As one climbs the butte above remote Medora, North Dakota, a curved roof comes slowly into view, distant silhouettes of hikers atop it. Turn a corner and it disappears again, blending back into the ...

Finland's libraries are increasingly being valued not by how many books they lend, but how they help societies function. On a freezing January morning in Helsinki, around 20 people gather outside Oodi ...

The two ladies toured various spaces of the library, which is one of the most modern cultural establishments in Finland and considered a symbol of "open knowledge" and a creative community space for ...

I’m hanging on for dear life as Janne Honkanen, the owner of Octola Private Wilderness in Finland’s far north Lapland, zooms us into a skidding drift on a frozen lake. Finding crazy adventures in the ...

Finlandia Hall used to require a ticket or invitation, but now ‘locals and visitors can access it daily without restriction’ When it comes to iconic landmarks in Helsinki, there’s plenty of buildings ...

Protesters have shut down a reading of political propaganda organised by the racist and fascist Blue-Black movement at a library in central Helsinki. Chants of "Helsinki without Nazis" and "the far ...

Art lovers who know, know to not sleep on Helsinki. Finland's capital is loaded with museums, galleries and walls covered with elaborate murals and graffiti. For the best of art on both the outside ...

Imagine having two dresses to iron and some family photos to print. For many, it will seem odd to choose a public library to do both for free. But in Helsinki, Finland’s capital, it’s a reality. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s nothing like getting lost in a good book, but one reader in Finland seems to have taken that to an extreme. Staff at a ...

HELSINKI, Finland—A book borrowed from a Helsinki library was returned in May—84 years overdue, a librarian told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Wednesday. A Finnish translation of Sir Arthur Conan ...

There’s nothing like getting lost in a good book, but one reader in Finland seems to have taken that to an extreme. Staff at a public library in Helsinki were rather surprised when a copy of Arthur ...