Around a third of cases involved worn tyres, while in about one fifth of accidents the tyres were inappropriate for the prevailing weather conditions, according to the Finnish Crash Data Institute (OTI).

Foreign Affairs Minister Pekka Haavisto is in Mariehamn on Monday to talk about the security situation in Europe, the Baltic Sea and Finland.

How will households in Finland weather the coming months?

The first Nysse line operated by a "robobus" is to start in Tampere's Hervanta neighbourhood later this year.

The bear, a 20-year-old known as Nätti, was the second to be put down after escaping from the Kuusamo centre this year.

Facing the threat of mass resignations and looming ICU strikes by nurses, the cabinet continued negotiations on the controversial bill on Sunday.

Hunters will be targeting capercaillie, black and hazel grouse, ptarmigan and partridges until early December through most of Finland.

This year wind power could meet 12 percent of Finland's electricity needs – nearly as much as the new Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor is to supply.

The government will soon present a bill toughening the law on restraining orders. In future, an individual who poses a risk to someone else may be tracked electronically.

Economic affairs minister Mika Lintilä said the tone at an emergency meeting of energy ministers was serious.

The firm's result for the financial year reached 303 million euros.

Prime Minister Sanna Marin's (SDP) government is facing interpellations over healthcare and energy policy.

OL3 is now Finland's largest electricity generation unit by capacity.

Turkey previously asked Finland to re-evaluate the decision to reject six extradition requests.

Scientists studied samples in children between the ages of one and 17.

The problems with the City of Helsinki's payroll system arose in April, when a newly-installed system experienced several technical glitches.

Is Finland still using Russian fossil gas?

Buckingham Palace announced the death of the Queen on Thursday evening.

The majority of moose-related traffic accidents in Finland occur during autumn, when the large animals are more active.

All Points North hears about some of the struggles Ukrainians face at a reception centre in rural Finland, and also asks what is being done to help foreigners into jobs.

Finland's National Supervisory Authority for Health and Welfare says many nurses are leaving their jobs because of the possible consequences of the Patient Safety Act.

A new reception centre opens in Uusikaupunki next week, while branch locations are being set up near existing centres.

Two plain clothes officers stopped musician Musta Barbaari's mother and sister in Helsinki on suspicion that they were prostitutes.

Two teenagers were convicted of killing an 18-year-old man in October 2020, but a third defendant escaped punishment because he was believed to be under 15 years of age.

Backup plants were started because the new Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor produced less electricity than expected during trial operations.

Turkey has submitted 11 extradition requests to Finland since 2019.

A fur auction visit by Agriculture and Forestry Minister Antti Kurvinen sparked controversy.

The widespread debate surrounding Prime Minister Sanna Marin's (SDP) partying has not had a significant impact on voter sentiment, according to Yle's latest poll.

Ukrainian children in Finland will need protection for a long time, and those working with them need trauma expertise, said the Children's Ombudsman.

Even though absenteeism increased during the Covid pandemic for other reasons, such as cold symptoms, the rise in absenteeism is nothing new.