A Nokia 3310 and couple in sauna among 30 tongue in cheek digital symbols to be launched by Finnish government

Finland has rolled out images of a couple in a sauna, an old Nokia phone and a heavy metal music fan as part of a set of national emojis, or symbols, to be used in digital communication.

Billing the use of national symbols for themed emojis as a world first, the government plans to publish the full set of 30 in December – for anyone in the world to download – on its promotional website.