In Finland's more affluent neighbourhoods, the income gap between men and women is wider than elsewhere in the country, according to an analysis by Helsingin Sanomat.
The paper reports that in Kauniainen, a woman earns just 66 cents for every euro earned by a man, despite women in the capital area town enjoying relatively high income levels overall.
Tuukka Saarimaa, an economics professor at Aalto University, noted that pay disparities are most pronounced among the highly educated and top earners.
HS notes that an interesting finding across the capital region was that not a single district had a comparably higher share of highly educated men than women. But at the same time, women's earnings still fall short of men's in these areas.
Golden silence?
Do you chat with the cashier as often as you used to, or do you opt for self-service? Unsurprisingly, we are talking less and less to one another.
Hufvudstadsbladet reports on a new study finding that we utter about 120,000 fewer words per year than we did just a couple of decades ago.
Norwegian linguistics professor Stian Hårstad argues that technological advances have already begun to change the way we interact.
The study, Sliding into Silence? spans the United States, Australia and Europe, with researchers suggesting that reduced face-to-face interaction may be fuelling a rise in loneliness.
Summer state of mind
Summer cottage purchases Finland are rising, even as demand for primary homes sits at historically low levels. What's driving the gap?
Citing the Federation of Real Estate Agency (KVKL), Kauppalehti reports that foreign buyers are behind the increase, especially in northern Finland.
Vacation home transactions rose by 1.9 percent in the first three months of this year, with an average price of 169,000 euros, up from 141,000 euros during the same period in 2025.
