"It seems that when people hear the name Gleb, they immediately think that talking to that person is harder than talking to a Finn," 18-year-old Gleb Shumaev explained.

Vaccination coverage is close to 80 percent, the goal set by the government in early autumn, yet hospitals are filling up with Covid patients.

Transgender high jumper Jade Nyström describes the hate speech aimed at her, as the heated conversation around the status of trans-athletes in professional sports continues.

Police say no part of the city is immune to the influx of designer drugs, cocaine, and illicit prescription pills.

Three Helsingin Sanomat employees have been charged with disclosure of state secrets or attempted disclosure of state secrets.

A set of operational guidelines for institutes of higher education is currently being drawn up in light of concerns about the growing threat of espionage.

The state will receive more tax revenue than expected this year as the Finnish economy has recovered quicker and at a higher rate from the Covid crisis.

Jyväskylä's Keskisuomalainen reports on former local guards at the Finnish embassy still hoping to be evacuated from Afghanistan.

The country currently has an exceptionally low number of troops deployed for peacekeeping and crisis management operations

The All Points North podcast asks why a Helsinki resident struggled so much to access emergency HIV prevention drugs.

The coronavirus pandemic continues to take a heavy toll on the mental well-being of students even after a return to Finland's university campuses.

Yle News is the English-language news department at Yle.

Changing weather conditions and alcohol use are key risk factors for accidental drownings in Finland.

Joel Marin was sentenced to life imprisonment last year after being found guilty on one charge of murder and 20 counts of attempted murder.

The charges related to the agency's procurement of faulty personal protective equipment (PPE) worth about 5 million euros in March 2020.

MP Mikko Kärnä alleged on Twitter that Professor Tuomas Ojanen had written the Green Party's objection to the ruling on Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto's actions in December 2020.

Political squabbling over cultural sector funding cuts, afterparties and 'Boomers' may have contributed to a drop in support for two government parties, Yle's latest poll reveals.

A fresh newspaper poll shows Social Democratic Prime Minister Sanna Marin is holding on to the top spot in party leader popularity.

So-called "import emissions" are keeping Finland’s carbon footprint high, according to a study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

The elections take place on 23 January 2022.

The broad study found that for children in out-of-home care there was an increase in risk of adverse social and health outcomes in adulthood, compared with siblings who were never placed in care.

Millions of kilogrammes of the country's recycled clothing and textiles will now be made into more than just woven rag rugs.

Yes, there's another election, and yes foreigners can vote in it.

Helsinki wants a more sustainable menu.

The deal means that every game of the tournament will be broadcast on free-to-air, terrestrial television in Finland.

World leaders and policymakers are meeting in the Scottish city of Glasgow to expedite climate commitments.

Proponents say universal call-ups would help prevent marginalisation and attract more women into military service.

Last year was the first time the share of renewable sources rose above 50 percent, Statistics Finland said.

Finland's wolf population has hit a 100-year high, but a conservation report found the numbers are too small to remain genetically viable.