The new certificate would include vaccines against diseases other than Covid-19.

The facility had been due to begin operating at 30 percent capacity by the end of January, but an unplanned shutdown during testing has led to a further delay.

The ministry argues the practice is due to a lack of staff.

An "exceptionally high" level of net migration added to the increase in the number of people living in Finland last year.

Sexual assault and intimate partner violence cases in Finland often take years to get to trial.

It will be important to relax restrictions gradually, while monitoring the situation, according to the acting managing director of Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District.

However, an economist pointed out that the long-term unemployment figure increased last month.

First-time buyers are set to get a boost if this proposal goes through.

However, the Finnish Immigration Service report also noted the number of submitted asylum applications were at an exceptionally low level last year.

Despite the uncertainty caused by the Covid pandemic and Omicron variant, economists estimate that the Finnish economy will recover faster than expected.

Finland's women's ice hockey team are candidates for a medal in Beijing.

Some regions are already relaxing restrictions, with the Covid-19 situation reportedly stable in several parts of the country.

Meanwhile, the index ranked Somalia, Syria and South Sudan as the most corrupt on the list of 180 countries and territories.

Following the regional election, more than half of Finland's Members of Parliament now have a seat at every level of government.

The ministers reiterated their countries' commitment to aid Nato in the de-escalation of ongoing tensions with Russia.

Female candidates won over 60 percent of county councillor spots in Vantaa, Kerava and Western and Central Uusimaa.

The defendant shot two people in Turku's Perno district last Easter following an argument.

Screening from thousands of drugs, a team at the University of Tampere say they pinpointed two substances that prevented cells from being infected by coronavirus.

As the US and Nato brace for a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, Finnish papers explore Russian media reactions to Finland's Nato discussions.

The case marks the first time in Finland that a court will rule on whether quoting the Bible can be considered a crime.

The Tampere MP took part in a party leaders' debate hosted by Yle on Thursday.

The Rescue Department of Southwest Finland is recruiting new personnel, and other regional operators have announced special measures to keep public services running.

Morning papers look at the results of Sunday's regional council elections and what they may or may not mean to national politics.

The 21 new county councils start work in March. People across Finland voted for the new bodies, with the exception of Åland and Helsinki. 

Pirkanmaa has the most municipalities without representation, as candidates from Tampere took more than half of the seats on the new council.

Finland went to the polls on Sunday to elect new county councils.

Dozens of Vietnamese labourers are suspected of being victims of extortion and possibly human trafficking in a small town in western Finland.

Those in quarantine or high-risk groups may cast their ballots outdoors or from a car.

Nearly 70 percent of respondents backed compulsory vaccinations for employees in the care sector.

Some 4,000 people gathered in Helsinki on Saturday afternoon to protest against coronavirus restrictions, according to police.