The two sides in the long-running dispute are to respond to a compromise bid by 6 pm on Monday.

Fortum shut Unit 1 down following the discovery of a minor leak last weekend.

Some people in Finland are considering personal loans to cover their heating bills.

While Russians and Ukrainians live harmoniously side by side in Joutseno's reception centre, the Ukraine Association in Finland is especially concerned about the welfare of women and children.

The Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Employment and the Economy have negotiated a large loan programme with the European Investment Fund.

A day after his twenty-second birthday, Kalle Rovanperä secured his title in New Zealand and ended a twenty-year Finnish drought.

In her farewell interview, retiring State Prosecutor Raija Toiviainen proposed changes to the freedom of expression laws and the enshrining the independence of the state prosecutor in the constitution.

The solar wind will increase over the weekend and as a result, there will be plenty of Northern Lights, possibly also in the skies of southern Finland.

Finnish president Sauli Niinistö spoke about the recent developments in the war in Ukraine as a guest on Yle TV1's Ykkösaamu programme.

Employment minister Tuula Haatainen (SDP) believes that the services of an ageing Finland can only be secured if Finland receives many more workers from abroad in the coming years.

Gleb Yarovoy in Joensuu has opened his home to Russian men fleeing the country since Vladimir Putin's partial mobilisation.

In its ruling, the Kanta-Häme District Court said it did not find the evidence given by the female asylum seekers to be reliable.

Over two centimetres of snowfall was measured in Kainuu on Friday morning, meeting the required criteria to be declared the 'first snow' of winter 2022.

Finland's President delivered the keynote speech at the first-ever Helsinki Security Forum on Friday afternoon.

The best way to influence the price of energy is to reduce consumption, Finland's Economic Affairs Minister Mika Lintilä said.

The vote followed an interpellation about how the government was handling problems within the elderly care and health services sectors.

Rising prices as well as mild weather contributed to a 10 percent overall decrease in energy use during the first half of the year.

President Sauli Niinistö tweeted that Finland will not recognise the results of Russia's illegal referenda or annexations.

The mobile checkpoint was removed as Finland closed its border to Russian tourists.

Russians now need special reasons to travel to Finland.

Among other measures the government plans a VAT reduction on electricity and retroactive subsidies, but that won't be enough for some households, the consumer watchdog says.

The world's eyes are on Finland following its decision to close the last land route for Russians into the EU.

Finland has the Nordic region's strictest abortion law, requiring approval from two doctors to terminate a pregnancy. The legislation, which dates back to the 1970s, has been criticised as outdated.

The 46-year-old's Facebook comments constituted hate speech as they violated the dignity of asylum seekers, the court ruled.

The show dives into Baltic blasts, scrutinises security on the Russian border and hears from foreigners learning Finnish from each other.

The mental health crisis among young people should be tackled by other means than abolishing a functioning system, according to the Union of Secondary School Students.

The national airline’s profitability has been severely undermined by the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the closure of Russian airspace.

The foreign minister said that the decision was sped up by damage to the Nord Stream pipelines and sham elections in Russian-held territories of Ukraine.

Two coronavirus variants are being monitored particularly closely, health authorities say.

The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service says that Russia and China are particularly interested in Finland.