In June 2021, Extinction Rebellion activists blocked Mannerheimintie outside Finland’s parliament to demand stronger climate action. When protesters returned to the main street, police removed and detained about 117 people. News Photo of the Year 2021.
Firefighters aim hoses at the attic of the Meira coffee roastery in Helsinki on 20 December 2021. A fire broke out in the top floor and required hours to extinguish because the wooden roof structure was hard to access.
Former Left Alliance chair Paavo Arhinmäki embraces party chair and Education Minister Li Andersson as parliamentary group leader Jussi Saramo looks on at the party’s election-night gathering in Helsinki on 2 April 2023. The Left Alliance lost five seats in the parliamentary election. News Photo of the Year 2023.
People relax on the shore of Lake Geneva as a sailboat flying Palestinian flags passes during demonstrations against the G7 summit on 14 June 2026.
A shirtless demonstrator covers their head with a shirt during a No-G7 protest in Geneva, Switzerland, on 14 June 2026. The demonstration, held ahead of the G7 summit in nearby Évian-les-Bains, eventually escalated into clashes between police and groups of masked protesters.
Police detain a protester at Töölöntori in Helsinki during demonstrations opposing the far-right 612 torch procession on Finland’s Independence Day in 2024. The event later prompted allegations of excessive force against protesters and interference with journalists.
Helsinki mayor Jan Vapaavuori gives a live video briefing on the Covid-19 situation at Helsinki City Hall on 16 June 2020. The photograph was made through a camera stand; its reflection turns “Helsinki” into “Hellsinki”.
Resigned prime minister Antti Rinne listens to President Sauli Niinistö as Centre Party chair Katri Kulmuni and Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto stand behind him during the outgoing government's visit to the Presidential Palace in Helsinki on 10 December 2019. Rinne’s government had resigned a week earlier after the Centre Party withdrew its support for him as prime minister. News Photo of the Year 2019.
A family fleeing Kyiv is waiting to cross the border in a car queue in Berehove, Ukraine on March 4, 2022. The estimated waiting time at the border is around ten hours.