Saarikko intends to promote other means proposed by the Ministry of Finance instead.

Until last week, Finland's epidemic situation had been steadily improving.

Finland's health agency said it is particularly concerned about the rapid spread of infections linked to the Delta virus variant.

Six men aged in their 20s died in separate incidents in the city within a short period of time.

There were 25 'heatwave' days during June.

Meanwhile, police are investigating Sinnemäki over suspected dereliction of duty regarding zoning permits in Helsinki's Meilahti neighbourhood.

The 16-year-old accused denies the young offender manslaughter charge that he faces.

The NBI is investigating salary payments made by the National Audit Office VTV to an official during the early stages of Yli-Viikari's tenure as auditor general.

This summer may be the last chance people will have to stir the sugar in their coffee with plastic spoons, at least in the EU.

The star was painted in celebration of gender and sexual diversity.

A teacher at the Police University College had been found guilty by a district court of sexual abuse, sexual harassment and breach of duty.

The discovery expands modern-day understanding of the worldview, artistic expression and ritual imagery of the Stone Age populations of the northern regions.

An independent investigative team recommended that Finland should improve its crisis leadership, flow of information as well as preparedness.

The defendant faced charges in the murder and attempted murder of a German couple aboard a Baltic ferry 34 years ago.

Finland's older population has had the most difficult time paying their healthcare bills.

The motion was passed without a vote as no counter-arguments were submitted during the plenary session.

Vaccine experts are examining how to respond to the next phase of the pandemic.

All of that heat increases the chance of local showers and thunderstorms, particularly at the beginning of next week.

Housemarque's origins date back more than a quarter of a century. 

Following months of steady decline, Covid cases have started to rise again over the past week, largely due to football fans returning from St. Petersburg last week.

A Left Alliance ministerial reshuffle also sees Li Andersson return from maternity leave to resume duties as Minister for Education.

The scale of the outbreak is unusually large in Finland, according to experts.

The committee proposes that incoming passengers from low-risk countries should be able to enter the country freely without testing, among other recommendations.

Parliament will vote on Tytti Yli-Viikari's future as Finland's Auditor General on Wednesday morning at 10am.

The Helsinki councillor will replace Left Alliance party colleague Paavo Arhinmäki, the party's nomination for Helsinki Deputy Mayor.

Over the past two decades, consumers in Finland steadily bought up more meat products until a few years ago when consumption levels began to decline.

The research found that two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine also provided some degree of protection against the Beta variant.

The Chancellery Commission is to make a formal decision about its position on Tuesday morning, according to Iltalehti and Helsingin Sanomat.

While he did not consider the current situation to be the beginning of a major crisis, Salminen emphasised how important it was for the football tourists to get tested.

The Consumer Confidence Survey revealed that many people are considering buying a car or home over the next year.