This week's edition of the All Points North podcast looks at the impact EU politics can have on everyone's lives—and how people can influence its direction.

Volodymyr Zelensky has made only a handful of trips abroad since Russia's invasion of his country in February 2022.

An overtime goal by Sakari Manninen secured a fourth ever world championship title for the Lions.

In a historic shift, Finland has been accepted as a full Nato member by all 30 countries in the alliance. Meanwhile neighbouring Sweden still awaits its green light.

The value of Finnish military support for the war-torn country has multiplied recently.

Finland went wild on Friday as the male national team qualified for its first-ever major tournament.

Early on November 30, 1939, the USSR launched a massive attack against Finland, the start of the 105-day Winter War.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in Tampere outside the venue where the Finnish ESC entry was selected.

The petition was received on the steps of Parliament House by representatives from the opposition Social Democrat, Green and Left Alliance parties.

The annual march for equality drew record numbers of attendees and sponsors alike, organiser Heseta says.

The statues will wear the green bolero replicas for at least a week, depending on the outcome of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Finland's Käärijä was the audience favourite, but national jury votes won the day for Sweden's Loreen.

"We will tighten all the conditions to come to Finland, to stay here and to be in Finland," Mari Rantanen of the Finns Party told Yle on Tuesday morning.

The Orpo cabinet's plans to weaken employees' protection against dismissal could violate Finland's international agreements, the main labour federation warns.

A concerned citizen spotted the S Group food delivery robot's hit-and-run.

Satellite images obtained by Yle show that Russia has been transferring anti-aircraft missiles away from St Petersburg.

The Lions have previously won two silver and four bronze medals.

While no EU-wide decision is likely before autumn, Finland can still limit tourist visas for Russians without violating Schengen Area rules, the foreign minister said.

The 15-year saga of the planned Fennovoima nuclear power plant may have reached a dead end.

President Sauli Niinistö said on Sunday afternoon that Finland was entering a new era.

The company says it wants to find the 'happiest word in the world'.

Russian planes will not be able to fly over Finland.

Helsingin Sanomat published messages including racist language sent by Ville Rydman to a former partner.

President Sauli Niinistö spoke by telephone with Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday.

Nordic countries again ranked at the top of the World Happiness Report.

An organiser of the demonstration said "the fact that racism happens at all is the problem."

Respondents to the survey said they were particularly concerned about plans to revoke a residence permit if the holder is out of work for three months.

Demonstrators protested against the incoming government's stated aims to tighten Finland's laws on immigration, saying the proposals unfairly target foreign workers.

This article brings you the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic in Finland.

During polar nights the sun remains below the horizon. In Nuorgam in northernmost Finland, it will not rise again until Janaury 17.

Marin has served as Prime Minister in a caretaker capacity since elections in April, but will relinquish the post when a new government is formed.

Ukraine is free to use military aid provided by Finland however it sees fit, say Finnish officials.

The University of Eastern Finland has uncovered new evidence of sauna's beneficial effects on the cardiovascular system.

The three properties were in municipalities close to the Finnish-Russian border.

A swimming spot in northern Finland had unlikely visitors seeking solace from soaring temperatures.

There was a brief pro-Palestinian protest at an Independence Day ecumenical service at Helsinki Cathedral, attended by President Sauli Niinistö.

Following the US's decision to cut WHO funding on Tuesday, Finland announced an extra one million euros in support.

The only countries that met the WHO's air quality standards last year were Finland, Australia, Estonia, Iceland, Grenada, Mauritius and New Zealand.

The Cha Cha Cha star's home city of Vantaa is planning a large wall mural to mark the rapper's Eurovision achievements.

Gas imports into Finland via a Russian pipeline was suspended by Russia's Gazprom Export last year following a dispute over the currency used for payments.

The young Finns beat Team USA 3-2 in the World Junior Championship final on Saturday night in Vancouver, bringing home the squad's first gold since 2016.

According to statistics from the World Health Organisation, the air in Finland is the cleanest in the world.

The Savonlinna-based brewery made the final decision to go ahead with the idea over the weekend.

The Colosseum in Rome is to be lit up in blue and white on 5 December to celebrate Finland's centenary.

"For many generations, the Kalevala has been a source of inspiration to artists when creating new music, visual arts and literature," Science and Culture Minister Sari Multala said.

A 13-year-old girl filmed three dolphins near her home in the archipelago on Thursday.

The sun set in the village of Nuorgam at 12:07pm on Monday, not to return until well into the new year.

Yle was on hand to see Father Christmas begin his worldwide tour, setting off from his cottage in Korvatunturi, Finland for the far reaches of the globe.

The stamp is the latest in a line of Estonian support for Finland joining the defence alliance.

Finland placed sixth in Saturday’s European pop jamboree in Rotterdam.

Hosted by Finland, the 2022 ice hockey world championship finals are scheduled to take place from 13-29 May.

The duration of the dark "kaamos" period varies depending on location.

Exclusive footage shows Vladimir Putin playing table tennis, fishing, throwing darts and feasting when the former KGB spy was a St Petersburg city official.

Some 1,500 musicians and industry professionals signed the open letter calling on the Finnish public to avoid this week's Eurovision Song Contest (ESC).

A border guard surveillance camera in Kainuu recorded a female bear and four cubs heading for hibernation.

A Lieutenant General with the Finnish Defence Forces told the British business daily that Finland is stepping up its already high level of preparedness in the face of an "increasingly aggressive...

Saunas can be made out of anything, even ice.

Protesters are demanding that the university sever its ties with Israeli universities.

The results of the World Happiness Report are published annually on 20 March to mark 'International Day of Happiness'.

Finns' trust in fellow citizens is higher than anywhere else in Europe, finds a new Eurobarometer study.

As many as 5,000 books per day were checked out of Helsinki's Oodi library last month.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine appears to have increased support for Nato in Finland. 

The eastern border with Russia will not re-open on 14 April, when the current closure ends.

Finland will be represented at a series of meetings in Brussels by caretaker Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen (Cen), whose successor could be named this weekend.

The protest began in front of the House of the Estates in Helsinki before making its way to the Parliament Building.

A large-scale anti-racism demonstration took place in central Helsinki on Sunday afternoon.

President Joe Biden is to meet Finnish President Sauli Niinistö as well as Nordic leaders at a summit in the capital on Thursday.