Parliament approved the legislative amendment in December 2024, making Finland the world's first country to implement such comprehensive wastewater regulations.

Finland’s ranking improved, especially in international investments, price development, and business legislation, while the biggest decline was in employment.

The metal festival's promoter says this isn't the first time someone has given the middle finger to an act on stage.

Throughout the spring, Finnair flights have been cancelled on an almost weekly basis due to an ongoing labour dispute.

During the morning, lightning strikes also caused several fires in Satakunta and Pirkanmaa.

Rainbow flags and festive attire filled the streets as the procession made its way through the city centre.

Heili Sirviö won her first gold medal in the X Games in Salt Lake City.

The parade has become a key issue in the culture wars around EU politics. 

A yacht storage company in Kotka is preparing to auction off two luxury yachts due to unpaid storage fees.

Winds on Sunday may reach storm levels as weather systems move through the country.

According to the latest annual climate report, Finland's emissions are still only clearly decreasing in the energy and industrial sectors.

A Finnish manufacturer is to build satellites equipped with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) for the Ministry of Defence.

The government set the staffing ratio for elderly round-the-clock care for the elderly at 0.6 workers per client this year, down from the previous minimum of 0.65 per client.

More than two-thirds of people in Finland are diagnosed with a mental health, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorder during their lifetime.

Finland's main business lobby sees signs of optimism in the manufacturing and services sectors, but declining confidence in retail and the building trade.

The Aviation Union is planning walkouts that could severely hamper Finnair operations beginning on Wednesday and Friday next week.

Customs authorities say the company previously focused on wooden art and tourism, with no exports at all. The main suspect's son served as an officer in the Russian army.

"I've been a merchant for 20 years and I've never seen so much of it," the manager of a neighbourhood K-Market said.

The government's proposal for a revised Nuclear Energy Act has been opened for public comment. It is aimed at facilitating investments in nuclear power while ensuring safety.

Officers carried out around 26,000 breathalyser tests between last Thursday and Sunday.

EU leaders meeting in Brussels are to agree on new sanctions against Moscow, but Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán and Slovakian PM Robert Fico say they won't support the latest package.

While the MPs disagreed over how to finance increased spending, they all said Finland needs to invest more in its defence capabilities.

Price declines were most pronounced in the country's six largest cities, where prices fell by an average of 2.3 percent year-on-year.

An Yle investigation finds that Western countries have largely failed in their attempt to halt Russian aviation through sanctions.

Donald Trump said Finnish president Alexander Stubb is a good golfer, and that the US wants to buy icebreakers from Finland.

Finland's new legislation on phones in schools allows for total bans on smart devices, but leaves teachers some discretion about mealtimes and breaks.

Finnish kids take religion classes with their co-religionists, but some cities are looking at alternatives to that arrangement.

In a typical week, there will be 10 weekly flights to Kajaani, 12 weekly flights to Jyväskylä, Joensuu and Kemi and 11 weekly flights to Kokkola, the airline explained.

The climate activist group described the Tampere demonstration as a "mass infrastructure blockade" to protest polluting industries.

The Finnish president said alliance members were now investing in defence at levels seen during the Cold War era.