The state rail operator plans to take the Finnish men's team to St. Petersburg on a private train.

Carbon dioxide emissions dropped as Finland's shutdown closed borders and scaled back commutes.

Rail services halt on Friday, fraudsters drain bank accounts and Finland records its first case of a rare fungus.

Many local and long-distance trains are halted on Friday by an engineers' strike.

The government argues that incitement to terrorism should be punishable, even if it does not pose a concrete risk of crime.

This week's podcast asked why events are lagging behind bars and pubs in the return to a post-Covid normal. 

The Covid situation has deteriorated rapidly in some areas in the past week, and hospitalisations are on the rise again.

As of Monday 24 May, any ticketed passenger can jump aboard for a ride without an advance reservation.

More than 7,000 lightning strikes were recorded during Wednesday night's deluge.

Jan Vapaavuori will start as a board member and part-time senior advisor at the Miltton Group in August.

Newts, which look like more muscular prehistoric salamanders, can grow to 16cm in length.

The number of both fatalities and injuries in road traffic declined during the first part of the year.

One issue in the morning papers is the question of who will check health documents once EU internal travel takes off again.

The motion was tabled by the NCP, Christian Democrat and Movement Now parties, with the Finns Party submitting a separate motion.

The economic group said Finland was falling behind its Nordic neighbours in attracting investment and skilled labour.

The equipment is about the size of a desktop computer, making it theoretically possible to carry out testing in any situation.

One of the suspects had uploaded a video to Snapchat shortly after the attack saying that he was "going to jail."

Under new rules, every farm that hires seasonal workers must have a health safety plan and a health contact person.

The proposal to redraft development plans for the region was passed by a clear majority of 43-3.

There was a sharp decline in bankruptcies during Jan-March, but closures threw a growing number of people out of work.

Finland has committed to buy 2.4 million doses of the J&J vaccine, which unlike mRNA jabs only needs a single dose to be fully effective and lasts a long time.

The Centre Party's parliamentary group has cautioned two rogue members, expelling one from a committee chairmanship.

Morning papers report health officials say vaccinations should be taken in home municipalities, not at holiday home locations.

Rubbish strewn across parks and bins stuffed to capacity have become a regular sight in the capital region.

The biggest market price increase was seen in municipalities with 20,000 to 59,999 residents.

7,000 troops will be taking part in exercises in the forests of Finnish Lapland, including a contingent from neighbouring Sweden.

MPs approved the package by a vote of 134-57 on Tuesday afternoon.

Helsinki police department kept a record of the movements of members the Finnish Roma community in the metropolitan area.

Yle's election compass has some interesting data on what candidates say they want to do.

The working group recommends Finland shift focus from car tax to fuel tax in order to achieve carbon emissions targets.