The day was shaped by two dominant stories: the manhunt for Vastaamo hacker Aleksanteri Kivimäki and Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's false employment claims for the Garden Helsinki arena project. Early headlines focused on the arena skepticism, but by midday the Kivimäki story surged after his prison sentence was upheld and he was declared wanted. Simultaneously, Helsingin Sanomat revealed Orpo had provided incorrect job figures for the arena, prompting calls for a press conference. The cancer drug reimbursement controversy also intensified, with Kela's chief physician stating that wellbeing services counties had acted illegally. In the evening, the arrest of Putin challenger Boris Nadezhdin and a brawl over gasoline in Russia added international dimension, while the Kivimäki manhunt remained the top editorial priority across outlets.