Americans Are Unhappier Than Ever. Solo Dining May Be a Sign.
The United States slipped to its lowest ranking ever in the World Happiness Report, in part because more Americans are eating alone. Once again, the Finns came out on top.
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Covid ‘benevolence bump’ endures as acts of kindness 10% higher than before 2020
World Happiness Report 2024 finds volunteering more frequent in most regions as Finland tops chart again and Costa Rica and Mexico enter top 10The world experienced a “benevolence bump” of kindness during the Covid-19 pandemic that has remained, with g…
Israelis moving to live in Europe ‘rejuvenating’ Jewish communities
Research shows dramatic reversal of decades of net outflow to Israel, as new arrivals bring cultural influencesIsraelis making a new home in Europe have become vital to previously declining Jewish communities on the continent, boosting numbers, bringin…
Russian Mercenary Found Guilty of War Crimes in Ukraine by Finland Court
Voislav Torden, a commander in a Russian paramilitary group, was sentenced to life in prison for the attack and mutilation of Ukrainian soldiers in 2014.
Goodbye Lenin: Finnish museum reinvents itself in response to shifting relations with Russia
Former Lenin Museum in Tampere, which opened in 1946 as a symbol of Finnish-Russian friendship, has rebranded amid Ukraine warA Finnish museum dedicated to the Russian Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin has reopened under a new name and with new exhibits in …
Finland Lets Eagle S Tanker Depart to International Waters
The Finnish authorities suggested that the ship, which was seized on suspicion of involvement in the cutting of undersea cables, had ties to Russia.
Europe Vows to Step Up Baltic Sea Security After a New Cable Break
The bloc announced new steps to prevent threats to undersea lines after Sweden discovered damage to one east of Gotland island.
Football, ice hockey … shooting? Finland hopes hobby will boost national defence
Nato’s newest member, which shares 830-mile border with Russia, plans to open hundreds of new shooting rangesFinland plans to open more than 300 new shooting ranges to encourage more citizens to take up the hobby in the interest of national defence.It …
Finland to close all but one Russia border crossing to stop asylum seekers
Helsinki accuses Moscow of guiding refugees across border in apparent act of revenge for it cooperating with USFinland has said it will close all but one crossing point on its border with Russia in an effort to halt a flow of asylum seekers to the Nord…
Sweden must join Nato soon to ward off Russian threat, says defence minister
Exclusive: Pål Jonson unable to give timeline for completion of membership process but confident it will happenSweden must become a full member of the Nato military alliance “as fast as possible” to ward off the threat from Russia, the country’s defenc…