If Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen win, it will mark Finland's second-ever Eurovision victory.

Sunshine will cover southern Finland on Sunday, but a precipitation system is headed to northern areas.

"One cannot say that we were 'caught with our pants down'," Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen (NCP) said on Saturday morning.

More southern areas of the country will also experience significantly extended daylight throughout the summer.

Police are investigating two separate incidents in which foreign-born residents were targeted in Oulu within the space of a month.

Rain is still expected in parts of the country over the weekend.

The Finnish Defence Forces say there are no signs that drones have strayed into Finland.

Uusimaa residents were told to stay indoors in the early morning hours on Friday.

One of the smallest parties in Parliament, founded by business mogul Hjallis Harkimo, suffered a blow as his potential successor switched to the Centre Party.

Two Finnish firms selected for a super-competitive Nato programme unveiled projects suitable for both military and civilian use at the University of Helsinki.

The Nordic countries may join the Bucharest Nine group of former Soviet or Warsaw Pact countries to form a Nato eastern flank bloc, reports the Finnish News Agency.

The swastika flag is not strictly prohibited by Finnish law, but a 2024 ruling by the Helsinki Court of Appeal has opened up the possibility that use can be considered a hate crime.

The politician was stopped and breathalysed by police in Espoo on 17 April.

An innovative employment programme in Tampere is helping highly-educated, long-term unemployed people get back on their feet.

Allowing mild wines onto supermarket shelves has not increased alcohol consumption.

Starting in June it will become possible to spread out payments over four decades.

Betting houses say the duo's song "Liekinheitin" has the best chance of winning this year.

Health officials in Finland have placed two Finns possibly exposed to hantavirus under quarantine.

"Concealing one's identity at a protest is not conducive to safety; the law must be revised," Deputy National Police Commissioner Sanna Heikinheimo said in a blog post.

Sports and recreation can play an important role in integration, according to city officials.

The Andes virus is a type of hantavirus spread by rodents in South America.

While every baby born in Finland would get the lump sum, there's a catch as to when kids can cash out.

The survey also found that most Finns would support Denmark if tensions over Greenland escalated further.

Finland is home to nearly 200,000 dual citizens.

The woman says the picture was intended for her husband.

Tarja Halonen said that Vladimir Putin surprised her during their first meeting as presidents.

The authors of the proposal acknowledge that the changes would have a disproportionate impact on larger families as well as on single parents.

An increasing number of women have had multiple abortions, according to the Institute for Health and Welfare (THL).

As Finland becomes more international, ideas of what it means to be Finnish are changing too.

Depending on the location, temperatures will vary significantly in the beginning of the week.