Teletext pixel art celebration – Finnish YLE turns 41

Ylen Teksti-tv. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 1 year ago

New Olkiluoto 3 reactor shuts down again

Before the latest glitch, Olkiluoto's long-delayed third unit had been tested at 90 percent of its full capacity. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 1 year ago

Leaked “Uber Files” show firm lobbied for Finland's taxi reforms

In Finland, the internal records revealed how the company lobbied politicians to reform long-standing laws on the taxi sector. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 1 year ago

Multimillion dollar UN sustainable housing scandal

Finland was excited to welcome a new UN office to Helsinki, but the Finnish government was unaware that the agency was the subject of an internal UN probe. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 1 year ago

Fennovoima pulls the plug on Russian-built nuclear plant

The 15-year saga of the planned Fennovoima nuclear power plant may have reached a dead end. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 1 year ago

Ministry considers allowing police to use passport fingerprints in solving crime

The Ministry of the Interior is investigating whether fingerprints taken for passports and identity cards could be handed over to the police for the investigation of serious criminal acts. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 2 years ago

Microsoft to build energy efficient, heat-producing data centre in Finland

The company said the facility will be the world’s largest initiative to recycle waste heat from data centres. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 2 years ago

Helsinki transport map renames Russian embassy as 'Volodymyr Zelenskyy Park'

OpenStreetMap is the source for HSL's map data, and anyone can edit it.  | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 2 years ago

Swedish and Finnish PMs quiet on NATO plans

Prime Minister Sanna Marin did not want to say on Saturday whether Finland and Sweden were seeking special non-Nato partner status with the United States. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 2 years ago

Thousands of Russians Arriving Finland

Finland's state-owned rail operator VR says it is trying to add more trains to its Helsinki-St. Petersburg connection. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 2 years ago

Finland buying Israeli air defence weapons

The government is set to discuss increases to defence spending against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 2 years ago

Finnish NATO referendum goes on parliamentary agenda

The citizens' initiative gathered the required signatures within a few days.  | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 2 years ago

FM Haavisto: Russia could be ready to use nuclear weapons

Finland's Foreign Minister says that there is a risk of humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 2 years ago

Finland halts nuclear project over security fears

The controversial project was approved in 2014, but lacked a building permit. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 2 years ago

WG: Employees should know colleagues' salaries, if they suspect discrimination

The proposal could help employees who suspect pay discrimination. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 2 years ago

Finland turns red on European Covid map – Yle Uutiset

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has red-listed Finland in its latest coronavirus update. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 2 years ago

Finland lobbied EU to declare nuclear power sustainable supported by Greens

The EU Commission decides this autumn if nuclear power will be classified as sustainable. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 2 years ago

Data protection ombudsman raps Finnish police over controversial facial ID app

Clearview AI uses publicly-posted social media photos scraped from the web for use in law enforcement agency investigations. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 2 years ago

Using Klarna one can order goods in another's name with only email and zip code

Huippusuositun maksunvälitysyhtiö Klarnan tietoturvassa on vakava aukko, joka mahdollistaa petosten tehtailun. Ruotsalaisyhtiö kertoo panostavansa petosten kitkemiseen. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 2 years ago

Covid-era telecommuting behind 30% drop in heart attacks

The chief doc emphasised that the actual number of heart attacks had declined, and not a matter of people hesitating to seek treatment. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 2 years ago

Helsinki Mayor pledges €1m for idea to replace coal-fired energy plants (2019)

Jan Vapaavuori said he's serious about a contest to come up with a coal replacement – but preferably not biomass or nuclear – to heat the capital city. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 2 years ago

Finnish nasal coronavirus vaccine firm scrambles for financing

The professors behind an open source nasal vaccine say that the effort needs tens of millions of euros in funding. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 3 years ago

Emilia Seikkanen on Kremlin's Information Operation

American in Finland, Emilia Seikkanen, 33, wants to make amends for having worked at Ruptly, Russian state media meddling elections and promoting extremism in the West. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 3 years ago

Nuclear watchdog gives green light for restart of Olkiluoto reactor

The Olkiluoto 2 (OL2) reactor has been turned off since an emergency shutdown last Thursday. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 3 years ago

Psychotherapy centre data breach victims receive extortion emails

The extortionist wants payments in Bitcoin. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 3 years ago

Psychotherapy centre's database hacked, patient info held ransom

The company did not reveal when the hack took place, nor how extensive it was. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 3 years ago

Finnish-developed, open-source coronavirus vaccine nearly ready for testing

A Finnish team has developed a coronavirus vaccine for testing, but fears nags in production. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 3 years ago

Finland's basic income trial: More happines but little employment effect

The coronavirus crisis is renewing calls for basic income as economies struggle to cope with the financial fallout. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 3 years ago

Finland's police board requests investigation into carbon-offsetting foundation

The carbon offsetting scheme may be in breach of Finland’s strict fundraising laws. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 4 years ago

Beached “ice eggs” astound strollers on Finnish island

The oval ice formations created by wave action were piled up on a Hailuoto beach. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 4 years ago

Hitler's secretly recorded conversation in Finland

Adolf Hitler as Mannerheim's surprise guest in 1942 | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 4 years ago

Google investment in Hamina data centre rises to €2bn

Google CEO Sundar Pichai called Finland's infrastructure "supportive and welcoming". | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 4 years ago

Google to invest €600m in new data centre in Finland

The new server farm will be located in Hamina, where the American tech giant previously opened a data centre in 2011. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 4 years ago

Finland's basic income findings: More happiness, but no effect on employment

Finland’s basic income trial increased participants’ sense of happiness but didn’t improve employment, the government said on Friday. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 5 years ago

Helsinki woman survives on salvaged food for 20 years

Initially disgusted by the idea of noshing on discarded food, Jessica Suni said she quickly realised that ditched plastic-wrapped items were safe to eat.  | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 5 years ago

Finland's Flagship Library Oodi Opens to the Public in Helsinki

Finland's newest public library, a wood-clad behemoth called Oodi, had its grand opening on Wednesday, but celebrations continue on Thursday, Independence Day. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 5 years ago

Finland’s digital-based curriculum impedes learning, researcher finds

A Helsinki University researcher says Finland's current digital and 'phenomenon-based' learning methods used in schools may not be suitable for all students. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 5 years ago

Finland offers free online Artificial Intelligence course to anyone, anywhere

Helsinki University hopes that one percent of the Finnish population - some 54,000 people - will take the online course this year. So far 24,000 have signed up. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 5 years ago

Finland has the world's cleanest air

According to statistics from the World Health Organisation, the air in Finland is the cleanest in the world. | Continue reading


@yle.fi | 5 years ago