Tuesday marks four years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, prompting Hufvudstadsbladet to take a critical look at Finland's defence.

The paper hears from war studies scholar Ilmari Käihkö, who argues that Finland has not tested its wartime readiness since 1945 and may need to show greater humility about its own capabilities.

In his view, the worst possible outcome of the war in Ukraine would be one in which Russia felt it had prevailed. That's an outcome he told HBL would also be detrimental to Finland.

He considers it likely that the conflict will continue, but at a lower intensity.

How the war ends, Käihkö adds, will matter more for Finland than when it ends.

Ending FGM

Helsingin Sanomat shines a light on female genital mutilation (FGM) and how officials are trying to stop the practice.

For years now, daycare centres in Espoo have operated under a city-wide directive: when a child's guardians come from a country in which female genital mutilation is practised, staff are required to initiate a discussion on the subject with them.

This direct approach has led to Espoo being the most effective municipality in Finland in preventing female genital mutilation, according to Solomie Teshome of the Finnish League for Human Rights.

These efforts to prevent FGM were started by educator Anita Vataja. Twenty years ago, she worked in Canada, where the risk was taken seriously. When she returned to Finland, the issue was hardly on anyone's radar.

The human rights league estimates that approximately 10,000 girls and women in Finland have undergone the procedure, while between 650 and 3,080 girls may currently be at risk, according to public health authority THL.

Mysterious deaths

Four people have fallen to their deaths from the roof of a parking garage in Helsinki's Jätkäsaari neighbourhood.

Residents are calling on the city to introduce structural safety measures and are now gathering signatures for a petition, according to Ilta-Sanomat.

The most recent fatality at the parking garage occurred in the middle of this month when a person fell from the roof. Last July, two young girls fell to their deaths from the same roof, and in October, another person died after a fall.

Authorities have remained tight-lipped about the circumstances surrounding these tragedies. In the case of the young girls, however, the police stated that neither crime nor accident was involved, leaving suicide as the only plausible explanation.