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Friday October 23, 2026

Posiva granted licence to operate world's 1st spent nuke fuel repository

The government on Thursday granted Posiva Oy a licence to operate an encapsulation plant and

Helsinki to host 2030 European Athletics Championships

Widespread AI use among Finnish youth raises safety, literacy concerns: survey

3 years residency must

Stiffen criteria for childcare allowance to enter into force on Jan 1

19 killed road mishaps in Finland in September

Nokia's Q3 sales rise 10% amid strong AI infrastructure demand

National

PM visits Kyiv to show Finland’s support for Ukraine

Finland shuts down public websites over security flaws

Proposed electricity market rule contradicts principle of subsidiarity: Grand Committee

JHL calls strike at Parkkipate on Nov 5-9 demanding collective agreement

THL for review system for domestic murder to check deaths in Finland

Helsinki to increase charging points for electric cars by 50%

Europe

Macron calls for halt to demonstrations in coming days

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that the government recommends that no demonstrations be held across the country in the coming days, particularly on Saturday, reported Xinhua. Speaking after a security council meeting, Macron said the government intended to prohibit requests

2 killed, 34 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine

Germany arrests Ukrainian for spying on defence production for Russia

Merz pledges support for EU accession of West Balkan states

EU opens probe into Booking.com over scams, advertising transparency

Worldwide

US accuses Canada of seeking to influence 2026 midterm elections

Saudi Dammam airport attack kills 2 as Houthis claim further strikes

16 killed, 32 injured after 7.0-magnitude quake hits China's Xizang

Sixteen people were killed and 32 others injured after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Baqen County of Nagqu City in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region at 10:33 p.m. Thursday (Beijing Time), according to the city's emergency ...read more

4 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Gaza Strip

Student injured in stabbing at school in Canberra

Business

Number of bankruptcies rises in Finland in Sep

Unemployment rate rises to 10.4% in Finland in September

Espoo City to axe 140 employees to cut costs

Sports

Messi pays tribute to late father ahead of award ceremony

Rice rescues Arsenal draw as Bayern surrender late lead

Helsinki to host 2030 European Athletics Championships

Finland has won its bid to host the 2030 European Athletics Championships at Helsinki Olympic Stadium, said the City of Helsinki in a press release. The decision was taken on Thursday by the Executive Board of ...read more