Ukraine peace talks dominate the news agenda at the beginning of the week.
President Alexander Stubb took to X saying that he spoke by phone on Monday morning with Volodymyr Zelensky, his Ukrainian counterpart.
Ukraine and the United States met in Geneva on Sunday to revisit a draft peace proposal that earlier had been dismissed in Kyiv as a concession to Russia. That version was criticised for granting Moscow everything and Ukraine nothing.
Following the talks, Ukraine's negotiator said a revised draft now reflects the country's "key priorities", according to Iltalehti, citing news agency reports.
Growing pressure to medicate?
Finnish parents claim schools are pushing ADHD medication to manage the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Some parents now allege that schools are nudging them towards the drugs, a claim that educators talking to Ilta-Sanomat dispute.
Official data shows that in parts of Eastern Finland, nearly a quarter of late-born boys aged 11–12 received Kela reimbursement for ADHD drugs last year, far above the 5–8 percent prevalence rate typically cited internationally.
Researchers told IS that Finland's steep upward trend began about five years ago.
Yle News' All Points North podcast asked why so many kids in Finland get diagnosed with ADHD.
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Holiday toys face scrutiny
As Christmas approaches, many are wondering about the safety of toys. The holiday surge in cheap online imports increasingly means that some playthings could be hazardous, according to Hufvudstadsbladet.
The paper reports on a sweep of 70 toys ordered from Temu, Shein, AliExpress and Amazon's third-party sales platform Marketplace. The test found that 86 percent of the imports failed to meet basic safety standards.
From flammable materials and hormone-disrupting chemicals to loose batteries, magnets, sharp edges and shock hazards, the list of defects was long.
A European toy industry lobby conducted the sting, purchasing the items from non-EU online sellers before submitting them to formal testing, which produced a litany of warnings.
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