The Court of Appeal has increased the punishment for the boy responsible for the Espoo Laurinlahti school fire, imposing a suspended prison sentence and ordering him to pay compensation.

Tere Sammallahti is seeking the position of vice-chair for Finland's National Coalition Party, with the party conference scheduled for June in Tampere.

Biathlete Vítězslav Hornig, after an illness, finished sixteenth in the mass start event at the World Cup in Kontiolahti with a clean shot.

ÖSV-Adler damit auch im zweiten Duobewerb der Saison erfolgreich. Slowenien Zweiter, Norwegen Dritter, Japan disqualifiziert

Štafeta biatlonistek Jessica Jislová, Lucie Charvátová, Tereza Voborníková a Tereza Vinklárková skončila čtvrtá na Světovém poháru v Kontiolahti.

Benjamin Moser zeigt bei nächster Kläbo-Show als Elfter auf, Vermeulen wurde 24.

Jasmi Joensuu was satisfied with her performance after Saturday's sprint disappointment.

HS follows the Salpausselkä competitions moment by moment.

France's Julia Simon won the women's 12. 5-kilometre mass start in the biathlon World Cup in Kontiolahti on Saturday.

Po prvi seriji tekme skakalcev v Lahtiju vodi Rjoju Kobajaši. Domen Prevc je že potrdil veliki kristalni globus, danes pa se bori za 14. zmago v sezoni.

Rjoju Kobajaši je zmagovalec kvalifikacij pred današnjo drugo tekmo svetovnega pokala smučarskih skakalcev v Lahtiju. Za Japoncem se je uvrstil Avstrijec Daniel Tschofenig.

Jens Lurås Oftebro og Ida Marie Hagen gikk inn til verdenscupseier på lagsprinten med blandede lag i finske Lahti.

Norwegian and Swede Jonna Sundling won in Lahti, Finland, in a cross-country skiing World Cup race.

Both Tiril and Lotta Udnes Weng were eliminated already in the qualification for the freestyle sprint in Lahti.

Tuomas Harjula impressed in Kontiolahti in the men's individual race.

Domen Prevc claimed the men's ski jumping overall World Cup title to complete a rare grand slam of major trophies, despite being disqualified from Friday's large hill in Lahti, Finland.

Nach Rang vier in Lahti kann der Tiroler vom am Freitag siegreichen Norweger Jens Luraas Oftebro beim Weltcupfinale in Oslo nicht mehr eingeholt werden

Nach der Goldmedaille bei Olympia erringt Philipp Raimund auch seinen ersten Erfolg im Weltcup. Möglich macht das eine Disqualifikation von Domen Prevc. Der slowenische Dominator kann trotzdem jubeln.

Slovenian ski jumper Domen Prevc became the overall World Cup winner, even though he was disqualified from first place in today's competition in Lahti due to longer skis.

Slovenski smučarski skakalec je bil v Lahtiju po izjemnem skoku diskvalificiran, a je vseeno matematično potrdil veliki kristalni globus.

Nika Prevc dominirala je drugim natjecanjem u Lahtiju, osiguravši svoju 16. pobjedu sezone i postavivši novi rekord u Svjetskom kupu u skijaškim skokovima za žene.

Nika Prevc (130 m, 136.6 points) leads after the first series of the women's ski jumping World Cup competition in Lahti.

The Slovenian champion secured the overall World Cup standings with six races to spare with a victory in Lahti.

Sweden's Elvira Öberg beat her sister Hanna for victory in the first biathlon World Cup race after the Winter Olympics on Thursday in Finland. Elvira Öberg shot clean in the 15 kilometres individual event in Kontiolahti to claim her second season win to go with the Oberhof sprint in January and a 12th overall.

Smučarska skakalka Nika Prevc je z zmago na svetovnem pokalu v Lahtiju že šest tekem pred koncem sezone osvojila tretji veliki kristalni globus.

Na današnjo tekmo za svetovni pokal v Lahtiju se je uvrstilo vseh šest slovenskih smučarskih skakalk.

Ski jumper Nika Prevc can celebrate overall victory in the World Cup after today's competition in Lahti.

Something strange is happening in Lahti: according to the mayor, discussions about Finland's application process for the Winter Olympics have already taken place in "serious circles."

The municipality of Virolahti in Finland sold a school and a terraced house in Vaalimaa to a Russian-backed entity, fearing accusations of discrimination amidst deepening economic distress caused by the halt of Russian traffic.

Independent game developer Kimmo Lahtinen spent four and a half years creating the acclaimed indie game 'Sektori' and hopes for greater appreciation of game developers in Finland.

The Chapter of the Diocese of Tampere has once again approved the solemnization of same-sex marriages in the facilities of the Salpausselkä parish in Lahti, excluding the chapel.

Slovenski skakalni as Domen Prevc se je v Lahtiju izkazal tudi kot napovedovalec. Igor Medved kot trener ne bo več vodil Suomijev.

Something happened in the large ski jump in Lahti that hasn't been seen in 12 years.

Le Français, deuxième de la course du jour, consolide sa place de leader de la Coupe du monde.

The biathlon relay team of Jessica Jislová, Lucie Charvátová, Tereza Voborníková, and Tereza Vinklárková finished fourth in the World Cup in Kontiolahti.

Na sklepni tekmi v Lahtiju slovenska dvojica po prvi seriji v vodstvu pred avstrijsko.

Smučarski skakalci se bodo od finskega smučarskega središča Lahti danes poslovili s superekipno tekmo parov. Slovenijo bosta zastopala najboljši skakalec to zimo Domen Prevc in Anže Lanišek.

The dairy farm of Harri Penttilä, chairman of the Vesilahti municipal council, received an official order to clean bird droppings, with Penttilä hoping the incident won't affect voters' perception of his competence.

Biathlete Tereza Voborníková has achieved another excellent result in a short period. Two weeks after her Olympic bronze and fourth place in the World Cup individual race in Kontiolahti, she finished in...

The Carinthian landed 0.6 points ahead of the World Cup overall winner Domen Prevc from Slovenia. Third place went to Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi.

Ranskassa työkseen torjuva Talaslahti näkee Helmareiden kilpailutilanteen mahdollisuutena.

The boy was located in the middle of the reeds with the help of a drone and a helicopter and taken to emergency care, the rescue service reported.

Bronzová olympijská medailistka Tereza Voborníková doběhla pátá v závodě biatlonistek s hromadným startem na Světovém poháru v Kontiolahti.

The case is being updated. Maren Hjelmeset Kirkeeide has not had it going her way in Kontiolahti. The fresh Olympic winner was among the favorites before Saturday's mass start, but instead it became another...

In Turku, Hämeenlinna, Lahti, and Kotka, significantly more mothers from Uusimaa have been treated in the past year than before.

In addition to ski jumpers, Nordic combined athletes are also competing in Lahti. Today, Ema Volavšek impressed, finishing fourth.

Najboljši skakalec Domen Prevc si je v Lahtiju s prepričljivo najdaljšim skokom že priskakal sedmo zaporedno zmago, ko je odjeknila novica o njegovi diskvalifikaciji.

The Slovenian skier's suit was slightly too long. The 20-year-old sister once again won convincingly in Lahti and achieved her 16th World Cup victory of the season.

Slovenian Domen Prevc triumphed in today's competition in Lahti, thus winning the Crystal Globe for the World Cup winner.

Nika Prevc je v četrtek s 15. zmago v sezoni v Lahtiju že šest tekem pred koncem sezone slavila skupno zmago svetovnega pokala.

Three-time women's ski jumping World Cup champion Nika Prevc claimed a record 16th season victory with a large hill win in Lahti, Finland on Friday. After claiming a third straight overall title and equalling the mark of 15 season victories from Japan's Sara Takanashi (in 2013-14) the day before, Prevc took sole possession of the record with jumps of 130 metres and 128.

Nika Vodan is in an excellent position after the first series of the second ski jumping competition for women in the World Cup in Lahti.

With a convincing victory in Lahti, Prevc jumped to her third consecutive Big Crystal Globe. The head coach of the Slovenian team, Jurij Tepeš, is also happy.

Šveđanka Elvira Oberg pobjednica je prve utrke Svjetskog kupa biatlonki nakon Zimskih olimpijskih igara, individuane utrke na 15 kilometara u finskom Kontiolahtiju. Do svoje 14.

Biatlonistka Tereza Voborníková byla po bezchybné střelbě čtvrtá ve vytrvalostním závodě na SP v Kontiolahti. Od medaile ji dělily necelé tři vteřiny.

Po olympijské pauze se znovu rozjíždí biatlonový Světový pohár. Po 17. hodině čeká ženy ve finském Kontiolahti vytrvalostní závod.

DÉCRYPTAGE - Moins de deux semaines après la fin des Jeux Olympiques de Milan-Cortina, la Coupe du Monde de biathlon reprend ses droits à Kontiolahti (Finlande) ce jeudi.

The head coaches of the Slovenian national ski jumping teams, Robert Hrgota and Jurij Tepeš, have revealed the names of the male and female competitors for the events in Lahti.

Slovenian ski jumping champion Domen Prevc soared to two victories and a record at Kulm. He could already secure the large crystal globe this weekend in Lahti.

The Gulf of Finland faces a heightened risk of oil spills this winter, as ice cover would complicate cleanup efforts and the presence of a 'shadow fleet' poses additional problems, threatening the sensitive Baltic Sea ecosystem.

Niko Kytösaho in Antti Aalto sta s 3. mestom na včerajšnji superekipni preizkušnji v Lahtiju poskrbela za prve finske stopničke v svetovnem pokalu po letu 2014.

České biatlonistky doběhly čtvrté ve štafetě Světového poháru ve finském Kontiolahti. V sestavě Jislová, Charvátová, Voborníková a Vinklárková nestačily jen na Švédky, Francouzky a Norky.

Sturla Holm Lægreid hit all the targets on the shooting range and won the biathlon mass start in Finnish Kontiolahti.

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo completed a perfect cross-country skiing World Cup weekend in Lahti, Finland with victory in the men's 10-kilometre race, while Frida Karlsson overcame a stumble to win the women's event on Sunday. Norway's Klæbo was victorious after 23 minutes 22.

At the final competition in Lahti, the best Austrian duo was the best for the third time this season, our two aces took 2nd place, and Finland surprised in third place.

Olympic champion Frida Karlsson defeated her competitors in the 10-kilometer race in the World Cup as well. The ski star won the classic-style mile race in Lahti, Finland - 4.1 seconds ahead of compatriot Linn Svahn.

OL-dronninga Frida Karlsson (26) leverte igjen.

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo was once again unbeatable as he claimed men's sprint win in the cross-country World Cup in Lahti, Finland on Saturday.

The Carinthian won by a mere 0.6 points on Saturday, ahead of the freshly crowned World Cup overall winner Domen Prevc from Slovenia.

Biatlonisté Tomáš Mikyska, Mikuláš Karlík, Petr Hák a Michal Krčmář byli devátí ve štafetě Světového poháru v Kontiolahti. Vedle Karlíkova trestného kola museli čtrnáctkrát dobíjet.

The women's mass start race has just finished in Kontiolahti, Finland, with Polona Klemenčič finishing 23rd. A men's relay race follows.

Minkkinen only shot one penalty, but her skiing speed was not enough. She finished ninth.

It was a double Swedish podium in the women's World Cup sprint in Lahti, Finland. Jonna Sundling got revenge on Linn Svahn, after the Olympic sprint, where Svahn took gold ahead of Sundling. "Great to..."

Biatlonci so v Kontiolahtiju opravili s posamično 20-kilometrsko tekmo za svetovni pokal. Za izid sezone je s sedmim mestom poskrbel Jakov Fak, ki je zadel vseh 20 tarč.

V Lahtiju so poleg smučarskih skakalcev na delu tudi kombinatorci in kombinatorke. Danes je navdušila Ema Volavšek, ki je bila četrta.

Domen Prevc apsolutni je broj jedan u svijetu skijaških skokova i praktički je već prije današnjeg natjecanja u finskom Lahtiju osigurao Veliki kristalni globus za ovu sezonu Svjetskog kupa.

Jens Lurås Oftebro rykket fra tetgruppen på den siste runden og vant mennenes verdenscuprenn i kombinert i Lahti.

Ida Marie Hagen had to settle for second place in the women's combined event in Lahti. She must wait to achieve her historic 11th World Cup victory of the season.

Marius Lindvik ble nummer tolv i hoppbakken i Lahti. Domen Prevc var best og kunne juble for sammenlagtseier i verdenscupen.

Slovenian ski jumper Nika Prevc continued her impressive season in the Ski Jumping World Cup, achieving a new victory at the competition in Lahti.

Nika Prevc did as she usually does and jumped to victory in the large hill race in Lahti. Anna Odine Strøm did not get good payment, believed the Viaplay duo.

An administrative court has annulled decisions by the city of Lahti regarding the Finnish Ski Association's million-euro losses from the World Championships, including the transfer of receivables from the event company to the city.

Prevčeva s prepričljivo zmago v Lahtiju skočila do tretjega zaporednega velikega kristalnega globusa. Vesel tudi glavni trener slovenske vrste Jurij Tepeš.

Czech biathlete Tereza Voborníková achieved her best World Cup result, finishing fourth in the individual race in Kontiolahti with flawless shooting, following her bronze medal at the Olympics.

The biggest Norwegian biathlon stars struggled heavily on the shooting range in the normal distance race in Kontiolahti. Marthe Kråkstad Johansen is the bright spot so far.

Domen Prevc is close to completing a rare grand slam of the five major ski jumping titles and can also rewrite the sport's record books on Friday and Saturday in Finland. Slovenia's Prevc is expected to clinch a first career World Cup trophy in Lahti.

Prevčeva bi si lahko že na Finskem zagotovila velika kristalna globusa v smučarskih skokih. Oba lovita tudi težko verjetne rekorde.

Glavna trenerja slovenskih reprezentanc v smučarskih skokih Robert Hrgota in Jurij Tepeš sta razkrila imena tekmovalcev in tekmovalk za preizkušnje v Lahtiju.

A trial of reusable takeaway food containers with a three-euro deposit is being conducted in four grocery stores in Leppävaara and Espoonlahti, Espoo, Finland.

The Gulf of Finland is almost entirely frozen, leading to the deployment of a rarely used hovercraft in the Kotka archipelago, which has proven popular in its initial days of operation.