Trade unions in the public sector launched a weeklong strike action on Monday to demand more pay.

The war in Ukraine is disrupting the Finnish construction sector while boosting the nation's confidence in its conscripts.

The firms busiest with patent applications last year are primarily state-owned.

According to Niinistö, Finland has two security options: Nato membership or closer partnership with the US and Sweden.

The prime minister said the cabinet is also considering more measures in response to sharply rising energy prices.

The price tag for repairs at the contemporary art museum remains unclear. Kiasma re-opens as the nearby Ateneum closes.

The number of arrivals has accelerated, with more now reaching Finland in weaker physical and psychological condition.

Traditionally Finland's most anti-Nato party, the Left Alliance is reconsidering its stance due to the war in Ukraine.

There had been disputes within the government over which sectors should shoulder most of the burden of emissions reductions. 

The investigation was part of a broad international probe in which criminals in different countries were tricked into using Anom, a messaging service controlled by the FBI.

Italy's far right Lega Nord party and the French National Rally — both members of the ID group alongside the Finns Party — have previously expressed their admiration for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Prime Minister left her government phone at home when she attended a Helsinki nightclub in December, and missed text messages instructing her to self-isolate due to a Covid exposure.

Authorities are searching for more emergency housing for people who have fled the war in Ukraine.

Most of the Ukrainian citizens on board a bus involved in a traffic accident in Lithuania early on Thursday were able to continue on to Finland.

The Finnish branch of the international humanitarian organisation needs more helping hands as it opens new emergency accommodation for Ukrainian people fleeing the war.

For the fifth year in a row, Finland tops the list in the World Happiness Report

A coordination group headed by Finland's foreign minister will submit a report outlining security and defence issues to parliament.

Morning papers report that the Finnish government does not view Russian citizens traveling to Finland as a matter of special concern.

The average price of diesel peaked at over 2.3 euros per litre in March.

The bus was on its way to Finland when it overturned on the side of a road in the early hours of Thursday morning.

The agency said the former Auditor General's violation of her official duties was a compelling reason for her dismissal from the post of Director General in accordance with the Civil Servants Act.

Political debate has centred on whether or not to join Nato. 

The ministerial working group on preparedness met for the first time on Thursday to assess how the war in Ukraine will affect Finland's resources.

The company said the facility will be the world’s largest initiative to recycle waste heat from data centres.

The industrial action could last up to two weeks and involve some 40,000 healthcare workers.

Students will be able to choose courses across faculties from Science and Technology to Social Sciences and Economics.

An estimated 4,000 Ukrainian citizens have arrived in Finland through relief missions alone.

Interim Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services Aki Lindén said that postponing the relaxation of mask recommendations was a good move.

Kaikkonen and Swedish Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist met with Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Nato defence ministers' meeting to discuss their partnership with the alliance.

A senior researcher with the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) told Yle that the Kremlin is attempting to use anti-Russian sentiment as justification for its war on Ukraine.