The St Hill St debacle is a damning sign of council mismanagement and incompetence.

This conspicuously lucky encounter with a white reindeer is less rare than you think.

People responded with memes of them vacuuming local forests.

Finland's leader rakes his memory for the source of the US President's remark.

The billionaire's private island believed to be used as a spy hideout has been raided.

Fears for fertility and health problems after tiny particles found in the human gut.

Food and drink packaging company is proposing to shift some manufacturing to Asia.

Climate models for three decades have predicted exactly what the world is seeing.

Trump told reporters the leaders will discuss Syria, Ukraine and 'many other subjects'.

This may be the cloest thing to visiting the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros.

Former farmer from Finland racked up 505 confirmed sniper kills for his country in battle.

One airline is weighing its passengers, but not for the reason you might think.

The Opportunities Party extended its plans for a $10k basic income to 18 to 23-year-olds.

Police believe shocking footage matches with recent car crash victims.

A horse is a horse of course - except when it's not.

The Star Wars series featured a man-made planet called the Death Star which destroys other worlds with a giant laser.

You know Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid . . . ? Their cousins may all be dead soon.

Finland's city dwellers make the most of short, sweet summers, sweltering in social saunas, plunging into dockside pools and skinny-dipping by the light of the moon, writes Sarah Marshall.

All politicians like to have props, and in Vladimir Putin's case, some are taken from the box marked Macho and others from the box marked Mother Russia.

Jennifer Ennion finds exhilaration in Kuhmo's bracing waters.

For tourists who've tried everything else, there's nothing more invigorating than a float down Finland's icy Pajakkajoki river wearing a dry suit.

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Helsinki is known as an international capital of design, and Finland is one of the eurozone's wealthiest nations. But despite that upscale reputation, the city offers a wealth of experiences that are light on the wallet.

Finland's capital is aglow with colourful lights and lasers piercing the black winter skies and lighting up downtown buildings providing a much-needed burst of illumination during the darkest days of the year.

According to NASA, the Northern Lights are currently at their most powerful in 50 years, with activity peaking until March 2013.

Santa Claus? No grown-up believes in him any more! And yet, even the adults can be seen standing reverently when visiting Santa's office in Finland.

Christopher Hirst discovers a strong appetite for street food as locals exercise their culinary creativity on Helsinki Restaurant Day.