A plenary session on Tuesday lasted from 2pm on Tuesday afternoon until nearly 4.30am on Wednesday morning.

Southern and central parts of the country will see two more days of t-shirt weather.

The Rauma-based team beat Turku's TPS by three games to one in the play-off final series.

Some Finnish shops are still selling bamboo-based tableware that can release toxic substances.

The mayor's term concludes at the end of July.

More than 30,000 people are running for election to local councils in June. 

For example, Espoo's district of Nuuksio recorded 24.8 degrees on Tuesday.

Andy Hall has been in a legal battle with Natural Fruit since 2013, after a report highlighted human rights violations.

Coronavirus restrictions on restaurants introduced in March had a severe impact on operations, the company said in a statement.

The amount of compensation paid out ranges between 600 and 2,000 euros.

The data aims to help people avoid crowded areas during the pandemic as well as guide tourism revitalisation efforts.

Russian organisations have criticised the global umbrella organisation for Finno-Ugric peoples. 

The change could see restrictions on public events as well as outdoor group leisure activities lifted in certain regions.

The race to become the biggest party in the capital is intensifying as the local election approaches.

The incident occurred while Timo Soini was campaigning for his new Blue Reform party at a farmers' market in Vantaa.

The British variant is dominant in Helsinki's Covid epidemic.

Experts say that with the population declining and aging in rural areas, small towns need to find a path to future survival.

Among items in the morning press, papers reports on low levels of infection in five Finnish regions, and a gathering of Covid deniers in Tampere.

Tytti Yli-Viikari has appealed last month's suspension from her role as auditor general of the National Audit Office.

Temperatures in Finland will start rising on Monday, potentially reaching 25 degrees Celsius by Wednesday and Thursday.

Belarus has detained more than 300 political prisoners.

Organisers postponed the President's Mother's Day ceremony in Helsinki because of coronavirus.

Yle interviewed several serving police officers who said racist comments were common. 

Riikka Purra accused the government of needless spending on support for municipalities. 

The Chancellor of Justice has already published the emails he sent when lockdown legislation was prepared.

The city's Deputy Chief of Police denies profiling but admits 'mistakes' were made.

The cub was rescued in the eastern village of Kuhmo on Thursday evening.

State support for a Finnish Covid nasal spray comes up short.

Efforts to build the site began as early as 2004.

Pirkanmaa District Court has handed down a prison term to the Vallila teen killer.