After decades of neutrality, Finland has now formally applied to join NATO. The decision now lies with the parliaments of NATO countries, which need to ratify Finland's application. RFE/RL's Georgian ...

Life for many people in "the world's happiest country" can be very different from the image projected by state agencies and social media, according to a guest on Yle News' APN podcast. Open image ...

For eight years running, Finland has topped the World Happiness Report — but what exactly does it measure? Kotiharjun Sauna in Helsinki opened in 1928.Credit...Catherine Hyland for The New York Times ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Russian President Vladimir Putin has been a vocal critic of Finland and ...

HELSINKI − Juuso Raukola uses the sauna in his home every single day. So do his wife and children. Raukola's parents do the same with their sauna, in their house, his friends and work colleagues in ...