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Finland Might Introduce A 4 Day Work Week — With Only 6 Hours Per Day

Finland Might Introduce A 4 Day Work Week — With Only 6 Hours Per Day

Sanna Marin, the Prime Minister of Finland, has proposed the country begin adopting a flexible work schedule that included a four day work week with just six hours per day, via New Europe. Marin, 34, had previously made headlines this past December for being the youngest elected prime minister in the world. The proposal is […]

4y ago

Watch Finland Vs. Italy Stream Live: UEFA Euro 2020 Qualifier Start Time, Preview, Group J Match

Watch Finland Vs. Italy Stream Live: UEFA Euro 2020 Qualifier Start Time, Preview, Group J Match

Italy are one of just three teams in the 2020 UEFA Euro qualifiers to have played five matches and won them all, according to UEFA.com, and they have a chance to hit 6-0 Sunday. But they face their biggest threat so far when they travel to Finland to take on the team that sits just […]

5y ago

Watch Finland Vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Live Stream: UEFA Euro 2020 Qualifier Start Time, Group J Match

Watch Finland Vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Live Stream: UEFA Euro 2020 Qualifier Start Time, Group J Match

The battle for UEFA Euro 2020 qualification in Group J comes down to a race for second place, with group leader Italy already appearing firmly ensconced in the top spot. But the contest for the Number 2 spot remains wide open, and a crucial game in that race pits fourth-place Republic of Finland against favored, […]

5y ago

Zoo Officials In Finland Explain Reason Behind ‘Buff’ Monkey’s Appearance

Zoo Officials In Finland Explain Reason Behind ‘Buff’ Monkey’s Appearance

Earlier this month, a “buff” female monkey drew attention on social media for her appearance, which, as noted by publications such as News.com.au, made her look like she had been “[seriously] working out” in a similar fashion to an average human bodybuilder. However, officials from the Finnish zoo where the monkey is being kept in […]

5y ago

Nikki Haley Comes Under Fire For Comments On Finland’s Healthcare

Nikki Haley Comes Under Fire For Comments On Finland’s Healthcare

Nikki Haley, who was the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2017 to 2018, is facing heavy criticism for her comments on Finland’s healthcare. The dispute began when Haley responded to Bernie Sanders’ criticism of the high cost of childbirth in the United States — which Sanders blames on its “profit-driven” system — […]

5y ago

Pilots In Finland And Norway Report GPS Signals Being Lost, Some Believe Russia To Blame

Pilots In Finland And Norway Report GPS Signals Being Lost, Some Believe Russia To Blame

Pilots in Finland and Norway taking part in NATO’s biggest military exercise in years, the Trident Juncture, have complained of their GPS signals being lost, according to Business Insider. Although the reason behind the disruptions in the GPS signals is not known yet, some observers say Russia might be responsible for it. Last month, NATO […]

6y ago

European Union May Be Eliminating Daylight Saving Time After Citizens Vote To Abolish It

European Union May Be Eliminating Daylight Saving Time After Citizens Vote To Abolish It

The European Union is considering ending daylight saving time after a large-scale public survey showed a clear majority opinion that it should be abolished, reports CNN. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Friday that 80 percent of E.U. citizens, out of the 4.6 million people who took the survey, marked that they would like to […]

6y ago

Finland Sends Protest Messages To Trump And Putin Using Billboards, Banners, And Commemorative Beers

Finland Sends Protest Messages To Trump And Putin Using Billboards, Banners, And Commemorative Beers

In anticipation of the Trump-Putin meeting set to take place tomorrow, June 15, Finland placed strategic billboards and banners with special messages for President Trump, detailed Newshub. At the arrivals terminal at the airport, there’s a giant billboard that reads, “Mr President, welcome to the land of free press.” This one could arguably apply to […]

6y ago

List Of The Democrats’ Worst Fears For The Trump-Putin Meeting

List Of The Democrats’ Worst Fears For The Trump-Putin Meeting

In light of the indictments against 12 Russian military intelligence agency officials, top Democrats have penned an urgent letter to Trump, warning him of potential pitfalls. The Russians have been accused of hacking into emails and DNC computer networks, in a bid to work against Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. Here are the Democrats’ worst fears […]

6y ago

Sex With A 10-Year-Old Is Not Rape, Says Finland Court

Sex With A 10-Year-Old Is Not Rape, Says Finland Court

Finland’s Supreme Court has ruled that sex with a 10-year-old is not rape, instead allowing the perpetrator to serve only a few years for sexual battery rather than the much harsher sentence that prosecutors wanted, The Daily Star is reporting. Back in 2016, Juusuf Muhamed Abbudin began making contact with the young victim at an […]

6y ago

Watch Finland Vs Malta Live Streaming Online, TV Channel, Schedule, & Kick-Off Time

Watch Finland Vs Malta Live Streaming Online, TV Channel, Schedule, & Kick-Off Time

Turkey’s Gloria Sports Arena will host the Monday’s international friendly between Finland and Malta. Fans can watch Finland vs. Malta online through the link provided below. After their defeat to Luxumberg, Malta will be under pressure to get a positive result at the Gloria Sports Arena in Belek, reports the Times of Malta. Finland has […]

6y ago

Hawaii To Provide Minimum Income? First State Rumored To Be Considering Fixed Basic Income For Every Resident

Hawaii To Provide Minimum Income? First State Rumored To Be Considering Fixed Basic Income For Every Resident

Hawaii is rumored to be considering a minimum income for every one of its millions of residents. According to Hawaii News Now, the 50th state in the U.S. recently passed a bill that creates a work group to study whether a minimum income would help to offset the growing problem of technology eliminating jobs. News […]

7y ago

Daredevil Passengers Take Finnair Flight 666 To HEL On Friday The 13th

Daredevil Passengers Take Finnair Flight 666 To HEL On Friday The 13th

Finnair flight AY666 to HEL took off from Copenhagen today on Friday the 13th. HEL is the airport baggage code for Helsinki in Finland, the destination of the portentous flight that many consider the world’s most terrifying. But, according to the Finnair officials, flight 666 to HEL on Friday the 13th did not have any […]

7y ago

Free Money: Finland Becomes First Major Country To Test Universal Basic Income

Free Money: Finland Becomes First Major Country To Test Universal Basic Income

Beginning on January 1, free money is being given away to a select group of citizens in Finland. In the world’s first national trial of universal basic income, Finland aims to prove that this program will reduce poverty, encourage innovation, and stimulate the economy. The experiment will include 2,000 randomly selected, unemployed citizens who will […]

7y ago

Norway Plans To Gift Finland A Mountain To Celebrate 100 Years Of Finnish Independence

Norway Plans To Gift Finland A Mountain To Celebrate 100 Years Of Finnish Independence

Talk about being a good neighbor. To celebrate Finland’s 100th anniversary of independence from Russia, Norway is considering shifting its border to give Finland a mountain peak as a gift, according to the Independent. While not completely unprecedented in the history of nations, the gift — if and when it comes to fruition — would […]

8y ago

Home Invasion: Finnish Homeowner To Be Jailed For Protecting His Home From Intruders, Ordered To Pay Damages

Home Invasion: Finnish Homeowner To Be Jailed For Protecting His Home From Intruders, Ordered To Pay Damages

A man’s home is his castle — right? It turns out that old adage doesn’t hold true in Finland. A Finnish homeowner just received a stiffer sentence than the thieves he was fighting off after an attempted home invasion. It has taken the Finnish court a while to deliberate over the case, but said homeowner […]

8y ago

Barack Obama, Finland, And Heavy Metal: U.S. President’s Shout-Out To Heavy Metal At State Dinner Goes Viral

Barack Obama, Finland, And Heavy Metal: U.S. President’s Shout-Out To Heavy Metal At State Dinner Goes Viral

Barack Obama is hip to the heavy metal scene in Finland and he let an audience of Scandinavian leaders know it during a speech at the White House just last week. Leaders from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden had come together for an official state dinner and summit when the president made the remarks. […]

8y ago

Burger King Opens Its First Spa in Finland With Sauna, Swedish Massage And More [Video]

Burger King Opens Its First Spa in Finland With Sauna, Swedish Massage And More [Video]

While its main competitor experiments with new burgers, Burger King has stepped things up by opening a full-service spa in Finland. Fast food fans can now shed their clothing in the sauna while tucking into their favorite Whopper meal. As the Inquisitr recently reported, McDonald’s is currently experimenting with new burger offerings to try and […]

8y ago

Where To See The Northern Lights And Check It Off Your Bucket List

Where To See The Northern Lights And Check It Off Your Bucket List

Shimmery and magical, the dance of the Northern Lights are a spectacular sight that is on many bucket lists. Viewing the Aurora Borealis is both a jaw-dropping and mystical experience. So, when and where do you go to see the Northern Lights? Seen at the magnetic poles, the Northern Lights are created by electrically charged […]

8y ago

Finnish Broadcaster Mocked After Launch Of Bizarre Ad Showing Women How To ‘Avoid Rape’ [Videos]

Finnish Broadcaster Mocked After Launch Of Bizarre Ad Showing Women How To ‘Avoid Rape’ [Videos]

Finland’s national broadcaster is being mocked online after launching a bizarre advert, said to show women how to avoid rape using what appear to be superpowers. If the advert is to be believed, merely holding up your hand to the man and saying “no” will do the trick. If this doesn’t work, the woman should […]

8y ago

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