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