Trafficking and importing of the illicit substance has intensified as demand increases.

"We're offering them an opportunity to come and chat a little, as well as the possibility to use a pen and paper," the hospital's union shop steward tells Yle.

Opposition parties in Finland want to follow the path laid out by the Baltic states and Poland, while the government says that would conflict with EU law.

"I thought, 'what on earth is going on?'" he told Yle.

Researchers from the state forest agency also found 15 fly species that have never been recorded in Finland before.

Healthcare workers' unions announced plans for a four-day strike of city employees who provide home care services for the elderly. 

Meanwhile a leading economic think-tank predicts that the Finnish economy will enter recession by year's end.

After attending Queen Elisabeth II's funeral on Monday, President Niinistö will address the United Nations on Tuesday.

Work has just been completed on a 30,000-cubic-metre gas tank in Hamina, which was intended to reduce Finland's dependence on Russian gas.

The Patient Safety Act will be passed into law by Parliament on Monday, according to media reports.

Finnish officials say they don't expect pressure on the eastern border as the Baltics and Poland bar entry to Russian tourists.

Finland's presidential couple is in London on Sunday.

Most people in Finland are trying to save electricity, a government-commissioned survey finds.

Finland has a shortage of transplantable organs, despite few opting out of donation.

An individual in North Savo has become Finland's all-time biggest lottery winner.

Satellite images obtained by Yle show that Russia has been transferring anti-aircraft missiles away from St Petersburg.

Finnish first lady Jenni Haukio is defending her doctoral thesis at Helsinki University's Faculty of Social Sciences in December, Ilta-Sanomat reports.

The environmental group says it wants Finland to stop importing Russian fossil fuel.

Minister for Family Affairs and Social Services Aki Lindén (SDP) says people don't support nurses' strikes in ICUs.

Health watchdog Valvira says it has seen a surge in nurses requesting to have their professional licenses pulled.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is impacting air travel in Finland, says Norwegian Airlines.

Both presidents tweeted about their conversation on Friday afternoon.

The meeting marks the first time Finland and Sweden have participated at Nato's Military Committee Conference.

Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee gave a green light to the Patient Safety Act on Friday morning.

Finnish authorites and organisations are working to prevent an opioid epidemic that has plagued other countries in recent years.

Inclusive education has led to the dissolution in some schools of 'special ed', where pupils are taught separately from their peers, but critics say this has increased classroom chaos.

The share of heavy kids and adolescents in Finland has not dropped, according to the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare.

Russian losses in the war are accumulating and the invasion of Ukraine has had a detrimental effect on the Russian economy.

Helsingin Sanomat says military aid to Ukraine is a calculated risk.

A man whose Russian-registered car was vandalised in the past says the fake plates are nice because they don't draw unnecessary attention or raise questions.