Capacity at reception centres for minors is being cut, as the number of arrivals has hit a record low since the pandemic began.

There's no end in sight for the nearly 300-hectare blaze, the region's worst in half a century, says the local rescue chief.

Conservative groups in the US and elsewhere have criticised Finnish prosecutors for charging Christian Democrats MP Päivi Räsänen with hate speech.

The latest postponement is due to additional turbine inspections. The reactor is some 13 years behind its original schedule.

The Union President of Upper Secondary School Students believes that distance learning arrangements should only be employed as a last resort.

The wreck was found at a depth of 85 metres and appears from engravings to have been built in 1636.

Health authorities in the Tampere region reported 112 cases on Friday, bringing this week's total to 437.

Primary and secondary schools are set to reopen their doors for the new semester across the country next week.

Eleven regions across Finland are now considered to be in the accelerating phase of the pandemic.

The National Coalition Party has expressed "regret" over terminology used in a nine-point immigration policy proposal.

The three youngsters rushed to the scene of the blaze after a bolt of lightning struck a building in the city of Savonlinna on Midsummer Eve.

Finland reported 765 new cases on Thursday, the highest daily figure since March.

The 27-year-old from Pori also set a new Finnish record for the 200-metre breaststroke.

The party's nine-point plan for changes to Finland's immigration policy included a proposal that immigrants receive reduced social welfare payments during the integration process.

The majority of the infected residents are elderly and have serious underlying health conditions.

Drivers have been paying nearly two euros per litre in some parts of Finland.

The recent uptick in Covid infections has not however led to a spike in hospitalisations or deaths, the health agency said.

The 'corona pass' could allow the economy to open up and larger events to resume, the business lobby says.

Health agency THL reported over 600 coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the highest daily figure since early April.

Between 10 and 20 people are believed to have been involved in a fight at a nightclub in the city earlier this month.

The world's youngest female government leader and Finland's youngest ever prime minister was especially favoured by women in the survey.

The latest labour force survey also found that there were 76,000 more women in employment in June this year compared to the same month last year.

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.