The grant of 20 million euros is the largest private donation ever made to the cultural sector in Finland.

Respondents cited control over working hours and lack of commuting as positive aspects of the telecommuting experience.

The chain of coronavirus infections in the Kemijärvi region last month has since calmed.

There were no injuries after the two fighters grazed each other while flying at close range.

The Finnish economy seems to have been spared the deep export industry crisis feared last autumn.

A researcher notes however that environmental goals cannot be reached without making changes to economic practices.

Ano Turtiainen submitted a formal reply to a parliamentary request stating that there was no threat.

Growth for the Finnish-French firm was significantly accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic.

The device's makers say it uses 85 percent less energy than conventional street sweepers.

Local train services are being replaced by buses in Kouvola, Kotka and Lahti due to a one-day walkout by conductors.

Morning papers report that a digital vaccine certificate could be introduced in Finland by May.

The gradual easing of restrictions would begin with primary school students returning to classrooms and bars re-opening.

All Points North asked researcher Josefina Sipinen why it's so important to vote in local elections.

Organisers of the demonstration did not follow the agreed plan to stay within groups of no more than six, police said.

Parliament's Chancellery Commission said Tytti Yli-Viikari failed to provide satisfactory answers to their questions.

Alcohol consumption declined last year, but the pandemic boosted sales for the state monopoly, which had less competition.

The company plans commercial-scale production of protein for human consumption from carbon dioxide and electricity.

The survey found that age, gender and education affected the likelihood that a person would comply with restrictions.

The drug ring operated mainly between Finland and Spain's Costa del Sol, involving motorcycle gangs and celebrities.

While awaiting an official exit strategy, the events sector has started plans to pilot rapid testing of festival-goers.

Morning papers report on Finnish government talks on a plan to gradually lift restrictions and reopen the country.

The Finnish agricultural sector needs between 10,000 and 16,000 essential workers each year.

The new queue affects at-risk residents between the ages of 18-44.

In its annual report, the human rights NGO also criticised Finland's record on trans rights and recognising the Sámi people.

Last year consumers turned to Alko, supermarkets and increasingly the internet for their favourite tipple.

Experts say snowy conditions this winter could have helped boost numbers of the endangered mammals.

The most popular names continue a recent trend for choosing names that work in different languages and cultures.

Yle spoke to a conscript who said official isolation procedures for the sick were not effective at controlling the virus.

Johanna Vehkoo's conviction for calling a city councillor a "racist" and "Nazi clown" was upheld by an appeal court last year.

Poor Finnish and Swedish language skills are preventing skilled foreign workers from being hired, FINEEC's report found.