Multiple factors, including Covid pandemic-caused shortages and increased costs due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, have put pressure on the food industry.

The Finnish Consulate General in St. Petersburg has received over 50,000 visa applications this year.

Despite the cool weather at the beginning of summer, the heat from Midsummer onward propelled the ripening to the normal schedule of the first two weeks of July.

The newspaper studied the correspondence between the professor and the All-Russia State Television and Broadcasting Company (VGTRK).

The alcohol limit for intoxicated boaters has been made stricter since the 1990s.

In a Congress that seldom finds common ground, adding Finland and Sweden to the defence alliance offers a glimpse of bipartisanship.

Fortum's subsidiary Uniper is currently making an estimated loss of more than ten million euros a day.

While foreign policy and the handling of the Covid pandemic received good ratings, respondents were a lot less satisfied with the government's performance on the economy.

Only 5 percent of the survey's respondents believe sanctions against Finland's eastern neighbour should be lifted.

Uniper is Germany's biggest importer of gas, and has been hit hard by Russia's curtailment of gas exports.

While overdose deaths among people under 30 are on the rise, the typical drug overdose victim in Finland is a man in his 30s.

"It's not just a fence, it [will have] a technical surveillance system, and will probably also require an access route," a Border Guard official explained.

Agriculture and forestry minister Antti Kurvinen called the effort an important milestone in increasing domestic renewable energy production.

According to the Finnish hamburger chain, the decision to reopen was driven by local demand in the war-torn country.

The Finnish Immigration Service is setting up new reception centres to provide accommodation for new Ukrainian arrivals and those already in the country.

The situation may be due to the accelerated speed of Finland's Nato application, which may have taken Russia by surprise, the intelligence service says.

An assailant shot Shinzo Abe during a campaign event in the Japanese city of Nara on Friday.

Some 475 Covid patients were receiving hospital care in Finland, according to THL data published on Thursday.

The war has not deterred drivers trying to steer clear of soaring fuel prices in Finland.

Finland and the UK signed a joint security declaration in May.

The figure, an all-time high, is five percentage points more than a similar survey in December.

The office said that a growing economy and a rise in employment levels were behind the increased intake.

A technical glitch in the City of Helsinki's payroll system has led to thousands of workers not receiving their full pay for months.

Protect Children would like to see young people's Instragram accounts be automatically reverted to 'private' when first signing up, among other measures.

The move allows Finland to limit or shut down border entry points entirely in exceptional circumstances.

Voter loyalty is generally strong among those two parties, but that's not the case with the Greens and Centre, a polling researcher says.

Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Canada and Estonia all rushed to ratify Finland's and Sweden's bids to join the alliance.

The motive for the bomb's detonation is still unclear, but police are investigating the case as damage to property and imperilment.

Abderrahman Bouanane is currently serving a life sentence for two counts of murder with terrorist intent and eight counts of attempted murder with terrorist intent.

Finnish Centre for Pensions (ETK) commissions an annual survey of people's opinions about pensions.