Finland
Åland - å land neither Finnish nor Swedish
The 26, 000 islanders of this archipelago neighbouring Finland have the power to shape the future of Europe
finland, past enlargements, tourism, best of cafebabel.com, history, åland, european commission
Go out in April: Uppsala, nerds and witches
Enjoy the year's first rays at Walpurgis night in Sweden, a vintage computer festival in Munich or the spring festival in Seville
finland, university, cinema, liverpool, germany, paris, munich
British band The Cure are back
Plus charming French-Finnish duo 'The Duo', a tasty Swedish morsel of Jens Lekman, chic Danes 'The Fashion' and slightly unusual Italians Avvolte Kristheda - the best bands in March
finland, album, cd, denmark, sweden, culture calendar, united kingdom
Finland: Europe's newest nuclear plant
'I never get an answer when I ask Iran what they plan to do with the enriched uranium they produce,' EU foreign chief Javier Solana said on 30 January. While the Iranian president waits for the west, we take a Nordic diversion
finland, feature, chernobyl, radioactivity, nuclear plant, javier solana, iran islamic republic of
Constitution tension ... in a Finnish sauna
Temperatures soar as a group of young European journalists get steamed up about the Lisbon Treaty
finland, sauna, treaties, european constitution, lisbon treaty, european union, politics
November pick of Europe's best culture events
From Helsinki avant-garde cinema to factory fairs in Switzerland, your guide on where to be a culture vulture this month
finland, brighton, animation, zurich, berlin, slovakia, design
Animal protection: Romania the black sheep
Roberto Bennati, vice-president of the Italian anti-vivisection league, on a new European legislation
finland, romania, western eu, central and eastern europe, sweden, united kingdom, italy
School holidays end in the west
Millions of European students are (almost) heading back to their desks
finland, education system, religion, france, italy, society, europe
July culture vulture
Between Italian jazz and Nordic tango, Slovenian saxophone and Scottish rock, Spanish bull running and German contemporary art – check out the July issue of our Vultures for Culture calendar
finland, contemporary art, belgium, montreux, avignon, slovenia, perugia
Eastern Europe dominate Eurovision
Over to Belgrade next year, as Serbian singer Marija Šerifovi, 23, wins the 2007 song contest. Ukraine and Russia came second and third in Helsinki on 12 May
finland, helsinki, eurovision, central and eastern europe, culture
Serbia win Eurovision
Inaugarated one year before the treaty of Rome in 1957, the Eurovision Song Contest celebrates European diversity. All eyes are on Helsinki during 5-12 May
finland, eurovision song contest, western eu, helsinki, eurovision, music, culture
Paper mills of discord along the Uruguay River
By building pulp mills, Finnish global corporation Botnia 'is willing to export pollution' along the binational stream, Argentina claims. Their announcements of further highway blockades is disrupting trade and travel
finland, environment, globalisation, uruguay, montevideo, consumers, economy
Continental blues
The French consume 65 million boxes of antidepressants every year. The Baltic states have the highest suicide rates, but Italians are among the least affected
finland, psychology, estonia, france, italy, society, europe
EU Presidency: the Finns bow out
It’s not only the final European council of 2006 that is taking place between 14 - 15 December. It also marks the swan song of the Finnish presidency, which will be heard by EU leaders in Brussels
finland, eu presidency, nigel farage, biodiversity, war, diplomacy, matti vanhanen
Violent men: Europe's static south-north gradient
Currently, one in five women in Europe is a victim of violence. Despite the lack of official statistics, the situation in the south mirrors that of the north
Quirky customs and tantalising traditions
The breeze is warm, school is over and festivals mushroom all over Europe. But the traditional joys of warm beer, rock get-togethers and muddy camping sites are making way for some more exotic fayres. Discover some of the strange and unheard of festivals that will rock Europe during the coming month. Get ready to pack your bags!
finland, zakopane, cities, venice, photo, barcelona, multiculturalism
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