As the energy crisis brought on by Russia's invasion of Ukraine persists, Finland fears a historically difficult winter.

Despite the rise, numbers are still lower than pre-pandemic levels.

More than 1,800 rapes were reported to the police last year, up by 45 percent from 2017.

Conservative Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has long opposed Nato enlargement and suggested that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was justified.

A 54-year-old man is suspected of kidnapping a 9-year-old boy in an effort to blackmail the child's parents.

A top official at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare says that the Covid-19 pandemic has moved on to an endemic phase, meaning that it remains constant at a baseline level.

Concerns about political and military threats posed by Russia were most common, according to Helsingin Sanomat's survey.

Supervised drug consumption rooms would provide help to drug users quickly and reduce deaths, according to a citizens' initiative that has garnered more than 50,000 signatures.

July's consumer confidence levels were the lowest since 1995, when Statistics Finland began recording the figures.

Take a look at what keeps drawing people by the thousands to remote and pristine natural areas across the country.

Manufacturing of the AMGs will employ about 200 people but won't require the recruitment of new employees, the firm said.

The Kremlin's press secretary was reacting to news of growing support in Finland to ban issuing new tourist visas for Russian citizens due to the country's attack on Ukraine.

"Moscow aims to use energy to break up the EU," said Minister of Economic Affairs, Mika Lintilä (Cen).

How protective a garment is against skin damage from the sun mostly depends on how thick the clothing is and how much light is let through it, according to a dermatology specialist.

The exceptionally low prices are due to increased wind power production as well as electricity transfer restrictions in the Baltic states.

The employment rate of women rose by two percentage points while that of men basically flatlined.

The four largest parliamentary groups say that Finland should stop issuing new visas to Russian tourists.

While many can manage with over-the-counter allergy remedies, those suffering from breathlessness should also take asthma medications as a precaution.

Greece has requested help from other EU countries ahead of what could be a record-breaking fire season.

Based on a deal with the German state, Finnish majority-state-owned Fortum's stake in Uniper will drop from 78% to 56%.

The Border Guard's helicopters and surveillance aircraft aim to fly around 4,000 hours in 2022, a quarter more than last year.

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.