"[Healthcare staff] being unvaccinated significantly increases the risk of patients becoming ill and endangers patient safety," the hospital's diagnostic services director said.

Most of Finland is slammed by various combinations of stormy winds, heavy rain, sleet and snow ahead of the weekend.

Ambassadors from ten countries, including Finland, were summoned to Turkey's foreign ministry earlier this week after jointly demanding the release of a Turkish activist.

The man had been fined for his involvement in a counter-protest against the far-right group in Tampere in 2019.

The company's objective is to assist people with limited employment prospects due to disability or illness.

The situation in Finland could follow the same path as in Sweden and Denmark, according to the National Bureau of Investigation's Detective Superintendent.

The number of secondary school students in Finland is expected to continue to significantly decrease over the coming years.

The infection rate among unvaccinated people is around 700 per 100,000 inhabitants — almost four times the national infection rate recorded during the worst stage of the pandemic.

As of the middle of this week, Finland's overall Covid-19 death toll reached 1,133.

In July of 2021 alone, 80 victims – two to three visitors a day – sought help from the HUS Women's Clinic's Support Centre, Seri.

President Niinistö said the demilitarisation of Åland remains important for continued stability in the Baltic Sea region.

Turku, Mariehamn and Helsinki have been selected as host ports in 2024 for the annual sailing competition.

The Prime Minister said last week that Finland should re-think attitudes towards debt, especially in terms of funding a so-called 'green transition' to fight climate change.

This would mark the first attempt in Finnish history to ban a nationally-operating organised crime biker group.

Local residents had complained that veteran Green Party politician Anni Sinnemäki influenced the decision to grant a special building permit to an acquaintance.

The charges relate to people arriving into Finland from abroad but failing to take one or both of the two Covid tests mandatory for people not fully vaccinated or coming from a country with a high infection rate.

Uros, the company with naming rights for the arena, said they did not violate any of the terms or conditions of the funding agreements.

Costumes worn by University of Helsinki students at a game-themed event have led to a wider societal debate about the popular Star of Africa game.

The Deputy Physician of the Helsinki and Uusimaa hospital district noted that Finland has still not reached the target of 80 percent vaccination coverage.

The ambassadors of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, France, the United States, Canada and New Zealand were also summoned by Turkey's foreign ministry.

"We want to protect our most fragile populations from dying of coronavirus. That will be best achieved by giving them a third dose," the institute's chief physician, Hanna Nohynek, said.

The remains of 82 people were taken from Finnish graveyards in the 19th century for studies in support of race theory.

Although in the top ten for reliability, in terms of the adequacy of pensions, the Finnish system came in 13th place.

Making the Nazi or Heil Hitler salute is an offence in modern-day Germany, punishable by up to three years in prison.

A day in a Finnish prison costs the same as a stay in a top hotel. Officials now favour cheaper ways for offenders to serve their sentences.

The company behind the arena project said decisions about the facility's naming rights were still being discussed.

The 218 patients currently receiving hospital care is in excess of 100 more than one month ago.

Covid testing of kids under 12 is no longer being recommended, except under exceptional circumstances.

The Finnish Defense Forces says that if conditions allow, training will return to near-normal routines in January.

Finland's President Sauli Niinistö tweeted on Monday that he has tested negative after being exposed to the coronavirus last week.