Turkey summons Finnish ambassador over support for political prisoner

The ambassadors of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, France, the United States, Canada and New Zealand were also summoned by Turkey's foreign ministry.

Security considerations emerge as Finland adopts Covid pass

Yle explores the inner workings of Finland's newly-introduced health pass.

EU Commission: Climate change 'most comprehensive threat' facing Arctic

Almost one-third of Finland's land mass is located in the Arctic Circle. The EU plans to bolster its role as a geopolitical player in the at-risk region.

Finnish security expert: Web services' concentration in Silicon Valley is a weak point

Facebook-owned sites were down for an extended period on Monday.

Finnish security expert: Web services' concentration in Silicon Valley is a weak point

Facebook-owned sites were down for an extended period on Monday.

Climate activists begin 10-day protest in downtown Helsinki

The estimated 1,000 protestors are calling on Finland's government to declare a climate and environmental emergency.

Data protection ombudsman raps Finnish police over controversial facial ID app

Clearview AI uses publicly-posted social media photos scraped from the web for use in law enforcement agency investigations.

Police turn to e-scooter data to trace suspects

The most recent case in which police have used e-scooter data was a suspected child harassment incident in Tampere.

Parents' and kids' screen time use can delay vocabulary skills in young children, study finds

The research also found that vocabulary levels were lower among children who were not read to on a daily basis.

Yle celebrates 95 years of public service broadcasting

Yle's first radio transmission was broadcast from a studio in downtown Helsinki on 9 September 1926.

Parliament unanimously approves "Water is ours" citizens' initiative

The initiative sought to prevent the privatisation of Finland's water supply, and is the first to receive unanimous backing from MPs.

Finland's police force faces budget cuts

The government will begin budget negotiations this week, with the draft budget allocating €794m for police next year.

US authority suspects Angry Birds maker of violating child privacy

New Mexico's attorney general has accused the Finnish company of "commercially exploiting" children.

Finnish WMO Secretary-General: IPCC report shows world heading towards 2-3 degrees of warming

The Finnish expert says Monday's climate change report 'underlines the urgency' of climate action.