The Nordic nations are embracing the concept of total defense, mobilizing the whole of society to defend against military and non-military threats, including asking ordinary people to have enough ...

While the famous Russian violinist’s immaculate playing didn’t touch the heart, the Royal Philharmonic rose to the challenge sumptuously ...

TALLINN, Estonia – My two-hour walking tour around Tallinn’s 15th-century Old Town in February ( str.sg/9Wgc, pay as you wish ...

Explore the stunning city of Helsinki with this captivating drone footage. Marvel at the striking blend of neoclassical ...

The annual St Davids Cathedral Music Festival ... This year, the orchestra will be conducted by Kristian Sallinen from Finland. Their 2025 programme will include Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 'From the New ...

"Playing in that same cathedral created an atmosphere that was simply unique ... including the UK and Australia and a Finland show with French electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre. You can see ...

and the organisers of the religious festival after Owusu won a public vote to portray the 3rd century Sicilian saint in a ceremony at Helsinki's Lutheran Cathedral. Finland's President Alexander Stubb ...

Davide Monteleone A view of Helsinki Cathedral, built as a tribute to the Grand Duke of Finland, Czar Nicholas I, when Finland was under Russian control. Davide Monteleone Today, the city’s ...

Finland ranks as the happiest country in the world, while the U.S. falls amid rising loneliness and deaths of despair, according to the World Happiness Report.

The title comes from the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s World Happiness Report 2025, which focuses on importance of social support, trust, and community. ByKaitlyn McInnis ...

Finland is named the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report 2025 published Thursday. Other Nordic countries are also once again at the ...

Finland now has a social welfare system that ... from a stained-glass soaking “cathedral” to a birdcage shower topped with feathers. Colombo, Sri Lanka: After a tumultuous few years, Sri ...