Survey respondents rated their own financial situation as the best-ever, with the highest measurement since records began.

The boy escaped charges related to the fatal stabbing as he was thought to only be 14 years old.

The same two parties were targeted by similar acts of vandalism in Oulu in January.

We start the week with another potential twist in the story of Finland's coronavirus vaccination programme.

The main opposition parties want to allow restaurants to sell alcoholic beverages to take-away customers.

The suspected incident occurred on Saturday evening near the Åland Islands.

The Finnish president suggests that climate concerns could bring major powers together on other issues as well.

Police say demonstrators mostly complied with a request to gather in smaller groups of no more than six people.

The EU Parliament voted to scrap the twice-yearly change, but a final decision has been delayed by the coronavirus epidemic.

Some Finnish municipalities provide all contraceptive methods free of charge, while others offer more limited options.

Parliament will not have time to approve movement restrictions before the Easter break.

Parliament also approved the postponement of the municipal elections.

The truth and reconciliation commission, due to begin in 2023, is likely to stir up difficult emotions. 

The victim's son and the man hired to carry out the act both received life sentences.

Well over a million people in the capital area and Turku are bracing for coronavirus restrictions.

Stores may close with workers laid off for up to three months. 

The long-delayed nuclear reactor was originally supposed to go online in 2009. 

The worker received a positive test result, but allegedly changed it to negative. 

A possible lockdown is the top story as MPs prepare to debate restrictions on freedom of movement and mask-wearing.

The restrictions take effect this weekend and will last for a month. School transport is unaffected.

The government has also submitted a proposal to Parliament on restricting movement in the capital region and Turku.

The National Coalition Party leader says Finland needs to help employers recruit foreign labour and speed immigration.

Municipal leadership in cities tends to be more female-dominated, while in small municipalities it is male-dominated.

The Coast Guard launched the probe when it found an asylum seeker in Turku who had been brought to Finland illegally.

The employer organisation will divide future activities between two separate associations.

If restrictions go into effect in some urban areas as expected, police will monitor compliance around the clock.

The proposed restrictions would apply to Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Kauniainen and Turku.

Thursday's papers predict what the proposed lockdown legislation might look like, while Finland draw a World Cup qualifier.

THL suspended use of the vaccine as a precautionary measure after two cases of brain blood clots were diagnosed.

One study found that 17-year-old drivers committed nearly twice as many driving offences as 18-year-olds last year.