Three opposition parties are seeking a vote of no confidence in the government over the issues of poverty and affordability.

Share prices rose on the Helsinki Stock Exchange but energy stocks dipped. Experts warned that it could take a week or more before any decline in consumer petrol prices.

Finance Minister Riikka Purra (Finns) says that there is little the government can do to protect consumers from inflation spurred by international market forces.

Beer sales grew, however.

"The arrangement is fragile and could collapse quickly if either side seeks new pressure," a security policy expert from Finland noted.

S-Group says it plans "extensive cooperation" with the Estonian buyer.

The pandas formerly known as Lumi and Pyry spent six years at Finland's Ähtäri Zoo, but they were returned years ahead of schedule.

Sunday is the last day to see the paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. The show has drawn widespread praise in the US and spurred requests from other major museums.

The boy had been in the al-Hol camp for seven years.

Agents representing Helsinki-based Arcada UAS deceived students with promises of paid internships and monthly stipends, but the reality was very different.

The sudden melting of the sea ice around Helsinki this spring means seals are closer to the shore than they usually would be, but returning them to the water is best left to professionals.