Overnight coverage lingered on the semifinal loss to France, citing setter Fedor Ivanov's warm-up injury and anger over French conduct, alongside a Helsingin Sanomat account of a shoplifting suspect treated as a possible Russian saboteur and an Ilta-Sanomat poll finding a majority thought Ukraine should concede for peace.
Morning editions fragmented over fuel prices, with Finance Minister Purra rejecting claims of a promised euro petrol and experts ruling out sub-two-euro fuel, and over the search for two missing 13-year-old boys in Espoo.
From mid-afternoon all trackers converged on the bronze match against Slovenia in Milan. Finland took the first two sets and closed the win for its first men's volleyball championship medal, with Nooa Marttila decisive. Evening coverage turned to celebration, world-ranking rise and a presidential call, before a late police operation at Naantali spa drew attention.