The prosecution initially sought day fines for the defendant, but the court issued a harsher ruling.

The soldiers are tasked with helping the effort to evacuate Finnish citizens and embassy staff from Kabul.

The pandemic has spurred isolation, anxiety and depression among immigrants and young people in Finland, studies find.

Football clubs and others view the Opera's plan as a test case.

Afghanistan is the world's largest producer of raw opium - the main ingredient in heroin. But experts say the risk of a rise is low.

Saramo served as Minister of Education during Li Andersson's parental leave.

Some children in Pirkanmaa received false information about coronavirus vaccine side-effects, says Tampere University Hospital

HJK have a chance of progression, but things look bleak for KuPS.

There will be an estimated 70-84 wolf territories across Finland this autumn.

Insurance company doctors must now give their opinions in clearer and more consistent language, which providers hope will help cut the number of appeals against decisions.

Kurvinen said that it is time Finland lifted restrictions, stressing that anti-vaxxers should not stand in the way of that happening.

Roughly 0.2 percent of vaccinees have reported symptoms that vary from the not-so-serious to fatal, HBL reports.

There are an estimated 60 Finnish citizens in Afghanistan waiting to evacuate from the country.

The owner of the Kärkkäinen department store chain sent an anti-vaccine message to employees, calling on them not to get vaccinated.

Can Finland help Afghans as their country is taken over by the Taliban?

The move is aimed at helping to prevent problems caused by gambling.

June saw record numbers of mortgage applications in Finland as people put their pandemic savings into the housing market.

The fund said the country is in a good position, but inadequate economic incentives and deficiencies in infrastructure are among the obstacles to be tackled first.

Perttu Nousiainen was found to have approved property transactions that caused substantial financial losses for his former employer.

Interior Minister Maria Ohisalo told Yle taking quota refugees was the best way to help people fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan.

A Tampere hospital patient was first in the world to join a new coronavirus drug trial, the papers report.

The Foreign Ministry is trying to evacuate about 240 people from Afghanistan, while the Interior Ministry says it will not send anyone back there.

Migri says the capacity at reception centres is now around 3,500, down from a peak of 33,000 six years ago.

Under the Finance Ministry's budget proposal, funding for a pivotal film financing hub would almost be halved.

More than 200 Thai berry pickers in Finland have been diagnosed with Covid-19 since the beginning of this month.

So far, about 50,000 youngsters in Finland have had a Covid jab.

The United States' exit from Afghanistan continues to dominate Finnish headlines on Wednesday.

Heavy rain and cool, windy weather is expected over the next couple of days.

"If the Taliban stay here and form the next government, other countries will pay the price for it. That has happened before," the young man said.

The opera's production director said that the idea of police interrupting a performance "would be an absurd scenario".