Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oliver Russell, a 24-year-old college student in Finland, bought a private island in March. Russell, who's half-American and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This private island off the coast of Finland is like having your own piece of Nordic paradise. And you can make a bid on it ...

Those traveling to the island of Ulko-Tammio, located off the coast of Hamina, will be asked to keep their phones in their pockets this summer. The aim is to encourage travelers to switch off their ...

Finland has welcomed the arrival of summer, its warmer weather and the anticipated influx of tourism by establishing what is believed to be the world’s first phone-free island in a move to encourage ...

Finland is ready to compete with the famed Bergman Estate on Fårö, as a new residence program for Nordic filmmakers takes shape. Set in Söderlångvik, patron of the arts Amos Anderson’s former summer ...

Buying your own island sounds like something only millionaires do. But for 24-year-old Oliver Russell, it became a reality. He recently bought a small private island in Finland for 28,000 euros. It ...

Just a hundred yards off the shores of Helsinki, beyond its embassies and marina, its cafes and upscale homes, lies Harakka Island. There is no bridge to Harakka; it must be reached by boat — or by ...