The joint air defence initiative "European Sky Shield" was also signed by 15 countries, including Finland, on Thursday.

Earlier this week, labour market groups urged Finland to roll out a fourth vaccination round to reduce the amount of sick leave workers take, as well as save money.

Before she was Prime Minister, Sanna Marin (SDP) criticised a PM for promoting a business his family was linked to. But now she plans to speak at a start-up conference alongside a head of her husband's company.

According to the Nordea survey, more people in Finland say they are saving money at the supermarket as well as cutting back on services and dining out.

Police saw an increase in the number of hate crime reports last year, particularly related to victims' sexual orientation or gender identity.

The money will be split between fencing on parts of Finland's eastern border and upgrading the Border Guard's air fleet.

Decades of work pushing Helsinki's Metro westward aims to have service regular operating by the end of the year.

This week's show asks what has happened to the Finnish education miracle, hears tough talk from Finland's political leaders, and catches up with efforts to save a highly-endangered seal.

Meanwhile, there are nearly 1,000 patients with Covid in Finnish hospitals, but many of them were admitted for other reasons.

Meanwhile, the long-term outlook anticipates a relatively mild winter in Europe, thanks to warm winds provided by La Niña.

Finland takes the ruling by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child "very seriously", according to a senior Foreign Ministry official.

Typical years see 200-500 asylum applications from Russia, but so far this year there have been 848, says the Finnish Immigration Service.

The threat is connected to the ongoing trial of rapper Milan Jaff, who is affiliated to criminal syndicates in the Helsinki metropolitan area.

The police chief in Eastern Uusimaa says it is usually a question of hobbyists, but notes that drone activity in no-fly zones is always checked out.

Ilta-Sanomat publishes satellite imagery which shows Russia has moved strategic bomber planes to an airbase on the Kola peninsula.

The home care aide committed some of the crimes during working hours, making use of the master keys and knowledge of residents' absences.

The groups say offering second boosters to working-age people would help limit the amount of sick leave employees take, while reducing employers' inconveniences and costs.

A citizens' initiative submitted to Parliament proposed making serious acts of school bullying a separate criminal offence.

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health unveiled its plan to reduce poverty and social exclusion by 2030, with a particular focus on children.

Three remaining children, aged 5-6, are still being detained "in closed camps in a war-like zone," the UN Child Rights Committee said.

Minority actors reported difficulties gaining entry to the industry and working in it.

With its membership ratified by all but two member states, Finland is taking part in this week's Nato conference in Brussels as an observer.

The energy crisis is now starting to make itself felt in the daily lives of electric car drivers in Helsinki, Helsingin Sanomat reports. 

People in Finland spend most of their time either sitting or lying down, according to a fresh study.

Everyone occasionally find themselves in difficult situations and end up being surprised by their abilities to cope, according to President Niinistö.

Last week thieves used a bucket loader they briefly commandeered to rip out the cash machine from a supermarket wall in Mäntsälä.

An updated recommendation by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health led to a surge in demand for iodine tablets on Tuesday.

The balloon carries thousands of euros worth of equipment used to measure atmospheric pressure.

Finland's updated radiation hazard recommendations are based on guidance from the World Health Organization, issued about five years ago.

The city justified the managerial salary increase by saying that paying bosses benefits workers, suggesting that improved leadership increases employee wellbeing.