex-PM Sanna, who was one of youngest leaders, quits politics a year after scandal charges

  World | September 07, 2023 21:53 IST

  In August 2022, she apologised after the publication of a photo that showed two women kissing and posing topless at the official summer residence of the country’s leader.

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  Finland: 24 people, many of them children, hurt in bridge collapse in Espoo

  World | May 11, 2023 18:36 IST

  Finland bridge collapse: Finnish President Sauli Niinistö tweeted, “Shocking news about an accident in Tapiola. Providing support and help now important.”