Ilkka Salmi has previously served as chief of staff at the Interior Ministry as well as head of the Finnish Security Intelligence Service.

Member of Parliament and party vice-chair Riikka Purra is the clear favourite to replace Jussi Halla-aho.

Finland moved another step closer to normality for incoming travellers from Monday, but is the timing right?

Health agency THL reports 1.8 million people are now using the Koronavilkku app, down from 2.4 million at the beginning of this year.

Finland is extending the age of compulsory schooling next month.

June and July have been unusually warm in Finland. 

According to the emergency services there were four people aged under 20 in the car at the time of the accident.

Long-term trends suggest that violence in the workplace has increased, but Covid has seen a drop in reporting.

Several officers have been fired after the discovery of a group united by shared extremist ideology.

Many places did not offer an alternative to people aged between 65 and 69.

One Atlantis player is suspected of aggravated rape.

The man was convicted of sending threats to the Green party leader on social media.

Southwestern Finland Police says the incident is the first of its kind in the region.

Progressive taxation is based on the taxpayer's ability to pay.

According to Attendo's regional director the closure reflects the nationwide shortage of staff in the healthcare sector.

Finland's veteran midfielder is joining the capital club until the end of the season. 

Finland has seen rising infections from the Delta variant, but the link with hospitalisations is weaker than before. 

An Instagram account sharing stories of abuse around Finnish punk circles amassed more than 25K followers in a week

The magazine says Helsinki is "giving old spaces new purpose".

The HUS medic says that the number of daily infections is only a fragment of the bigger picture.

Bars will be forced to stop serving alcohol at midnight, under the new restrictions.

The weather is turning warmer again.

The number of companies that sought to restructure their debts also decreased.

THL said 12 to 15-year-olds should be vaccinated this summer, but it is not clear if vaccinations will start before the school year begins in August.

People jetting off on holiday should pay for their own Covid tests, say medics.

Finland had previously used a twelve-week interval between injections. 

Kymenlaakso health authorities let returning football fans through the Finland-Russia border crossing without the need for a Covid test due to congestion back in June.

Finland may be the happiest country in the world, however happiness rates have fallen since 2016.

Valmet Automotive has already been manufacturing electric cars for more than a decade, but solar energy is a first for the company.

Concern over severe symptoms developed by the boy led his parents to secretly record their son's day at school