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Wednesday June 17, 2026

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Excellent coastal bathing waters on wane in Finland

It is safe to swim at public bathing beaches in Finland, according to the European

3 killed in separate road mishaps in Kokkola, Laukaa, Jyväskylä

Messi ties WC mark as Argentina rout Algeria

Govt forecasts slow economic recovery due to higher energy prices, uncertainty

OL1 nuke plant resumes power generation after outage

More passengers fly through Finnish airports in May

National

3 killed in separate road mishaps in Kokkola, Laukaa, Jyväskylä

Stubb hails US-Iran peace agreement

1 stabbed in Helsinki, suspect held

Employers told to pay wages, if drone threat prevents workers from work

PAM withdraws job search ban on Lapland safari company

Finland, Ukraine sign MoU on defence materiel cooperation

Europe

German broadcaster amends Belfast riots report after Musk legal action

German broadcaster ZDF has removed parts of a report on the recent riots in Belfast following legal action taken by tech billionaire Elon Musk. A German law firm had demanded a cease-and-desist letter regarding the opening segment of a ZDF news

EU, Britain to hold 2nd summit on July 22

German population stagnates as net migration and birth rate decline

NATO to deploy air defense system in Turkey

2 pilots killed in Su-24M bomber crash in Ukraine

Worldwide

Iran's FM says talks with US on final deal to begin Friday

Trump says US to reimpose sanctions on Russian oil

4 killed in Israeli drone strikes in S. Lebanon despite US-Iran MoU

Four people were killed and several others wounded in Israeli drone strikes targeting Mayfadoun in southern Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon, according to a preliminary toll reported by Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA), said Xinhua. ...read more

FBI foils alleged attacks planned for WH UFC event: Director

2 Malaysian soldiers killed by grenade during training

Business

Fuel price hike further rises inflation to 2.1% in Finland in May

Building costs rise by 1.8% in Finland in May

Trade policy magazine Kauppapolitiikka ends publication this month

Sports

Mbappe scores twice as France beat Senegal in WC

Renard named Tunisia coach after Lamouchi dismissal

Haaland's double in WC debut fires Norway past Iraq

Norway claimed a 4-1 win over Iraq in their World Cup Group I opener early Wednesday night (Finnish local time), with star striker Erling Haaland scoring twice on his World Cup debut. It was Norway's ...read more