Finland's social democrats have selected the country's youngest-ever prime minister.

A potential Brexit deal was on the verge of being announced last night, but may require further talks on the edges of the EU leaders’ summit this morning after last-minute hitches to an agreement emerged.

A man with a knife-like weapon has killed one person and wounded at least nine others at a shopping centre in central Finland, police said.

The 88th Ploughing Championships have broken all attendance records.

Finland came a step closer to losing its top credit grade at Fitch Ratings as divisions within the government led to a failure to stem the growth of public debt.