A vaccine specialist told Yle that the claims made on an anti-vaccine website are either unintentionally or intentionally false and misleading.

As package deliveries continued to grow, the volume of letters Posti processed shrank.

Second Covid vaccine boosters are in the works as Finland adjusts its epidemic plans while schools open with the majority of kids yet to be vaccinated.

Finland's Nordic neighbour Sweden is considering administering a third jab to people in some risk groups as early as this autumn.

Twenty coronavirus infections have so far been traced to the Kuopiorock festival and local health authorities are concerned there may be hundreds more.

The highly publicised debacle prompted the resignation of the National Emergency Supply Agency's CEO last year.

A woman in her twenties died following a collision between an e-scooter and a bus in the city last week.

Schools and daycares open their doors again this week after the summer break, but for the thousands of toddlers born during the pandemic it will be a leap into the socialising unknown.

Finland has set a goal of being carbon neutral by 2035.

Finland's press covers the reaction to the IPCC's landmark climate change report.

The THL's chief physician Hanna Nohynek said she hopes that as many children and young people will get the jab — to protect themselves as well as others.

The Finnish expert says Monday's climate change report 'underlines the urgency' of climate action.

The federation's managing director urged policymakers to reduce tax burdens that she said limited consumers' purchasing powers.

The summer of 2010 was not only the last time drowning figures were as high but also when Finland last experienced a summer as hot.

An estimated 20 people were involved in the incident on Sunday evening in front of the Silja Line terminal in the Port of Turku.

Finland's press reports on vaccines for 12- to 15-year-olds, a historic day for Tampere's tram and back to work anxieties.

Serious accidents have continued despite last month's decision to lower speeds in urban areas at night.

On Sunday the THL reported the highest-ever daily total, after announcing an improbably low figure on Saturday.

Under the new rules, restrictions on bars and restaurants in community spread areas apply to both indoor and outdoor areas. Only four regions are free of restrictions.

According to the sector, the two-metre safety distancing requirement makes theatrical operations "absurd" from a financial standpoint.

A decline in Veikkaus revenues is hurting its beneficiaries in the fields of culture, sports, science, and youth work as well as social welfare and health.

Opposition National Coalition Party (NCP) candidates collected significant campaign donations from the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) and other business groups and individuals.

The man picked up unaccompanied women from taxi ranks around the Helsinki area and provided them with alcohol and drugs while pretending to bring them to their intended destination.

A total of four petrol stations have been hit by the gang in Häme and southeast Finland over the past week.

The union says the move could lower the threshold for younger people to get vaccinated and prevent online teaching arrangements from being imposed.

Nine large blocks, containing 13 cubes of ice each, are intended as a reminder of the ongoing climate crisis and the threat posed by rising sea levels.

Mass testing of 110 foreign berry pickers in Lapland revealed 40 more coronavirus infections.

While some hospital districts have moved healthcare staff up the vaccination queue, a number of workers have not yet had the chance to receive the first dose.

The Regional State Administrative Agency of Southern Finland said it has requested expert analysis on the pandemic situation and will decide on new regulations next week.

Emma Terho was a member of Finland's bronze-winning ice hockey teams in 1998 and 2010, and has since held several high profile roles within the IOC.