Events in Kuopio and Espoo are among the first to be pushed back over pandemic fears.

A survey by the Talentia social workers' union also found that 95 percent report experiencing psychological stress.

Russian authorities made the offer during a phone call between the former president and a Russian politician.

Coronavirus is the top story in the papers as they look at test and trace plans and debate who should get jabs first.

Best known as founder of the populist Finns Party, Timo Soini says he will step down from municipal politics.

Two people died in August 2019 after a large motorboat collided with a powered sailboat.

This week the All Points North podcast hosted Centre Party leader Annika Saarikko.

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Some migrant birds are already flocking to the north, but a cold snap may delay more returns.

Debit and credit card information was not taken, but the airline advises customers to change their passwords.

A Chinese state research institute sought to lease or buy an airport adjacent to a military zone in 2018.

The Prime Minister's party is fractionally in front of the Finns Party and NCP ahead of municipal elections next month.

Papers report that officials who are to work the polls in April's local elections may move to the front of the queue.

The Constitutional Law Committee was unanimous in its decision on Wednesday.

We try to help figure out all the different terms used in relation to the coronavirus epidemic in Finland.

The Helsinki District Court will announce its final verdict on 24 March.

Coronavirus infections in the armed forces rose considerably during February.

Lapland medical centres carried out more coronavirus tests than usual as visitors headed north for ski holidays.

The prime minister called on people to limit social contact as the legal debate over emergency powers continues.

Porvoo is another potential location for the Finnish state-owned company's new facility.

The papers look at the lessons that can be learned from the past year fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

The government has proposed that licensed premises close from next Monday, but the schedule for passing the bill is tight.

The National Coalition Party aims to nominate a replacement candidate next week after Kirsi Piha withdrew from the race.

There were 61,000 less people in employment in January compared to the same period last year.

Exercise and free-time facilities closed on Monday can reopen, but with no more than 10 people present at any time.

Prosecutors says that more than two kilos of cocaine were smuggled internally into Finland from the Netherlands in just over a year.

Many people around Finland trying to book vaccination times face congested phone lines and confusing instructions.

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has been living in exile in Lithuania since last summer's disputed election.

The possibility of emergency curfews has led some papers to speculate what restrictions on movement might look like.

The government had planned to "partially" introduce two sections of the Emergency Powers Act.