Exactly six months since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, the country observes an independence day packed with more significance than previous years.

Many everyday tasks — such as renting an apartment or arranging a daycare place for a child — are hugely complicated for people who cannot open a Finnish bank account.

A large gold nugget discovered in Lapland in August is the largest lump of gold found in Finland in the last two years, but how much is it worth? Iltalehti asks.

Eastern Finland's Court of Appeal upheld the verdict handed down in June that banned the motorcycle gang from operating.

According to the Prime Minister, the images were taken at her Kesäranta residence on the Sunday after the Ruisrock music festival in July.

The Finnish PM and President addressed a crowd of Finnish diplomats during a three-day meeting of ambassadors in Helsinki.

Kai Mykkänen, NCP parliamentary group chair, advocated women's conscription at the group's meeting on Tuesday, while leader Petteri Orpo said the party supports a Nato command center in Finland.

Some 50,0000 more people were employed last month compared to July of last year.

Last spring, only 4,038 primary candidates applied for various vocational nursing degrees, as opposed to 8,925 in 2015.

Rosatom owns more than a third of Finnish energy company Fennovoima.

Newcomers are fuelling Finland's population growth.

The Prime Minister took the test following allegations on social media about an apparent reference to drugs on a video from a party she attended.

A company led by a Finnish CEO says it will turn plastic into reusable oil in Thailand, but some specialists consider the company's methods to be unreliable.

According to the NBI, its investigation has mainly focused on companies related to the construction industry and people involved in their operations.

Decisions to help households prepare for rising energy prices will be made when Finland's government begins negotiations on the country's budget framework at the end of this month.

The strike action by the unions SuPer and Tehy will affect home care workers for the period from 6 to 9 September.

An electrical fault on a rail line brought trains to a virtual standstill around the Helsinki region on Monday morning.

The Foreign Minister of Finland spoke ahead of Helsinki's annual three-day meeting of ambassadors and foreign policy experts.

Finland's economy is predicted to dip next year as the recent economic boom gradually fades, according to the financial group's chief economist.

Test operations of Teollisuuden Voima's (TVO) Olkiluoto 3 reactor are slated to begin again in the next few days.

A similar drug was reported this past week by the East Uusimaa police as well.

Starting on Monday, the police will observe the safety of pedestrian crosswalks.

Due to complaints, most bear hunting permits are suspended, so hunting cannot start in many places outside reindeer herding areas.

The Finance Ministry is mapping out means to combat inflation ahead of government budget talks in late August, Saarikko told Yle.

Funds earmarked to encourage consumers to buy electric cars could run out next month.

Nearly 67,000 tick sightings have been reported to tick tracking site Punkkilive so far this year.

The PM said that she had never taken drugs, not even in her teenage years.

Tehy and Super are planning industrial actions in two hospital districts.

The Finnish brewers' association wants to lower alcohol taxes to offset ballooning production costs.

The newspaper reported in June that Wille Rydman (NCP) used his political position to gain access to young women and girls.