According to Helsinki Region Transport (HSL), there are few alternatives to price increases, due to the financial blow from the pandemic.

Officers believe the contraband has originated in Sweden, travelled via Central Europe to the Baltics and eventually to Finland.

Helsinki Deputy Mayor Nasima Razmyar (SDP) describes the state of early childhood education as a "house of cards" near collapse.

A controversial department store owner has rowed back on his weekend social media posts about the Holocaust and a secretive elite intent on global domination.

The exhibit by Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota opens at the Museum of Modern Art in Espoo on 27 October.

The NBI is following leads outside of Europe and has ruled out several suspects in the data breach.

The news agency said the government is reviewing how restrictions could be extended before they expire at the end of the month.

Although many firms are beginning to recover from the Covid crisis, there are still many challenges facing the Finnish economy.

Two reports published on Wednesday show a drop in the previously high confidence levels in the Finnish economy, but the overall outlook remains strong.

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.