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There’s one destination on the outskirts of Helsinki so rich with historical interest and contemporary charm that it’s a guarded local secret — literally. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Suomenlinna is a fortress built on six islands that are actually...

I translated a prophecy that circulated as an audio cassette recording in Finland during the last decade of the Cold War and thought I'd publish the translation here on Poly. It is known as "The Prophecy of Stockholm". The prophecy came as a vision...

HELSINKI (AP) — After 25 days of winding through Europe on buses, trains, cars, a motorcycle and even a horse cart, Firas Afandi reached the end of the line: Finland. "For me, this is where I want to be," the 48-year-old Iraqi electrical engineer said...

Violence / Detentions — West Bank / Jerusalem Elderly Palestinian man and donkey killed after being hit by Israeli motorcyclist IMEMC/Agencies 10 Aug — An 85-year-old Palestinian died on Wednesday after he was run over by an Israeli settler driving...

(Daily Mail) – A gang of vigilantes led by a violent neo-Nazi go on night time ‘migrant patrols’ on the streets of Finland, with some talking of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in the wake of the country’s mounting immigration crisis. The self-styled ‘Soldiers of...