Daily Finland, English News from Finland

Thursday January 08, 2026

Posti axes 172 staff, Telia to cut 200 jobs

National postal and logistic services operator Posti decided to cut 172 jobs, said Posti in

NBI seizes Fitburg, Customs not to launch criminal probe

Stricter sanctions for unemployment benefits seekers from March

Enrolment in January

6000 1st graders to start school in Helsinki in autumn

New car registration drops in Finland in 2025

Stubb says no room for interpretation regarding Greenland's status

National

NBI seizes Fitburg, Customs not to launch criminal probe

US unilateralism sends ´chilling message´ to allies: Finnish expert

President, Ministerial body discuss cable damage, Venezuela, Ukraine

1 killed in train mishap at level crossing in Turku

Crew member of Fitburg remanded into custody

President for transition to a democratic govt in Venezuela

Europe

Berlin voices criticism after 4 days of US attacks on Venezuela

The German government on Wednesday criticized the US intervention in Venezuela, four days after special forces captured the country's authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in spectacular fashion, drawing international condemnation, reported dpa. Unlike some other European countries,

German unemployment reaches highest level in 15 years in December

BMW built more than 1m cars in Germany last year

Ukraine, France, UK sign DoT on multinational forces deployment

European leaders reject Trump's Greenland takeover threat

Worldwide

US MPs slam Trump admin's military strike on Venezuela

Israel issues construction tender for controversial West Bank settlement

Trump weighs options to acquire Greenland including use of military

U.S. President Donald Trump and his team are weighing "a range of options" to acquire Denmark's Greenland, including "utilizing the U.S. military," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement on Tuesday, reported ...read more

Russia expresses readiness to provide necessary support to Venezuela

Saudi Arabia to fully open capital market to foreign investors

Business

Olkiluoto produces 25%, Loviisa 10% of Finland´s power consumption

Alcohol price highest in Finland among EU countries

€74.1m Eurojackpot goes to woman in Helsinki

Sports

Bayern's Karl backed by German icons after airing Real Madrid wish

Sabalenka opens 2026 campaign with dominant win at Brisbane

No Mbappe for Real Madrid in Spanish Supercup

Real Madrid will be without top scorer Kylian Mbappe for this week's Spanish Super Cup in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, reported Xinhua. The striker is sidelined with a left knee injury sustained in training last week, ...read more