The unemployment rate edged down from 10.7 to 10.3 percent in January, but remained higher than a year earlier. The number of employed men fell by 23,000 year-on-year while the number for women remained unchanged.

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Tuesday’s papers: Finnish humility, protecting girls, and mysterious roof deaths

Four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, HBL notes that Finland has not tested its wartime readiness since 1945.

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False salmonella alarm cost farm €1m

A lab error led to the culling of thousands of hens and losses exceeding one million euros.

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Agency to heighten inspections of recreational tour firms at popular destinations

The heightened checks of tour operators will begin in March, particulary in Northern Finland and Finnish Lapland.

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Monday’s papers: The end of free electricity, personal service wins, and Finland tightens driver’s licenses

Negative spot electricity prices are losing their charge, according to Helsingin Sanomat.

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EV registrations up by 22%; petrol and diesel share falls

Nearly 60 percent of all last year’s new cars were rechargeable, with less than 40 percent petrol-powered and just four percent diesel-powered.

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Finland reaches Olympic medal target with hockey bronze

Finland placed third in the men’s ice hockey tournament, clinching its sixth medal at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.