"The animal was already in bad condition during the day, very quiet, not moving much and breathing quite heavily," said Nina Trontti, Korkeasaari Zoo's Director of Animal Care and Conservation.

The head of the union says the reforms put people in some rural areas at a particular disadvantage.

Hopes that the walrus would rest and return to the open sea on its own were dashed on Tuesday afternoon, after the animal's condition worsened.

A volunteer group is organising an effort to transfer a dozen seriously wounded troops to Finland.

"We got as close as we dared. I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it with my own eyes," a Kotka resident told Yle.

Negotiations over how to rescue Uniper are still "in a delicate phase" after nearly two weeks of daily talks with German and corporate officials, according to Tuppurainen.

Trust in the information politicians provide to the public has improved by 26 percentage points from last autumn, according to a fresh survey by the Finnish Business and Policy Forum (Eva).

The House approved a resolution supporting Finnish and Swedish membership in a 394-14 vote — but the decision must still be approved by the Senate.

Although demand is returning to normal in many markets, Finnair’s profitability has been slashed by record-high fuel prices and the closure of Russian airspace.

Three major international organisations will use 'Lumi' to build a digital twin model of Earth, a simulation that aims to contribute significantly to achieving the EU's climate policy objectives.

When Antero Halonen found a walrus caught in his net, his first thought was to open a hole for it. In the process, the rare visitor overturned the fisherman's boat.

Over the weekend, some 7,000-8,000 people daily crossed the border from Russia into Finland.

The minister in charge of state ownership, Tytti Tuppurainen (SDP) is to brief MPs on the crisis on Tuesday, amid the legislature's summer break.

Besides late-summer getaways, holiday packages for next winter are selling like hotcakes.

Health officials urge municipalities to start administering jabs to 60-79 year olds, as well as those aged 18-69 in risk groups, by 1 August.

Despite the energy market eagerly awaiting new energy, the nuclear power plant’s test run must be carried out carefully to completion, TVO says.

While sectors such as hospitality and restaurants have lost over 9,000 workers, some industries have seen their workers double.

While people living in Finland thought highly of their own response to Covid, they were more critical of government agencies.

As Europe grapples with an energy crisis, countries are looking to find alternatives to Russian fossil fuels.

The businessman had traveled to Uganda in 2018 together with former Minister of Communications Suvi Lindén (NCP).

Turkey's ties with Russia are stronger than those of other Nato countries, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin due to meet in Iran in July.

The National Coalition Party (NCP) saw its previous five percent lead over the Social Democratic Party (SDP) narrow by one percentage point.

The city is already preparing for the jabs by hiring staff to help administer them.

The NBI did not name the target of its preliminary investigation of a suspected sex-related crime, but did say it concerned an MP who resigned from a parliamentary group in June. 

The city has seen two suspected attempted murder cases in less than a week, according to police.

A local resident said that when she saw the animal crawl up onto the shore it felt like she was watching a nature show on TV.

A rescue services worker says that sometimes, "people call the emergency number when they have a fever or are in a bad mood."

As of Friday, Russian authorities were denying many people entry into Finland via land, according to Russian news outlet Fontanka.

Two of the six identified victims had recently arrived to Finland from Ukraine.

Sofia Virta (Green) says she suspects that the Chinese social networking site deleted her account because of a video advocating abortion rights.