The columns of light can occur in conditions of about minus 20 degrees Celsius or colder.

The aim of the South American trip is to promote Finnish exports and internationalisation, according to the ministry.

The committees are expected to report back to Parliament's main chamber by the end of January next year.

The Coast Guard was called in about four hours after the passenger was reported missing.

Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) will travel to Romania next week.

The television channel was aimed at the over-40 demographic and tried to offer an alternative to Finland's main networks.

The rate of employment among immigrant women was just 41 percent in 2020, while the corresponding figure for Finnish women was 72 percent.

The industry has faced setbacks this year with exports to China and Russia collapsing.

Small modular reactors generate about a third of the power offered by traditional nuclear reactors, according to the IAEA.

Recent snowfall has left Helsinki with more snow coverage than Rovaniemi.

Several spies working for Russia have been uncovered in Sweden and Norway in recent weeks. Finnish authorities say such spies probably operate in all the Nordic countries.

There will be significantly fewer guests at the Independence Day reception than in previous years. 

A member of the public asked the Justice Chancellor to find out whether the experts who carried out the research were being kept from voicing opinions about national Covid vaccine plans.

This week APN hears about a listener's troubles with their energy supplier. We also ask if boycotting the World Cup in Qatar makes sense and if labour immigration is the panacea Finnish politicians are hoping it will be.

The one-time extra payment is meant to strengthen families' purchasing power, according to social insurance agency Kela.

Up to 440 of these rare, endangered, fresh-water seals are now believed to be living in eastern Finland's Lake Saimaa.

From the beginning of next year, all discount marketing will be required to show the lowest price at which a product has been sold during the proceeding 30 days.

The Finnish government is reported to be preparing a windfall tax on the high profits being reaped by electric power utilities.

The Finnish state is lending more than two billion euros to Fortum.

The new reactor was due to start producing electricity 13 years ago. 

The overall picture of sexual violence against young people appears to have become more serious, according to a forensic psychologist.

Finland's health agency still recommends three doses of Covid vaccine for those aged 12-17.

Hot tap water in homes served by district heating systems may rise to as much as 100 degrees Celsius during power outages.

Last year, the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health received just 46 such requests.

Even with coronavirus infection rates running high, experts say that safe socialising with elderly friends and family is especially important during the upcoming holiday season.

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.