Finland Yle Uutiset

Sat, 14 Jun 2025 11:30:27 +0300
Spot prices drop below zero on Saturday
Negative prices will continue until 5pm.

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:54:03 +0300
Court finds former MP guilty of defaming ex-colleague
In its ruling, the court said that Satu Taavitsainen spread false information about fellow politician Jarno Strengell, her one-time colleague in the Social Democratic Party.

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:52:00 +0300
Helsinki Airport's app-based taxi meeting point bustles with activity
The facility handles around 800 app-based rides every day.

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:03:07 +0300
APN Podcast: How a Helsinki summer helped thaw the Cold War
All Points North's season finale travels back in time to hear what it was really like when Finland played host to East and West.

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:32:10 +0300
Finland might deport Mikael to Russia, because his passport expired
Finland now requires residence permit holders to have a valid passport. That can be a difficult requirement for Russian citizens to fulfil.

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:43:48 +0300
Paper: Missing family's parents suspected of serious crimes
Police have so far only confirmed one crime they suspect the parents committed — related to taking their children from a protective care facility.

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:45:13 +0300
Finland to fine parents if their underage child drives an e-scooter
Changes to the laws around the use of electric scooters, including the introduction of a minimum age limit, will come into force next Tuesday, 17 June.

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:50:32 +0300
Falling interest rates curb Finland's inflation
The rate of inflation in Finland has stood at 0.5 percent for three months in a row.

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:05:28 +0300
USU: School threat reports rose after Pirkkala stabbing
Further threats were likely averted due to schools shutting down for summer, according to police.

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 09:59:41 +0300
Increase in domestic violence reports
Last year there were some 13,000 reports of domestic violence incidents, an increase of two percent in the number of victims compared to 2023.

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 09:32:03 +0300
Friday's papers: Finns Party challenge, Ukraine ambassador, and football agony
The Finns Party has seen its support collapse in the polls as it implements a policy agenda of spending cuts and lower taxes.

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 18:34:41 +0300
Finland's Refugee of the Year is Homaira Qadare from Tampere
In her new role, Qadare says she plans to raise awareness about the difficult situation faced by women in Afghanistan.

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:16:05 +0300
Lapland appeal court jails school rapist
The victim was 13 years old and the perpetrator was 16 when the attack happened in the bathroom of a school in the town of Ylitornio on the Finnish-Swedish border.

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:53:13 +0300
Finland plans to prohibit 17-year-olds from driving cars at night
The legal age for obtaining a driving licence in Finland is 18 years old, but a law reform in 2018 loosened the conditions under which a permit could be granted to a 17-year-old.

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:00:03 +0300
Finland bans sale of 4 potentially dangerous kids' bikes
Serious faults were found with four models of children's bicycles sold in Finland.

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 15:56:22 +0300
Court hands teenager suspended sentence over Espoo e-scooter death
The court heard that the defendant was driving the scooter at a speed of approximately 60 kilometres per hour when he collided with an elderly man at a pedestrian crossing.

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 15:07:18 +0300
Finland tightens family reunification requirements
The changes will enter into force on 16 June, according to the Ministry of the Interior.

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 13:49:01 +0300
Roadworks and rail renovations will disrupt summer holiday traffic across Finland
There will be no direct trains between Helsinki and Turku this summer, while national road 4 will undergo a major maintenance operation.

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 13:37:54 +0300
Obesity drug now one of Finland's most-sold medications
Sales of the drug, which is used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, have risen by nearly a third.

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:49:39 +0300
Oulu plans Finland's first support centre for racism victims
The anti-racism action programme's most important goal is to increase the level of trust between the residents of Oulu, according to the city's administration chief.

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 10:04:48 +0300
Prosecutor drops charges against parents after Vantaa drowning tragedy
The prosecutor said the decision was taken because a prosecution would not be a reasonable response.

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:20:28 +0300
Thursday's papers: Pension suggestion, popular neighbourhoods, and a football test
Should people have more influence on where their pension contributions are invested? That's one proposal in Thursday's press.

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:50:46 +0300
Clouds may hamper Finland's view of full "strawberry moon"
The phenomenon is so named because of a reddish hue that is cast over the moon at this time of year, when strawberry season is in full swing.

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:00:51 +0300
Court hands man suspended sentence for sending "politically motivated" suspect packages
The 45-year-old former member of the Finns Party sent suspicious packages to political party offices ahead of the 2023 parliamentary elections.

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:10:08 +0300
IS: Production of Finnish passports moving to Poland
Restructuring at the company contracted to produce Finnish passports will see the loss of 160 jobs in Finland.

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:49:26 +0300
Kela plans to reduce service points and staff
Finland's benefits agency aims to reduce its workforce by an estimated 150 people per year and replace 28 of its service points with other service channels.

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:32:36 +0300
Survivor of racist attack now worried about his residence permit, future in Finland
The victim's physical wounds have mostly healed, but other damage lingers.

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:43:20 +0300
More illness, evacuations as stomach bug grips national park
As of Wednesday morning, Metsähallitus had received more than 30 reports of unwell tourists at the Urho Kalevi Kekkonen national park in Lapland.

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:32:04 +0300
Elokapina protests continue in Helsinki
The climate activist group was scheduled to march from Senate Square at 4pm on Wednesday.

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:25:47 +0300
Kela shells out record €112m to banks for unpaid student loans
The figure has climbed rapidly in recent years, rising from just over 85 million euros in 2023 and around 31 million euros in 2022.

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