The average age of a candidate in this year's municipal election is 50 years old.

Friday morning's press report on the NCP's capital gains, a 7-year-old environmental activist and a thriller on ice.

"Rarely do we have such uniformly beautiful summer weather throughout the country," said Yle meteorologist Matti Huutonen.

All Points North lifts the lid on the breakfastgate scandal and talks to foreign students struggling to travel to Finland.

The coronavirus situation in Finland looks brighter at the moment, say officials from the THL and Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.

The industry is protesting event restrictions and demanding more subsidies – even as live events gradually resume.

Many in Finland are eager to head abroad on vacation trips, but rules and entry bans in other countries vary greatly.

According to tax experts who spoke to Yle, the PM was likely not entitled to the tax-free meal benefits.

Opposition parties submitted an interpellation request over the government's proposed reform of social and healthcare services.

Finland's vaccination programme is progressing at pace.

The health institute recommends that people who notice even mild Covid-like symptoms should cancel their party plans and get tested immediately.

The west coast city beat off competition from Tampere and Savonlinna to become Finland's third capital of culture.

An ageing population and declining birth rate are expected to put further pressure on municipalities and the society at large.

Finland is looking forward to a summer of football. 

Tens of thousands of aerial images of Finland are being made available to the public, the oldest of which date back to the 1930s.

The video platform's owner Google admitted issues with the algorithm has led to wider dissemination of conspiracy theories.

The incident occurred in November 2019 when the SDP councillor was driving three male passengers in his taxi.

Yle continues to check statements made by political leaders as the campaign intensifies for June's local elections.

A letter accuses Finland's Prosecutor General of "serious human rights" violations for filing incitement charges against the Christian Democrats MP.

While the situation of most companies improved during the spring, some smaller business are ready to call it quits.

Meanwhile, almost one fifth of all consumer credit issued was for vehicle loans.

As of Tuesday anyone arriving into Finland via a border crossing point in Lapland is subject to a mandatory health check.

A decision on whether the PM's meal benefits were tax exempt is expected from the Tax Administration.

Sports events and festivals are likely to take off again as Tuesday sees the lifting of distancing requirements for outdoor events.

Employees in Finland were the quickest in the EU to start working remotely, and more than a year later most of them don't want it to stop.

The Finnish construction sector needs better means to deal with conflicts between projects and wildlife habitats.

The proportion of positive tests in the capital area has dropped to one percent and the incidence rate is also declining.

The former leader of Suomen kansa ensin, or Finnish Nation First, received a suspended prison sentence and a 40,000 euro fine.

A polling station in Helsinki has seen up to 500 early voters turn up per day.

Larger deliveries will allow vaccination of younger age groups to begin while older groups get their booster jabs.