Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova threatened Finland again, Iltalehti writes. Her comments first appeared in the Russian government newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
According to Zakharova, Finland will receive a "swift response" if the Russian consulate in Turku is closed, adding that Finland should not "harbour illusions" about the matter.
In her remarks, Zakharova referred to a tweet by Turku Mayor Minna Arve (NCP) in which Arve said city's Russian consulate should be closed. Arve tweeted on the subject last Monday, the same day that Russia carried out brutal attacks across Ukraine.
In her tweet, Arve wrote that "the presence of the Russian state is not needed in Turku", suggesting that Finland's foreign ministry consider shutting down the consulate.
It was not clear from Zakharova's remarks what action Russia would take in practice.
The early retirement option
According to Taloussanomat, pensions will rise by a record amount - 6.5 percent - from the start of next year as a result of the high inflation rate. The percentage increase is an estimate by the Finnish Centre for Pensions (ETK).
The paper writes that for those planning to retire around the turn of the year, this is something to take into account. People whose pension started mid-2022, or at the latest at the beginning of December 2022, will benefit from the index increase.
The increase will also be applied to the early retirement option - introduced as part of the country's 2017 pension reform - which lets 61-year-olds take out up to 50 percent of their pension savings before the official retirement age.
According to Jouko Pölönen, CEO of Finnish insurance company Ilmarinen, many approaching retirement age are unaware of the possibility of taking out some of their pension savings and continuing to work at the same time.
"None of us knows how many days we have left to live and how long we will enjoy the pension we have earned," Pölönen pointed out.
Hike in electric car charging rates
The energy crisis is now starting to make itself felt in the daily lives of electric car drivers in Helsinki, Helsingin Sanomat reports, with several companies operating public charging stations having recently increased their prices.
K-lataus, one of Finland's largest electric car charging services, announced at the end of September that it would raise its prices from 3 October. This month saw it increase its prices for basic and high power charging by 10 cents per kilowatt hour.
In October, Helsinki's city-owned energy utility Helen also increased its electric car charging prices by 5-8 cents per kWh, depending on the type of charging, HS writes.
The largest electric car charging network in the Nordic countries is Recharge. According to its country manager for Finland, Sami Saarilahti, operators are currently under pressure to hike the prices of their charging services.
"In Sweden and Norway we have had to raise prices somewhat. In Finland, we have been able to keep prices stable because the existing contracts mean that energy purchases are quite well protected."