Intonation in Finnish is generally rather flat. The tone is usually falling even in questions, and questions are differentiated from statements by grammatical means (the kO suffix and the word order) rather than intonation.
However, there is normally a rise in the tone at the start of a new clause. This does not always mean the first word of the clause. For example, in the sentence Hän sanoi, että tulee huomenna, mutta aika myöhään (He said that he will come tomorrow, but rather late), the words hän, tulee and mutta are typically pronounced in a higher tone (and stronger). The connective että (that), although it starts a clause, is usually pronounced without emphasis (and often shortened to et in speech).