Ilta-Sanomat reports on movements by Russia's FSB internal intelligence agency and the Rusich Neo-Nazi militia in the area of the Saimaa Canal.
The group posted pictures of their activities on social media near the Tsvetochnoye lock (Finnish name Rättijärvi), just a few kilometres from the Finnish border. They said they were there to "reinforce the Finnish border".
The canal links Lappeenranta in Finland with the Baltic Sea at Vyborg (Viipuri in Finnish), but is currently closed due to sanctions on Russia. The land used to be Finnish territory, and was leased to Finland for the operation of the canal.
Russian media reported that the move may be a response to Finnish moves to construct a fence on the border.
The Rusich group has an openly far-right ideology and is accused of involvement in war crimes in Ukraine. Yan Petrovsky, a Rusich leader, is in detention in Finland after he was convicted of immigration offences earlier this year.
He may yet go on trial accused of war crimes, but Finnish prosecutors are still considering the possibility of bringing those charges.
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Helsinki mayoral race
Next year Finland holds municipal elections, and in Helsinki that means a new mayor will be elected after incumbent Juhana Vartiainen announced his intention to step down.
His party, the national coalition, has picked young deputy mayor Daniel Sazonov as its candidate for the post, and as the biggest party, their decision could be decisive.
Ilta-Sanomat, however, says that the Green Party could spring a surprise. They are traditionally the second-largest party in the capital, and the one likely to run the NCP close.
The only Green to declare their candidacy so far is first-term MP Fatim Diarra. She has not yet been officially endorsed, even though the other main parties have already picked their mayoral candidates.
The Social Democrats will offer Eveliina Heinäluoma, and the Left Alliance are running Paavo Arhinmäki, leaving the Greens as the only one of the top four parties in the 2021 election without an official candidate.
IS speculates this could be because a surprise might be in the works. Pekka Haavisto, a former Foreign Minister and presidential candidate, would shake up the contest and the election.
He might not want to swap national politics for arguing about cycle paths, as one anonymous source puts it, but if he could emulate his vote magnet success of previous campaigns it would offer a big boost to the Greens.
The elections are scheduled to take place on 13 April 2025. Anyone who meets the residency requirements can vote in the election, regardless of citizenship.
EU movement problems
Helsingin Sanomat carries a column on the difficulties of moving within the European Union written by their Brussels correspondent, who found his partner was unable to work remotely because their employer was wary of the tax implications.
This came as a surprise to the correspondent and his partner, who had expected to be able to exercise the right of free movement as an EU citizen with little hindrance.
He says this issue illustrates the point made in a report by former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta this summer.
Letta argued that small obstacles to free movement of people, capital and labour are not huge issues in themselves but have a cumulative effect and thereby reduce economic growth significantly.
He recommended a new high-speed rail network connecting EU capitals, while the columnist suggests that easing remote working problems would be a step in the right direction.
