The committee proposes that incoming passengers from low-risk countries should be able to enter the country freely without testing, among other recommendations.

Parliament will vote on Tytti Yli-Viikari's future as Finland's Auditor General on Wednesday morning at 10am.

The Helsinki councillor will replace Left Alliance party colleague Paavo Arhinmäki, the party's nomination for Helsinki Deputy Mayor.

Over the past two decades, consumers in Finland steadily bought up more meat products until a few years ago when consumption levels began to decline.

The research found that two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine also provided some degree of protection against the Beta variant.

The Chancellery Commission is to make a formal decision about its position on Tuesday morning, according to Iltalehti and Helsingin Sanomat.

While he did not consider the current situation to be the beginning of a major crisis, Salminen emphasised how important it was for the football tourists to get tested.

The Consumer Confidence Survey revealed that many people are considering buying a car or home over the next year.

The blaze is believed to have started when a lightning strike hit the roof of the apartment building just after midnight on Saturday morning.

Finland's first LGTBQ+ apartment building will consist of 14 to 26 units.

The number of infections traced back to travel from the Russian city has risen to 140 in Helsinki alone.

A preliminary probe into "breakfastgate" found no reason to suspect officials at the Prime Minister's office of having committed any crime.

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There were eight drownings reported over Midsummer weekend 2020.

Authorities have urged all travellers who returned to Finland from Russia earlier this week to undergo a coronavirus test.

The six-storey building was destroyed by the blaze, but no serious injuries have been reported.

Life is Wonderful, by American photographer Tony Vaccaro, covers life post-WWII, fashion and art, with lots of 1960s Finland in the mix.

Youssef Asad Alkhatib came to Finland as a refugee in 2017. Four years later he is realising his dream of becoming an actor.

Local drinking and swimming water in areas around Jyväskylä has already been ruled out as the cause.

The phenomenon is new to Finland, as power usage usually declines in the summer.

Finland's capital city noted that leisure travel was not an acceptable reason to get vaccinations ahead of schedule.

The warning comes as the highly contagious Delta variant spreads in Finland. It now accounts for 30 percent of cases in Uusimaa.

Concern is growing in Finland about hundreds of people who were permitted across the eastern border without being tested for coronavirus infections earlier this week.

Sausage makers are preparing for tripled demand this Midsummer, with plant-based options still lagging behind in popularity.

However, there are warnings issued for local thunderstorms on Friday and Saturday, but they should be brief.

The chancellor's office received several complaints regarding the 750 billion euros deal.

Finland's Midsummer holiday can mean shuttered stores and changed timetables across the country this weekend.

Vaccinations for the age group are scheduled to begin in August.

The city's public transport committee rowed back on a proposal that would have eliminated free trips for pram-pushers and wheelchair users.

The food delivery company considers couriers to be entrepreneurs, and not employees.