Next week's trip will mark the first time a Finnish premier has made an official visit to the Australian continent.

A fresh public opinion poll finds that nearly four out of five Finnish residents have a positive attitude towards the country's membership in Nato.

Distribution prices for Caruna customers will rise by between one and four euros per month from the start of January.

On Monday, a court remanded a 23-year-old man into custody on suspicion of murder.

There were 66,000 more employed people in Finland last month compared to October 2021.

The local Regional State Administrative Agency (Avi) has said it will ask Kajaani's early childhood education department to clarify the problems identified in the Yle team's investigative report.

Finland's electricity grid comes under strain at peak usage hours. 

A collection point will be open in the city from 7 to 10 December.

This year marks the first Independence Day parade by the Finnish Defence Forces since 2019, following cancellations last year and in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic.

An investigation into damage to the reactor's feedwater pumps will take a number of weeks, with a knock on effect on the schedule for the beginning of regular electricity production.

Finland's economic prospects are as dreary and grey as the November sky, according to Helsingin Sanomat.

The firm that owned and operated the bar went bankrupt last summer, leaving the City of Kotka to foot the bill for the establishment's resurfacing.

Meanwhile, the season's coldest temperature was recorded in Lapland on Monday morning.

The airline said it is determined to restore its profitability with measures including "decreasing unit costs and strengthening unit revenues."

The Finnish start-up conference is asking the venture capital funds providing the €1m prize to withdraw their money.

The premier told reporters on Monday that she was pleased with the work commissioned in honour of her time as chair of Tampere city council.

The postal worker was the victim of a brutal attack in Vantaa early on Thursday morning, and died in hospital on Saturday from injuries sustained in the assault.

Proponents of the legislative change argue that the security situation in Finland is deteriorating.

The government was unable to get a bill across the finish line that would have made life easier for paperless migrants, Iltalehti reports.

Poland's premier emphasised the importance of Finland and Sweden joining Nato as soon as possible.

The Helsinki-based start-up conference said it does not partner with Russian companies or funds.

The letter carrier was attacked in the early morning hours on Thursday, according to police.

Finnair cabin crew at Helsinki Airport start their walk-off on Sunday.

The official at the centre of a bribery scandal told Helsingin Sanomat that he denies any guilt.

The average Finnish man is 177cm tall and is likely to work in a technical field. 

The industrial action affects flights departing from Helsinki Airport.

The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) is warning motorists in Uusimaa of slippery roads.

The move attempts to curb puppy trafficking and dog abandonment.

More young men in Finlad are refusing both compulsory military or civilian service, Uutissuomalainen reports.

The Sanoma board immediately relieved Kaius Niemi of his duties as senior editor-in-chief of Helsingin Sanomat, a post he held for nearly a decade.