Finland's President Sauli Niinistö and his wife Jenni Haukio sent peaceful Christmas wishes to the nation via a photo on Twitter.

The Christmas Peace Declaration, with its roots in the 14th century, is a tradition held dear by many people in Finland.

A low pressure front is expected to bring snow showers, with the depth of snowfall ranging from more than 30 centimetres in Finnish Lapland to just a few centimetres in the southwest.

Finland winds down as the country heads into Christmas.

The demand for home tests is outpacing supply as people stock up before holiday gatherings.

Finland is introducing fourth Covid vaccine doses in an effort to protect against the Omicron variant.

An agreement between the paper workers' unions and UPM can not be reached prior to the walk-out date.

Low pressure will sweep across Finland, which means even the southern part of the country will have snow cover over the holiday period.

The vaccinations are focused in areas where Covid is most prevalent in humans.

In Finland, Santa Claus is known as Joulupukki (literally, the 'Christmas goat') and usually visits Finnish children in their homes on Christmas Eve.

The city's other coal-fired plant is scheduled to shut down in 2023.

A nomination would mark the first time in 20 years since Finland was represented in the category.

Finland tightened restrictions on Tuesday.

Finland announced new measures on Tuesday.

Finland heads into its second Covid-dominated Christmas with case numbers climbing. 

The coordination group said it wanted to put children and young people first, so most of its recommendations were only to apply to those over the age of 18.

For years the department recorded movements of Roma community members in the metropolitan area, taking note of vehicles they owned and the social circles in which they moved.

The VAT cut on rapid or home tests is scheduled to come into effect from the beginning of next year.

The Supreme Administrative Court cleared Sinnemäki of dereliction of duty charges in the case in October.

Finland will test people at the border even from Schengen-area countries.

The estimate is a conservative one, according to the mathematician behind it.

There were 62,000 more people in employment in Finland last month compared to November 2020, and 24,000 fewer unemployed people.

It's a big day of pre-Christmas meetings to discuss Covid restrictions.

Many of the new spots for students are in sectors facing a staff shortage.

HUS bosses had said they would cancel special Covid bonuses, citing equality concerns.

Finland has started inoculating 5-11 year-olds kids at risk of developing severe Covid complications.

Tim Sparv led Finland to a historic first ever tournament finals, the 2020 European Championships, and has spoken out on issues such as equality, racism and migrant labour.

Covid patients now account for one third of everyone in Finnish ICUs.

Five members of the far-right group were arrested by police in early December on suspicion of terrorist offences. One suspect has since been released from pre-trial detention.