Sunday kicks off the first Sunday of Advent, starting both the festive season and a new church year.

The former Finnish president underscores Europe's troubling lack of representation at Ukraine peace negotiations.

A proposal drafted by the United States and Russia stipulated that Ukraine would have to agree to territorial concessions to Russia.

Using a cover identity, news agency STT applied for jobs at an Estonian subcontracting firm linked to worker exploitation.

The man is suspected of planting explosives on the Russia–Germany gas pipelines in September 2022.

All Points North explores why Sanna Marin is viewed abroad as a shining example of the success of Finnish education and gender equality, but domestically she is a much more divisive figure.

While GDP declined slightly between July and September, there were other signs that the economy may be gradually perking up.

A new film featuring an Australian man shows how one can slide through the cracks in the country billed as the happiest in the world.

Finland's independent oversight panel slammed the government's handling of the wolf-hunting legislation, saying it bypassed regular procedure and failed to carry out an impact analysis.

The city wants to preserve its sprawling Central Park as a unified green space.

A controversial government bill allowing online sale and home delivery of alcohol won't be considered until next year.

However, the event at Senate Square is not the only Christmas market in town.

Daytime rest can significantly increase alertness, says an expert from the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. He suggests workplaces should offer sleeping capsules.

The change would expand Finland's military reserve to around a million people by the year 2031.

A selection of the region's leaders of municipalities, companies, educational institutions and organisations shared their feelings about the idea in a survey.

Several software firms are suspected of misusing some 170,000 euros in pandemic-era subsidies. Altogether the agency handed out nearly a billion euros in 2020.

The day's newspapers examine a major Nato drill, the history of Finland's economic crisis and a man who won more than 200,000 euros gambling while receiving social benefits.

The process involves capturing carbon dioxide generated by waste-to-energy plants — and then storing it permanently.

Many people in Finland are not able to cash out their holdings in real estate funds.

However, compared to September prices remained stable, Statistics Finland reports.

Influenza cases are also spreading around the world, according to health agency THL.

Last year, more than one in ten people working in Finland had a foreign background.

Last week, Finance Minister Riikka Purra (Finns) warned parliament members that Finland would likely be subject to the Excessive Debt Procedure.

Construction of one kilometre of the barrier costs about 1.8 million euros.

The area's period of darkness will continue until mid-January.

Finland is pushing for a partial energy sector ceasefire in Ukraine.

The trending unemployment rate stood at 10.3 percent in October, a proportion reflecting around 276,000 jobless people.

Finland's median monthly wage has reached 3,611 euros.

There was also a five percent year-on-year decline in study-based residence permit applications in the first 10 months of this year, according to the Finnish Immigration Service.

Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen (NCP) says Russian property buyers will face more scrutiny.