Amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, ICE has also deported Finns, though they remain a rare exception in US immigration statistics.
Helsingin Sanomat reports the case of a Finnish man, Matias Koivisto, who was deported from the United States after living there without legal status for more than three decades.
Koivisto was sent back to Finland last September after months in detention. He had moved to the United States at the age of six and had been living in North Carolina with his American wife and daughter.
He is now trying to rebuild his life in a country that is, in many ways, unfamiliar to him.
His wife and daughter have never been to Finland, and their moving here is unrealistic. For now, the family remains separated, staying in touch through video calls.
HS cites ICE statistics that 242,027 Mexican nationals were deported from the US between 2021 and 2024. By contrast, only 20 Finnish citizens were removed over the same period.
Paying your pension
Kauppalehti reports that Finland's self-employed workers now pay, on average, just over 10,000 euros a year in pension contributions, following a reform that came into force at the start of 2023.
The overhaul of the YEL system — a form of personal insurance for entrepreneurs — has pushed up costs for many of these independent businesspeople.
On average, self-employed workers now pay 10,176 euros per year in YEL contributions.
The smallest businesses have faced more modest increases. They pay an average of 5,817 euros annually, which is around 480 euros more than four years ago.
Back to basics
In recent years, many Finnish upper secondary schools embraced a digital-first approach. But a quiet reversal may now be underway.
According to Hufvudstadsbladet, the town of Uusikaarlepyy, north of Vaasa, offers a glimpse of the shift. At Topeliusgymnasiet, high school students have returned to taking notes on paper.
"We are not technophobes," said mother tongue teacher Annette Kronholm.
Many students agree. Writing by hand, the students told HBL, provides a clearer overview of the material.
"It's hard to really grasp things if you only write on a computer," said Walter Ekstrand, who started at the high school last autumn.