Daily Finland, English News from Finland

Thursday February 19, 2026

Hirvonen, Herola win 1st silver for Finland at Winter Olympics

Eero Hirvonen and Ilkka Herola brought first silver medal for Finland in the men's Nordic

Gap widens in 2025

Govt report sees risk of unequal access to wellbeing services

Lions reach semi-finals in Olympics Ice Hockey

Finland, India aim to double trade, boost economic ties

Govt moves to tighten childcare allowance for immigrant women

More passengers travel through Finnish airports in January

National

Ranne, Tzitzikóstas witness icebreaking in Gulf of Finland

Basic amount of social aid to reduce for adults from March 1

2 men killed in Tampere during weekend, several held

Rovaniemi to host NATO Forward Land Forces HQ

Adlercreutz’s trip to Greenland cancelled due to flight disruption

JHL calls 3-day strike at private social services sector on Feb 17-19

Europe

Trilateral talks on Ukraine ends without deal on key issues

Days before the fourth anniversary of the start of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, the two-day talks among Ukraine, the United States and Russia, marking the third round of trilateral talks this year, concluded on Wednesday with no breakthrough on key issues,

German railway operator Deutsche Bahn hit by cyberattack

Hungary suspends diesel exports to Ukraine amid pipeline dispute

Iran summons German ambassador over 'anti-Iranian activities'

Half of Ukrainian refugees in Germany employed after 3 years

Worldwide

8 skiers dead after avalanche in US Northern California

Fireworks shop explosion kills 12 in central China

38 miners killed in gas explosion in Nigeria

At least 38 people have been killed and many others injured following a gas explosion at a lead mining site in central Nigeria's Plateau State, local officials said on Wednesday, reported Xinhua. The incident occurred ...read more

Airport closed in New Jersey due to aircraft emergency

US withdrawing all troops from Syria

Business

Building costs rise by 1.5% in January

Foodora to quit Finland on February 27

Bankruptcies in Finland hit 29-year high in Jan

Sports

Herola wins 4th medal for Finland at Milan-Cortina Olympics

Norway keeps rolling at Milan-Cortina Olympics

Norway's Klaebo extends Olympic gold record to 10 at Milan-Cortina

Norway's cross-country sensation Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo raised his Winter Olympic gold medal tally to ten on Wednesday, reported Xinhua. The country continued its dominance in cross-country skiing, as Klaebo, the record-holder for Winter Olympic gold medals, ...read more