Consumers in the Helsinki region were most upbeat about the economy.

Government ministers have extended restaurant opening hours and recommended a lifting of restrictions on low-risk cultural and sporting events and facilities.

The Social Democratic Party has picked Aki Lindén as the interim Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services.

The discovery by the Turku University Central Hospital laboratory marks the first time the BA.2 subvariant has been detected in Finland.

The city, however, recommends its own staff stay at home for five days if testing positive for the virus.

A district court had previously handed down a 20-month suspended sentence in the case, which was reduced to 16 months by the appeals court.

All Points North explores the concentration of political power in Finland, unpacks Finnish divorce practices, goes litter picking and probes Posti.

The institute has proposed easing restrictions in low-risk environments such as outdoor dining establishments.

Officials from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) say there is still reason to be cautious.

Although a final decision is not expected until the end of this year, the Finnish forestry company said the operating environment in the Dutch port city is "more favourable".

The new certificate would include vaccines against diseases other than Covid-19.

The facility had been due to begin operating at 30 percent capacity by the end of January, but an unplanned shutdown during testing has led to a further delay.

The ministry argues the practice is due to a lack of staff.

An "exceptionally high" level of net migration added to the increase in the number of people living in Finland last year.

Sexual assault and intimate partner violence cases in Finland often take years to get to trial.

It will be important to relax restrictions gradually, while monitoring the situation, according to the acting managing director of Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District.

However, an economist pointed out that the long-term unemployment figure increased last month.

First-time buyers are set to get a boost if this proposal goes through.

However, the Finnish Immigration Service report also noted the number of submitted asylum applications were at an exceptionally low level last year.

Despite the uncertainty caused by the Covid pandemic and Omicron variant, economists estimate that the Finnish economy will recover faster than expected.

Finland's women's ice hockey team are candidates for a medal in Beijing.

Some regions are already relaxing restrictions, with the Covid-19 situation reportedly stable in several parts of the country.

Meanwhile, the index ranked Somalia, Syria and South Sudan as the most corrupt on the list of 180 countries and territories.

Following the regional election, more than half of Finland's Members of Parliament now have a seat at every level of government.

The ministers reiterated their countries' commitment to aid Nato in the de-escalation of ongoing tensions with Russia.

Female candidates won over 60 percent of county councillor spots in Vantaa, Kerava and Western and Central Uusimaa.

The defendant shot two people in Turku's Perno district last Easter following an argument.

Screening from thousands of drugs, a team at the University of Tampere say they pinpointed two substances that prevented cells from being infected by coronavirus.

As the US and Nato brace for a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, Finnish papers explore Russian media reactions to Finland's Nato discussions.

The case marks the first time in Finland that a court will rule on whether quoting the Bible can be considered a crime.