Suomen Kuvalehti has news of new developments in Wille Rydman's (Finns) legal saga. The Minister for Economic Affairs was accused of inappropriate behaviour by several women interviewed last year by Helsingin Sanomat.
One of them then spoke to police alleging Rydman may have been guilty of sex crimes, but after a police investigation no charges were brought.
Rydman then published a book which included the identity of an accuser, which in turn prompted a police investigation over whether he had breached confidentiality.
That investigation resulted in no charges being brought, in part because police said in their report that the woman had already discussed her experiences publicly.
The prosecutor has now told Suomen Kuvalehti that she is re-evaluating that decision, as the woman had not in fact ever discussed the sex crimes publicly even though she had discussed other aspects of Rydman's behaviour around women.
Reporting about Rydman's behaviour around women led to his departure from the National Coalition Party in 2022, and he subsequently joined the Finns Party.
He replaced Villhelm Junnila as the Minister for Economic Affairs ten days after the latter's appointment when Junnila's Nazi references and links emerged, and coalition partner the Swedish People's Party voted against him in a confidence vote.
Since then Helsingin Sanomat has published private messages Rydman sent to his then-girlfriend that included racist language.
End of mink farming?
The avian flu outbreak in Finland has seen bird deaths around the country, and some debate about how to deal with it. The H5N1 strain has spread to the country's mink farms, which have been a cause of international concern.
That's because the fur farming industry packs mink tightly into cages, giving them little room to move and creating the ideal conditions for influenza to spread from animal to animal.
If it does that, it could more easily mutate into a form that can transmit to and between humans, creating the conditions for a new, deadly global pandemic.
Helsingin Sanomat reports the views of one German virologist who has been following the situation.
Isabella Eckerle said on Twitter (which recently changed its name to the letter X) that Finland should act to reduce the risk.
"This is playing with fire and really provoking adaptation of the virus to mammals," posted Eckerle. "We are not ready for another pandemic, and the situation does not seem to be under control at all."
Industry representatives told HS that they were working to control the outbreak and protect fur farms, but declined to state whether they thought the outbreak was currently under control.
Storm roundup
Finland is getting a change in the weather on Tuesday, but debate still rages in Iltalehti about whether it is or will become a storm. The original warnings were rather stark, but they were downgraded and then partially reinstated as forecasts developed.
As things stood on Tuesday morning, the worst of the weather was due to hit central Finland, with some lightning and thunder likely.
For the capital, it looked like the storm would manifest mainly as an afternoon of rain.