Ice-venturers should wait until the ice cover reaches a thickness of at least 10 cm before walking on frozen water, according to expert Jouni Vainio.

Regional authorities have announced a ban on indoor public events and gatherings of more than 20 people that do not require Covid passports beginning Saturday 4 December.

Finland's vaccine strategy is evolving.

All Points North finds out what life is really like for healthcare workers and patients on a Finnish coronavirus ward.

Finland retains 'the option' to join Nato.

The government is trying to slow the spread of the virus without fully banning public gatherings, but has an emergency brake if all else fails.

Some 53 patients are currently being treated in intensive care, the health authority announced during its weekly Covid briefing.

The EU Commission has urged Finland to keep better track of international arrivals. 

Jukka Viikilä has become one of the rare two-time winners of the prestigious prize for fiction.

The case involves Facebook posts from May 2020, which targeted immigrants and asylum seekers

The poll suggests support for the Greens has fallen.

Helsingin Sanomat reports that the government, unions and employers' groups are looking at extending Covid passport requirements into workplaces.

Covid-19 and the seasonal flu have led to a large number of employee absences

The National Advisory Committee on Vaccines is expected to discuss offering the third dose of the vaccine to those under 60 on Wednesday.

A direct link between the introduction of the Covid pass and the reduction in disruptive behaviour cannot be drawn until more data has been collected, notes the CEO of NoHo Partners.

THL's director of health security said earlier this week that emergence of the Omicron variant in Finland was "inevitable".

The annual event has been cancelled for a second year in a row, once again due to the Covid situation.

2025 will mark the 50th anniversary of the 1975 Helsinki Conference and the signing of the Helsinki Final Act, which led to an easing of Cold War tensions.

Finland's government rolls out new restrictions aimed at tackling the worsening Covid situation, as final preparations are made to begin vaccinating children aged 5-11.

The government met to hammer out measures to deal with rising case numbers, the vaccine situation and the unknowns surrounding the latest coronavirus variant.

The Leopard 2A4 battle tank weighs more than 55 tonnes.

The defendants were charged with sexually abusing two children in 2007.

The discovery of the two men hiding under the axles of a trailer is unprecedented in Finland, a Border Guard official said.

More patients are currently being treated in Finnish hospitals for the virus than at any other time during the pandemic.

An official from the Justice Ministry said the situation is different from last spring, when the municipal elections were postponed, as many more people are now vaccinated.

The cities of Helsinki and Tampere have seen the highest increase in property prices this year.

Finnish authorities are currently investigating whether two cases of coronavirus detected in Finland last week are the Omicron variant, with confirmation expected in the coming days.

The government will meet on Tuesday to discuss new measures to tackle the worsening Covid-19 situation

Finnish border guards were involved in two Frontex incidents repelling migrants near EU borders, Yle has found.