Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto says that there is still a chance for a diplomatic resolution to the Ukraine crisis.

Finland's former interior minister Päivi Räsänen (CD) is facing three charges of incitement against a minority group.

The price of food and housing is on the way up.

Thirteen volunteers spent an entire day creating the artwork, which was designed by Janne Pyykkö. The outline of the starfish is more than a kilometre long.

Prices are now particularly falling for companies that do business in Russia, says a Nordea analyst.

Hothouse farmers in Ostrobothnia are demanding the state help them recruit uncoerced foreign labour.

Niinistö will join a panel on European security and east-west relations and hold bilateral meetings during the event.

The services industry saw the biggest year-on-year pay rise in late 2021.

The series will be available on Yle Areena from Monday.

Domestic outlets explore Finland's special relationship with Russia, rising mortgage costs and fresh competition in the grocery sector.

The PM said that any possible sanctions on Russia would impact the Finnish economy, as Moscow would likely respond with counter-sanctions.

As of 14 February – when Finns celebrate "Friends' Day" – bars and restaurants may remain open until midnight.

The president and foreign minister said war could send shock waves through Europe, but that a peaceful resolution is still possible.

Even as many Covid restrictions are to be lifted early next week, protests against such measures continue in Finland.

The ministry said on Sunday evening that some Embassy staff members were being repatriated.

The cabinet announced steps aimed at improving student welfare and employment rates.

Regional authorities say the Covid-19 situation is now stable.

Finland is buying 64 of the Lockheed Martin jets and weapons systems in a deal valued at 8.4 billion euros.

Russia's foreign minister had demanded separate replies from member states to his letter seeking clarification on security demands.

Norway has hosted the military exercises every other year since 2006.

The evacuees include former employees of the Finnish Embassy in Kabul as well as citizens or permanent residents of Finland.

Passengers arriving from outside the EU and Schengen areas must still provide vaccination certificates or proof of recovery from Covid until 13 March.

The medal is Finland's fourth of the 2022 Winter Olympics so far, and the third for the Niskanen family.

The physical card could be replaced by a mobile phone app, as the social insurance institute weighs up the available options.

Disputes over immigration and petrol prices have occupied Finnish politicians. 

Covid infections have steadily declined over the past four weeks, and the worst may be over for Omicron in the Helsinki region.

Changes in values and attitudes are likely to have played a part in Finland's newly rising birth rate.

All Points North follows the trail of questions left behind by the Convoy Finland demonstration, and hears about the effects climate change is having on Finnish winter sports.

Some shareholders want to pull out of a planned nuclear plant to be built by a Russian firm in Pyhäjoki.

A few dozen demonstrators were still on hand across the street from Parliament on Wednesday when the protest was originally scheduled to end.