Daily Finland, English News from Finland

Friday April 17, 2026

Majority Finns rate govt´s performance poor: Kaks survey

Majority of Finnish people believed that the performance of the present four-party alliance government led

10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire comes into force

Proposal to introduce Finnish citizenship test goes to Parliament

Finnish security policy report sees US policies ´unpredictable´

Finland to limit joining Venice Biennale due to Russia´s participation

Immigrant background kids face more bullying at school than natives

National

Swedish man, who crossed Finnish border into Russia held on return

Finland, Canada to boost co-op in defence, tech, marine sectors

Police to seek remand of woman for killing man in Turku

Criminal probe into suspected territorial violation continues

1 suspected of crossing Finnish border into Russia at Lieksa

Valtonen, Rubio meet in Washington, discuss biliteral ties, wars

Europe

IEA warns of jet fuel shortage for Europe in weeks amid supply disruptions

Europe may have only about six weeks of jet fuel remaining if current supply disruptions persist, the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Fatih Birol warned on Thursday, reported Xinhua. Birol cautioned that flight cancellations could occur soon

15 killed, dozens injured in Russian strikes on Ukraine

Germany approved €6.6m Israel arms exports during Iran war

KLM cancels dozens of flights amid rising kerosene costs

EU approves billions in aid for energy-intensive German industry

Worldwide

3 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Gaza

8 dead in Indonesia helicopter crash

10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire comes into force

A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect at midnight between Thursday and Friday local time (2100 GMT), following an earlier announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump, reported Xinhua. The truce aims to end ...read more

US State Department expands visa restriction policy in Western Hemisphere

Saudi crown prince, Pakistani PM discuss bilateral ties, US-Iran talks

Business

More Finns file debt restructuring petitions in Q1

Building costs rise in Finland by 1.5% in March Y-on-Y

610K debtors in Finland face enforcement matters in 2025

Sports

Kompany to miss CL semifinal 1st leg after 3rd yellow card

Bayern come through Real Madrid thriller to face PSG

Germany coach apologies for statements on striker Undav

Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann has apologised for remarks on his striker Deniz Undav which were widely considered disrespectful, reported dpa. Undav scored a late 2-1 winner against Ghana in a World Cup tune-up match last month, ...read more