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helsinki news

Travel special: How one library became the national attraction in Finland

The Oodi Helsinki Central Library also lends drills to members who need a bit of home improvement. (SHUTTERSTOCK)
Updated on Oct 31, 2025 05:56 PM IST

11K travelers affected as airline cancels 70 flights for this surprising reason

Finnair cancels nearly 70 flights in October, leaving around 11,000 travellers affected
Updated on Oct 22, 2025 09:45 PM IST

Race to the Finnish: Sanjoy Narayan tries familiar flavours at Ravintola Indus

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The Delhi papri chaat is cleverly served in a shell made of the papri, each piece designed to be popped whole into the mouth.
Updated on Sep 20, 2025 01:39 PM IST

Masters of sound and silence: Sanjoy Narayana writes on the band Mogwai

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Cover art for the band’s new album, The Bad Fire.
Updated on Sep 12, 2025 03:35 PM IST

Pope Leo XIV calls for renewed diplomacy on 50th anniversary of Helsinki Accords

"While I entrust the victims to God’s loving mercy, I pray for the wounded and for Christians who around the world continue to suffer violence and persecution," the Pope said.
Published on Jul 30, 2025 06:55 PM IST

Toronto’s finest treblemakers: Sanjoy Narayan is live at a gig by BadBadNotGood

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The cover art for Mid Spiral, released last July.
Updated on Jun 28, 2025 01:05 PM IST

Russian owners sell Helsinki Arena to Finnish investors

Russian owners sell Helsinki Arena to Finnish investors
Published on Nov 13, 2024 12:25 AM IST

7 things to do in Helsinki, world’s most sustainable travel destination

Helsinki has been ranked #1 in the latest Global Destination Sustainability (GDS) Index
Published on Nov 02, 2024 07:00 AM IST

Celestial tourism spike leads Finnair to add midnight sun flights to Bodø

Celestial tourism spike leads Finnair to add midnight sun flights from Helsinki to Bodø
Published on Jun 14, 2024 04:58 PM IST

Beneath Finland’s surface, a concrete maze to keep enemies out

Inside one of the bunkers in Helsinki (Sanjoy Narayan)
Updated on Jun 03, 2024 06:19 AM IST

Slow travel experiment: A reporter's 36-hour journey from Berlin to Helsinki

The journey started with a 6-hour train ride from Berlin to Warsaw on a sunny winter morning.
Published on Apr 05, 2024 03:17 PM IST

Biden arrives in UK for meetings with King Charles, Sunak ahead of NATO summit

U.S. President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One as he visits Britain, at Stansted Airport, Britain.
Updated on Jul 10, 2023 05:07 AM IST

Finland to drastically cut Russian tourist visas as Europe-bound tourists spike

This file photo shows Russian tourists having their passport checked at the Nuijamaa border crossing, Finland. Finland will limit Russian tourist visas to 10 percent of current volumes as of September 1 due to rising discontent over Russian tourism amid the war in Ukraine, the Finnish government said  
Published on Aug 17, 2022 09:24 AM IST

Stunning geometric artwork created by snowshoe-clad volunteers in Helsinki

A giant complex geometric pattern formed from thousands of footsteps in the snow near to the capital Helsinki, in Espoo, Finland, Sunday Feb. 7, 2021. Under the guidance of an amateur artist Janne Pyykko, 11 snowshoe-clad volunteers stamped a series of complex geometric patterns on a golf course. Together, the designs resemble a huge snowflake. The artwork measures about 160 meters (525 feet) in diameter.
Published on Feb 11, 2021 12:21 AM IST

Finland to not open borders for tourists any time soon, says Interior Ministry

Finland not yet going to open borders for tourists
Published on Jan 18, 2021 08:00 PM IST