Lonely Planet Reveals Its Best in Travel 2026 List

As 2025 draws to a close, Lonely Planet has unveiled its highly anticipated Best in Travel 2026 guide, spotlighting the world’s most exciting destinations and unforgettable experiences for the year ahead. For many travellers, trip planning begins...

Finland: Outstanding relationship provides strong foundation for open, constructive dialogue

Ambassador of Finland to China Mikko Kinnunen (left) briefs the media in Beijing on October 15, 2025. Photo: Dong Feng/GTThe Embassy of the Republic of Finland hosted a press conference at the Finnish Ambassador's Residence in Beijing on October...

Jaffna Ranked Among World’s Top 25 Travel Destinations for 2026 by Lonely Planet

October 27, Colombo (LNW): Jaffna has earned a coveted spot on Lonely Planet’s list of the Top 25 Best Places to Visit in 2026, placing the northern Sri Lankan city alongside some of the world’s most celebrated destinations. Renowned for its...

For many top Nordic skiers, the road to the Olympics starts at Stratton

U.S. Olympians Julia Kern and Jessie Diggins (in pink shirts, left to right) are joined by supporters as they take a break from training at Stratton Mountain. Photo by George Forbes, Nordic development coach, Stratton Mountain School STRATTON —...

Finland set for record-breaking winter tourism season in 2025

Finland braces for record-breaking, eco-friendly winter tourism boom in 2025. Photo Credit: Alexandr Bormotin via Unsplash FINLAND is preparing for what is promising to be a winter tourism season for the history books in 2025. The country is...

Fence between Finland, Russia becomes tourist attraction — TV

STOCKHOLM, October 27. /TASS/. Foreign tourists have been massively intruding into the border zone in southern Finland to take pictures against the backdrop of the fence separating it from Russia, the Finnish broadcasting company Yle reported....

How to holiday like the super rich on a budget

You don’t have to be super-rich to go on a super-rich holiday – if you follow our insider tips to travelling in style for less. It’s now possible for savvy holidaymakers to bag five-star hotels for a fraction of regular prices, tee-off on...

Grotta Giusti Thermal Spa Resort Tuscany introduces The Paths of Thermal Mud programme

The mud-related treatments use clay and thermal waters flowing from the property’s hot springs The new programme is described by the property as a wellness journey and the “king of all thermal treatments.” The Paths of Thermal Mud includes a...

How the Moomins came to life, as Soviet bombs fell on Helsinki

In the autumn of 1944, a cash-strapped Finnish illustrator called Tove Jansson was viewing a top-floor apartment in central Helsinki when the air raid sirens cut through the silence, followed by the angry chatter of flak cannons. “I stood silently...

Finland to Trump: Let Ukraine Use Tomahawks Against Russia

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo told Politico on Wednesday that the United States should permit Ukraine to use American long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to strike targets inside Russia. Orpo said Russia is a lasting threat to Europe and...

Portugal set to contest the 2025 FIFA U17 World Cup in Qatar

Portugal have arrived in Qatar where they are preparing to contest the 2025 FIFA U17 World Cup. The 48 tournament will be contested from 3 to 27 November. Nigeria have with the most titles with five, followed by the Brazil who have claimed four....

First Sea Lord: The UK Is Not Afraid Of Calling Out Russian Sabotage

Gen Sir Gwyn Jenkins, tells The House that such an attribution by the UK is a key part of its deterrence arsenal (© UK Ministry of Defence, Crown copyright, 2025) 11 min read2 hr As the Russian threat to UK security grows, General Sir Gwyn Jenkins...

UK tourists warned new travel rules for Spain, Greece, Portugal now in effect

UK holidaymakers face a change when flying to Spain, France and Italy and more UK tourists warned new travel rules for Spain, Greece, Portugal now in effect UK tourists will be hit by a European Union travel change on their next holiday - after a...

Helsinki Airport sees higher passengers, domestic airports lower in Sep

A total of 1.7 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in September 2025, according to Statistics Finland. The number of passengers increased by one per cent compared to September 2024. The number of passengers on domestic flights...

Babar Azam celebrates world record with T20 series win over South Africa

Babar Azam capped a memorable return to Pakistan's T20 team by breaking the record for the most runs in the format and scoring a match-winning fifty against South Africa. On Friday, Babar broke former India captain Rohit Sharma's record for most...

Finland to spotlight sustainable tourism at ITB Asia 2025 in Singapore

Finland will showcase its sustainable tourism initiatives at ITB Asia 2025, the International Tourism Exchange held in Singapore from October 15–17. Finland will join more than 130 countries at ITB Asia 2025, Asia’s leading travel trade show,...

Finnair Plus Gold, Platinum & Lumo Upgrade Webinar On October 31, 2025

Finnair Plus held a webinar on Friday intended for Gold, Platinum, and Lumo members that addressed upgrades and other Avios-related issues. Now that there is greater interest in Finnair Plus, as many frustrated BA Executive Club members migrated...

‘He trained us like Cool Runnings’: how Australian brothers took on niche Finnish sport to become the Finskaroos

Bernie Bolger and his brother didn’t really know much about Finska when they spotted an advertisement four years ago for the national championships in Sydney. “We told some friends and all decided it would be funny if we signed up,” he recalls....

Finland greets Vietnamese Party chief with welcome ceremony

HELSINKI — General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee Tô Lâm and his spouse Ngô Phương Ly were welcomed at a ceremony hosted by Finnish President Alexander Stubb and his spouse at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki on...

LONELY PLANET REVEALS BEST IN TRAVEL 2026 DESTINATIONS

(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Travel Expert Celebrates the 50 Best Destinations & Experiences in New Publication NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BACKGROUND: Global travel authority Lonely Planet has officially unveiled its top destinations and...