This new rate is effective from August through December and will be applied to, among other things, national pensions, disability benefits, labour market subsidy, and social assistance.

Meanwhile, experts think Covid cases will likely begin to increase during the late summer, as kids head back to school and adults increasingly return to work and other activities.

Police say that when officers arrived at the scene Saturday night, they were met by people running away from the suspect.

In the past few decades, Finland has become obsessed with disc golf, and for a few days in July, the town of Nokia becomes the centre of the disc golf world.

Donations to the Ukrainian Association in Finland began to drop off at the beginning of summer, the group's chair says.

THL still estimates that another Covid wave is possible in the autumn, but the head of the organisation questions quarantine and isolation measures in stopping its spread.

After Russia dropped Covid restrictions last week, border crossings have levelled out.

One American football pundit said that this is the "biggest thing to ever happen" for the sport in Finland.

Thanks to warmer-than-average temperatures, blooms are not expected to decrease any time soon.

The goal of the cutbacks is to prepare for winter, as there are concerns Russia could further disrupt or completely shut off its natural gas supply to Europe.

Friday morning's quake was the strongest measured in Finland in four years, a seismologist says.

The company noted that taxpayers in Finland will not be footing the bill for the bailout.

Harsh accusations are being levelled against those responsible for caring for the marine mammal.

The rail company is still accepting compensation claims from customers affected by the severe delays.

According to a research professor the walrus most likely died of starvation.

Astrid Qvist, born five years before Finland gained its independence, was recently diagnosed with Covid-19.

Despite global upheavals this past spring, several Finnish industrial heavy-hitters achieved strong second-quarter results.

Despite an increase in deaths, immigration kept the country's population growing, according to Statistics Finland.

Health authorities recently announced a spike in drug overdose deaths, sparking a debate on effective tackling measures.

People in Finland are seeking out more affordable products, the financial group says.

In the spring, the government pledged to spend the exchanged funds — at the time about 70 million euros — on humanitarian aid in Ukraine, but bitcoin's value plummeted before the transactions were made.

The UK airport has been dealing with historic congestion and staff shortages and has asked airlines to restrict passenger numbers.

Germany may acquire up to a 30 percent stake in Uniper in a bailout package totaling billions of euros.

Homeless people and substance abusers should have easy access to services and drug use rooms, an NGO worker familiar with the troubled area says.

Results of the ongoing investigation will likely be handed over to prosecutors in the autumn, according to the National Bureau of Investigation.

Currently in its second year, the "berry law" addresses some of the issues encountered by migrant workers in the industry.

"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.