According to the Interior Ministry and the sector's two main organisations, an overhaul of the working culture within the sector is required to tackle the issue.

Some of the fake messages also refer to Covid passes and vaccination certificates.

A controversial speech by a Finns Party MP at a city council meeting in Tampere leads to calls for a review of the rules governing council debates.

Authorities seized more than 500 kilos of drugs, dozens of weapons and hundreds of thousands of euros in cash.

Building management firms were found to receive commissions on contracts from housing company spending. 

While many said efforts to reduce poverty and inequality were important, most did not see development programmes as efficient or effective.

Finland takes the reins of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council in Norway at a tense moment in international relations.

Cancer cases rose by about 20 percent between 2011 and 2019, but applications for financial support ballooned by nearly 1000 percent.

Finland's local elections were postponed because of the Covid crisis.

Tuesday's papers follow a theme from Monday's Nato visit.

The majority, around 227,000 students, have paid the fee on time. However, students need to pay the fee on their own initiative as it is not directly billed by the social insurance agency.

Nearly all of the two dozen companies at the top of the Helsinki stock market said they planned to reduce the amount of money and time devoted to business trips, compared to before the crisis.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and members of the North Atlantic Council began a two-day official visit to Finland on Monday.

A new survey found that nearly 60 percent of respondents considered Russia a military threat.

The Prime Minister's clap-back at criticism over her social media activities came after some sniping from within her own party.

Both companies said passengers can continue to wear face coverings if they wish to do so in accordance with the national mask recommendation.

The government in 2018 suspended the granting of arms export licenses to the UAE and Saudi Arabia due to the countries' involvement in Yemen hostilities.

As temperatures drop, capital city residents are seeing heating prices rise.

The United Nations charter entered into force on 24 October 1945.

Finland's government is currently drafting a bill which would allow urban municipalities to charge road congestion fees.

The winning photographer said he couldn't see through the lens when he took the shot, so he just had to hope he had lined it up correctly.

In international diplomacy, the use of the term is usually followed by expulsion from the country.

The construction of the controversial power plant in Pyhäjoki on Finland's northwest coast has been marred by delays since its inception.

Finland's Interior Minister also said she was concerned about reports people are harassing hospitality and culture sector staff over the need for a Covid pass.

The Finnish economy will grow by 3.5 percent this year and by 2.9 percent in 2022, the credit ratings agency said.

Slightly less than half of the survey respondents said they were satisfied with the government's communication during the Covid crisis.

World football's governing body FIFA has proposed holding a World Cup finals every two years, a change from the current rotation of every four years.

Patients who have recovered from the virus and have been vaccinated once have not previously been entitled to a second dose.

According to Yle sources, Prime Minister Sanna Marin invited about 20-30 guests back to her official residence after an event in Helsinki in September.

According to reports, the Faculty of Theology approached four students about an open position and informed them they had been selected because of their Finnish surname.