Historically a net contributor, Finland now faces a difficult path towards economic recovery, made all the more challenging by sharing the EU's longest landborder with Russia.

Concern about the state of the climate is linked to symptoms of depression and anxiety, but symptoms are less common in those who take action, a new study indicates.

Freezing temperatures have tightened their grip across the country, and the cold snap is set to continue through the weekend.

Speaking to Yle on Saturday, Petteri Orpo expressed faith in American democracy.

Marko Ahtisaari has acknowledged meeting the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The benefit is a last resort form of support for households that are unable to cover their daily essentials.

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP), the Finnish public health authority THL and two-thirds of Finns are in favour of banning or restricting the use of social media by under-15s.

Russia has begun to clear out a Soviet-era garrison in Petrozavodsk. There are plans to build new barracks in the area, allowing a significant expansion of Russian troops near the Finnish border.

The All Points North podcast visits a school, examines the research, and hears an on-the-ground report from Australia in search of answers to whether Finland should ban social media for children.

Police received around 44,600 reports of assaults in 2025, reflecting a seven-percent increase over the previous year.

Finland's jobless rate was slightly higher than Spain's last month. Sweden was third with a considerably lower rate.

The number of immigration-related applications fell in 2025 after reaching record levels in previous years. The government has imposed a string of stricter laws since taking office in 2023.

The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) has issued warnings for potentially dangerous cold temperatures across most of Finland on Saturday.

Furniture chain Asko was founded more than a century ago, but its owner has filed for bankruptcy.

There are a number of reasons behind the development, according to the head of the Association of Finnish Travel Industry.

Beyond trade, Finland and China plan to step up cooperation on mitigating climate change and promoting the green transition.

"It was the first time we tried this, but it will most certainly be the last, at least for a very long time," Metropolitan Area Transport's communications chief said.

An OP analyst suggested that some investors may have sensed Nokia's decline a day before its fourth quarter report went public.

Benefits agency Kela and the Finnish Tax Administration also have plans to switch to US-based cloud storage.

An increasing number of people with foreign backgrounds have nowhere to call home in Finland, newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet reports.

"The allegations in STT's article are so serious that I cannot rule out legal action," opposition MP Tytti Tuppurainen said at a press conference on Wednesday.

Some Finnish officials say they were aware of the phenomenon, while others say the recent revelations came as news.

Almost 80 percent of survey respondents blamed social media for increasing stress, while more than one-third of them said they use social platforms over five hours a day.

Finland has pledged to raise defence spending to five percent of GDP by 2035.

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Unemployment at the end of last year was at its highest level since 2009.

"I have asked my ministry to draw up a comprehensive picture of what we know about children who are sent abroad," Minister Anders Adlercreutz (SPP) said.

Bilateral talks focused on Finnish-Chinese relations, trade and Ukraine.

Yle heard from foreigners paying to deliver food for a few euros per hour.

Nationally, the strongest consumer confidence was cited by respondents in the Greater Helsinki area, while the weakest was in Eastern Finland.