The Helsinki Region Transport Board has proposed to its member municipalities to increase public transport fares by an average of 8% at the beginning of 2025

In the first months of 2025, the number of bankruptcies filed in Finland soared; in the third week of the year, 128 companies filed for bankruptcy, the highest weekly figure of the decade

In October 2025, Helsinki Cathedral will host a month of discussions on war and peace, with a large-scale installation of Mars by British artist Luke Jerram, the cathedral's second annual theme month, aimed at promoting social dialogue

The unemployment among Finland's highly educated workforce has risen to unprecedented levels, with over 52.000 graduates out of work at the end of 2024, according to Akava, the labour confederation representing professionals and managers

The Finnish Medicines Agency received 2.676 drug shortage notifications from pharmaceutical companies in 2024; most cases were resolved by replacing unavailable drugs with equivalent alternatives in pharmacies