Daily Finland, English News from Finland

Tuesday March 24, 2026

Unemployment rate continues to rise in Finland in February

The number of unemployed persons aged 15 to 74 was 312,000 (margin of error ±25,000)

Govt to tighten language criteria for immigrant doctors, nurses

Trump claims major points of deal with Iran, Tehran denies contact

Student comes under knife attack at Helsinki school

JEF summit likely to disrupt traffic in Helsinki centre on Thursday

Sweden announces fuel tax cuts, power support amid Mideast conflict

National

Easing US sanctions on Russia ‘very damaging’: Stubb tells Telegraph

1 burnt to death in Kangasniemi, 1 killed in road mishap in Lapinlahti

Finland rules out military role in Persian Gulf: FM

Man killed in ATV accident in Eurajoki

Finland to get €17m from EU for surveillance of eastern border, sea

Police to seek remand of Helsinki murder suspect into custody

Europe

European energy prices swing sharply amid shifting US-Iran signals

European energy prices swung sharply on Monday, with oil and gas markets reversing course multiple times as shifting signals from the United States and Iran rapidly altered investor expectations and spilled over into equity markets, reported Xinhua. In early trading,

Brussels-Midi railway station reopens after bomb scare disrupts traffic

Starmer says Britain not to be dragged in Iran conflict

Italians rejects justice reform in referendum, deliver setback for Meloni

Slovenia's Freedom Movement narrowly wins parliamentary polls

Worldwide

UN marks Int'l Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Demonstration in Caracas demands full lifting of US sanctions

2 pilots killed after Air Canada plane hits fire truck at NY airport

Two pilots were killed and dozens of others injured as an Air Canada Express flight collided with a fire truck when landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport late Sunday, reported Xinhua. The plane, carrying 72 ...read more

17 killed, 25 injured in drone strikes in southern Sudan

Indonesia deports German over unauthorized research in national park

Business

Goods transportations by lorries drop by 16% in 2025 Q3

Irregularities spotted in cosmetics composition

Tax debt exceeds €4.5b in Finland in 2025

Sports

Sevilla sacks coach following home defeat to Valencia

Barca maintain La Liga lead as Real edge Atletico in derby thriller

Griezmann set to seal Orlando City move

Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann will leave the club at the end of the season to join Major League Soccer side Orlando City, reported Xinhua. Spanish sports dailies Diario AS, Sport and El Mundo Deportivo ...read more