Seeking to address long delays and attract top talent, the government is expediting resident permits for highly qualified workers and entrepreneurs.

Inspections by the authorities have uncovered shortcomings in payments to foreign workers by close to half of employers.

Despite a majority being against Nato membership, a majority also responded that they did not consider Finland's Nato membership a threat to Russia.

A poll published by the Uutissuomalainen newspaper group shows a majority of Finns would alter the demilitarised status of the Åland islands.

In its ruling, Helsinki District Court said the two individuals were leaders of an organised criminal group.

The individual is suspected of facilitating illegal immigration and forgery.

Eurozone inflation hit a record 8.1 percent in May compared to the same month last year.

A lower court ruled in March that former Interior Minister Päivi Räsänen's statements were offensive but did not amount to hate speech.

The City of Helsinki will consider ways to better protect the Havis Amanda statue.

A Tampere resident was acquitted of charges related to crimes allegedly committed during the Sierra Leonean and Liberian civil wars between 1999 and 2003.

The ban applies to all Russian crude oil and other refined oil transported by sea, but does not affect pipeline oil imports, at least for now, following opposition from Hungary.

EU leaders have agreed on a compromise deal that will see more than two-thirds of Russian oil imports prohibited from entering the bloc.

According to preliminary plans, the farm's 100,000 solar panels should be up and running by 2024.

The speaker of parliament attended the spring session of Nato's Parliamentary Assembly in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Helsinki University Hospital District (HUS) says staff shortages will strain hospitals this summer.

More than 75 percent of respondents in Finland said that they would approve of a reduction in taxes to help deal with the situation.

Only a small number of newly-arrived Ukrainian refugees in Finland are being hired.

The F-35s will replace Finland's aging fleet of Hornet fighter jets.

Finland's eruption into jubilant celebration following the country's gold-medal hockey win dominates headlines.

An overtime goal by Sakari Manninen secured a fourth ever world championship title for the Lions.

Rising grocery prices are increasingly forcing even working people to seek help from breadlines and soup kitchens.

As Finnish prisons suffer a shortage of qualified staff, members of organised crime groups are trying to land jobs inside their walls.

The naval visits, which were agreed on a few weeks ago, send a message of support during Finland's Nato transition period, say the defence minister and the defence committee chair.

The Finnish men's ice hockey team plays its third consecutive final against Canada on Sunday evening.

According to Pekka Haavisto, Finland is awaiting a report from the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

The trend will likely continue well into the summer, according to the police.

Haavisto said that Turkey has the right to raise its concerns and that the groundwork for dialogue has started.

Finnish authorities had warned that Russia might step up its cyber attacks in retaliation for Finland applying to join the Nato alliance.

Finnish and Swedish delegations returned home from Ankara on Friday following the conclusion of talks concerning Turkey's objections to the two Nordic countries joining Nato.

Valo (meaning Light) was launched last year and currently has about 130,000 users in Finland, the developers say.