The win marks the 24th time the lottery's top prize has gone to Finland.

Official data suggests that property purchases by Russian nationals have continued in Finland since new restrictions came into force in July.

One crew member of the cargo vessel Fitburg faces possible remand, while others remain under travel bans during a police investigation into a damaged communications cable.

Venezuelan authorities have said the United States carried out strikes on several targets, and a state of emergency has been declared.

The fire broke out in the early hours of New Year's Day killing around 40 people and injuring more than 100.

This week the Finnish president warned that "that there may be parts of an eventual peace agreement that do not align with our sense of justice".

The Finnish city is the European capital of culture this year.

The nationwide average temperature for last year was 4.5 degrees Celsius, the Finnish Meteorological Institute reports, which is 1.6 degrees higher than the long-term average for the years 1991–2020.

The shutdown comes as much of Finland is facing the coldest temperatures of the winter so far and some 800 households remain without power following a major storm last weekend.

Increased awareness of the dangers and widespread use of protective glasses have helped lower the number of firework-related eye injuries in recent years.

In a survey, a fifth of respondents said they consciously take a break from alcohol consumption at one or more points during the year.

Finland began allowing the hunting of wolves once again from New Year's Day due to concerns about their growing numbers.

Finland's defence minister has brushed off Moscow's offer of "assistance" to Russian crew on a vessel suspected of slicing an offshore data cable.

A low-pressure front moving in from the southwest could bring up to 40cm of snow as well as temperatures of -25C in some areas of Finland over the coming days.

Southern Finland could see more than 40 centimetres of snowfall by Saturday says an Yle meteorologist.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb says the country's strengths lie in its sense of community and shared values such as education, equality, justice and freedom.

In northern Lapland, temperatures fell to minus 38.4 degrees Celsius.

Finnish authorities say they have begun preliminary interviews with the crew of a foreign-flagged cargo vessel suspected of damaging a telecom cable in the Gulf of Finland.

Data by Finnish smart ring company Oura suggests that women in Finland are significantly more stressed than men.

The 16-year-old boy stabbed three 14-year-old girls at the Vähäjärvi School in Pirkkala in May.

Around 40 percent of young adults said they had a weak or no understanding of how electricity prices are set.

The ship was headed from St Petersburg, Russia to Haifa, Israel, according to a marine traffic tracking site.

From mobile medical units to reinforced hospitals, Finland's hospital system is adapting to harsh lessons learned from Ukraine.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb delivered his very first New Year's speech as president last year.

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) acknowledged the challenges — as well as promises — that Finland could face in 2026.

It's time to dig out the hats, scarves and gloves as downright chilly weather sweeps across the country.

Headquartered in Tampere, the mega agency will employ around 2,000 people at 18 offices around the country.

At least 177 people died in traffic accidents this year, including 15 young people.

The first contracts have been signed after US President Donald Trump said last spring and summer that the US wants to buy Finnish icebreakers.

Not long after Storm Hannes subsided, Finland was hit by snowy weather, causing poor driving conditions in many areas.