Being openly religious in Finnish politics is still mostly taboo, experts say.

The speculative discussion about Finland joining Nato before Sweden only serves "interests other than our own", Finland's President Sauli Niinistö said on Friday.

Among the convicted were those involved with the Mantaqa and Katiska narcotics rings.

Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) had been scheduled to be interviewed at the annual start-up event by a representative from her husband's private equity firm.

According to Yle's information, the coalition partners cannot agree on whether MPs should vote as a "matter of conscience" or along party lines.

But there has been a slight increase in applications from households heated with electricity, compared to last year.

The colours of the Ukrainian flag were painted onto the parking spot reserved for the Russian Consulate General by a protestor earlier this week.

The Finnish Meteorological Institute had set a 500-euro reward for sightings that lead to the recovery of the measuring equipment.

Since 1 January 2020, citizens from countries outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA) must obtain permission to buy real estate in Finland.

Meanwhile, last month's inflation rate across the eurozone was 10 percent, according to Statistics Finland.

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.