Pori, Finland Records First Snow of the Winter 2025
By Riffat KausarScandinavian News Finland Finland is getting a head start on the festive season as Pori records the first snowfall of the winter. The heavy snowfall has blanketed the city, creating picturesque winter scenes and raising hopes for a white Christmas this year. Local children were spotted heading to päiväkoti (daycare) on pulkas (sleds), […]
France, UK, Germany Lead in Anti-Christian Hate Crimes 2025
By Hammad KahlunInternational News Correspondent SNN Finland According to the Europe Report 2025 by the Vienna-based Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians (OIDAC), Europe recorded 2,211 anti-Christian hate crimes last year. The report highlights a rise in personal attacks, increasing to 274 from 232 in the previous year, alongside a sharp surge in arson […]
Germany Rejects Over 99% of Syrian Asylum Applications
By Hammad KahlunInternational Correspondent SNN Finland Germany has begun mass denials of asylum seekers from Syria after resuming processing of nearly 53,000 previously suspended cases, according to BILD. The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) had frozen these cases for almost a year following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime and the official end […]
Belarus Frees Two Catholic Priests Amid Border Reopening
By Hammad KahlunInternational Correspondent SNN Finland Belarus has released two Catholic priests, Henryk Okolotovich and Andrzej Yukhnevich, who were previously recognized as political prisoners. The Conference of Catholic Bishops of Belarus confirmed the development through its press service. Both priests had been sentenced to long prison terms on fabricated charges: Okolotovich to 11 years and […]
US News President Trump to Meet New York Mayor Mamdani
By Hammad KahlunInternational Correspondent SNN Finland US officials have announced that President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani this Friday. The meeting is expected to focus on key urban policies and collaborative initiatives between the federal and city administrations. Further details regarding the agenda and location of the meeting are […]
Poland-Belarus Border Reopens, Illegal Crossings Drop
By Riffat KausarScandinavian News Finland Poland’s decision to reopen two border crossings with Belarus has led to a dramatic fall in illegal migration attempts along the frontier. According to the Polish Border Guard, only 10 attempted illegal crossings were registered between 15 and 16 November, while no incidents at all were recorded on 14 November […]