The President of the EU Commission met with Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) in the eastern city of Lappeenranta on Friday morning.

Fresh research suggests that more than 150,000 people in Finland suffer from gambling problems. Young men are the largest risk group.

Finnish papers report that some Finnish skulls used for race science in Sweden are finally to be returned to Finland.

The restructuring plans were due to reduced demand, not external factors like the labour market situation, the company said.

The man suspected of shooting the young woman was later shot dead by police after fleeing the scene of the crime by car.

All Points North assesses the government's latest round of austerity measures and asks what the spending cuts and tax rises might mean for you.

The right-wing government's programme included commitments to tighten immigration rules, with more measures on the way in the autumn.

Dog owners can be fined hundreds of euros if they have not registered their pets with the Finnish Food Authority.

Some parents feel that schools are undermining their efforts to limit children's screen time.

There are strong differences between children's smartphone usage in the US and in Finland.

The visit is meant to boost cooperation between the Nordic countries "in the current security policy context, both bilaterally and as members of Nato", according to the Office of the President.

Students will no longer receive general housing benefits, high-earners and pensioners will pay more tax and VAT will increase by 1.5 percentage points.

Aalto University's Espoo campus lost two expensive Karuselli chairs, but security cameras caught the theft on tape.

The grey and chilly winter is set to continue, and many people's electricity bills will rise.

After shooting and seriously wounding a female in her early 30s, the suspect fled the scene in a car, according to the NBI.

The chair of the conscripts' union says that hopefully it won't take another 30 years for the military to revamp the ill-fitting uniform pieces.

Opposition parties were unhappy with plans announced on Tuesday to raise taxes and cut spending to improve the state's bottom line by some three billion euros in 2025.

A social policy professor says that students and people reliant on public healthcare will likely lose out the most.

The budget for 2025-2028 will see the country's general rate of Value Added Tax (VAT) increase to 25.5 percent from the current level of 24 percent, with cuts to education and healthcare also in the pipeline.

People under the age of 45 are less keen on gambling than their older counterparts, according to a new study by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare.

The 2024 edition of the free maternity package contains nearly 40 products.

After being stopped, the suspect fired at police, who said they "also had to use a weapon in the situation". Officials said later that the suspect had died.

The bank said on Tuesday that some of its customers may have been able to view accounts belonging to other Nordea private and corporate clients.

While brown bears in Finland can weigh up to 230kg, they very rarely attack humans.

Many parents in Finland choose a name for their child that is international, the Digital and Population Data Services Agency says.

Reported financial crimes rose by 15 percent last year, reaching an all-time high.

Pekka Haavisto, who was NCP candidate Alexander Stubb's second-round opponent, spent 1.9m euros vying for the presidency.

Finland's general value-added tax (VAT) is rising to 25.5 percent, according to Helsingin Sanomat on Tuesday.

Ursula von der Leyen and Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will travel to the city of Lappeenranta on Friday.

"The planned sum is so small that it will not save the economy, but it would be a deep blow to the cultural sector," writer Rosa Meriläinen told Yle.