Currently, stored fingerprint data can only be used by police to identify passport and ID card applicants or to identify an unidentified victim.

The Prime Minister answered media questions on Thursday after videos of her partying with Finnish celebrities spread on social media.

Paper Maaseudun Tulevaisuus asks whether power generated by icebreakers could be integrated into the public grid.

Among every cohort of conscripts, there are Finnish citizens who grew up in another country, oftentimes going to great lengths to fulfil their armed service obligations.

Science and Culture Minister Petri Honkonen (Cen) had proposed a state funeral for Vesa-Matti Loiri on Tuesday.

A resident called his granddaughter to deliver his medication when there was no one else to do it.

The warning is in place for the entire country for the next 24 hours.

National stockpile agency NESA says it wants to make it easier to detect influence campaigns.

Obesity is a major concern in Finland.

Companies in Finland are, however, reporting difficulties in recruiting workers to fill vacant positions.

The northern city was struck by thousands of lightning strikes on Tuesday evening.

The decline in gas exports from Russia has had a significant impact on the company's operations.

Is Finland's millennial prime minister the "coolest" leader in Europe?

Petr Trofimov tells Yle that he received an invitation to court in St. Petersburg, despite living permanently in Finland having not travelled to Russia for years.

Over 236,000 people crossed the border between Finland and Russia in July, but that number is still lower than it was prior to the pandemic.

In Heinola, the mercury climbed to 31.1 degrees Celsius on Tuesday afternoon.

Forensic laboratory tests did not determine what substance was dispersed at a Helsinki hotel bar.

Many Ukrainians employed in seasonal work on berry farms across Finland may need to look for new jobs once summer ends.

While no EU-wide decision is likely before autumn, Finland can still limit tourist visas for Russians without violating Schengen Area rules, the foreign minister said.

The nationalist party claimed that the biggest threats to Western security were China and Russia as well as large-scale immigration.

Multimillion-euro homes are increasingly being purchased by buyers as young as 35, according to a local real estate agent.

Helsingin Sanomat reports on how Finland might restrict issuing tourist visas for Russians, ahead of Tuesday's government discussion on the matter.

Finland's Prime Minister met with the premiers of the other four Nordic nations in Oslo on Monday.

The number of properties in Finland purchased by Russian citizens so far this year is approaching the same amount as for the entirety of 2021.

People often become disorientated as they walk around the forest picking berries, but the reasons for this are not clear.

An estimated 37,000 people are expected to participate in the call-up events this year.

In spite of heavy thunderstorms expected midweek, temperatures are forecast to reach 30 degrees Celsius in southern regions.

Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices rose by more than 12 percent in July, surpassing general inflation price hikes.

Train services in southern Finland were heavily delayed last week after a cable was damaged on the track between Tampere and Helsinki.

Faced with rising consumer prices, a number of food service providers across Finland have already asked municipalities for more funding to prepare meals.