Workplaces are urged to continue with Covid-19 preventative measures as employees return on site.

The suspects face charges of insubordination against police, as well as other charges including suspected damage to property.

The use of fireworks has been criticised for noise pollution, environmental damage and the effect on pets.

A Finnish freestyle skier was competing in the qualifying round when he crashed into a camera operator.

According to Finland's foreign minister, Russia was expected to begin invading Ukraine by Wednesday.

The Pellervo Economic Research Institute PTT says that for now the impact of rising interest rates on the housing market is still small.

Finland beat Switzerland 4-0 on Wednesday in the third place play-off, retaining the nation's bronze medal won at the previous Winter Olympics in 2018.

The win brings Finland's total medal tally at the Beijing Winter Olympics to five.

The sudden onset of warmer, rainy weather, following heavy snows is causing problems for motorists in many parts of the country.

Tampere District Court said it aims to reach a verdict in the case during March-April.

Six members of the committee abstained from voting in what could be considered an act of protest.

Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen told Yle there are concerns that tensions in Ukraine could have spill-over effects in the Baltic Sea region.

The death of a rescue worker colleague is "the worst thing that can happen," the local department's board chair said.

A fresh poll shows 43 percent of respondents in favour of Finland joining Nato, if key national leaders were to give their backing.

According to the Defence Forces, there is no military threat to Finland. The level was raised to the second-lowest on a four-point scale.

Almost two-thirds of respondents are in favour of allowing wine sales at food shops, but officials warn of health risks.

The shortage of qualified staff at Helsinki-area early childhood centres has become more acute in recent months.

Legal processes covering hundreds of activists are coming to court in the Finnish capital. 

Police remained tight-lipped about the threat, but said it was not related to organised crime, Ukraine or attacks on police elsewhere.

Some seven percent of patients queueing for non-emergency treatment have been waiting for more than six months.

Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto says that there is still a chance for a diplomatic resolution to the Ukraine crisis.

Finland's former interior minister Päivi Räsänen (CD) is facing three charges of incitement against a minority group.

The price of food and housing is on the way up.

Thirteen volunteers spent an entire day creating the artwork, which was designed by Janne Pyykkö. The outline of the starfish is more than a kilometre long.

Prices are now particularly falling for companies that do business in Russia, says a Nordea analyst.

Hothouse farmers in Ostrobothnia are demanding the state help them recruit uncoerced foreign labour.

Niinistö will join a panel on European security and east-west relations and hold bilateral meetings during the event.

The services industry saw the biggest year-on-year pay rise in late 2021.

The series will be available on Yle Areena from Monday.

Domestic outlets explore Finland's special relationship with Russia, rising mortgage costs and fresh competition in the grocery sector.