Daily Finland, English News from Finland

Thursday April 02, 2026

Population growth slides

20% residents of Uusimaa region are foreign background

Every fifth person living in Uusimaa region is of foreign background, according to Statistics Finland. The

Israel strikes Iranian chemical weapons, Houthis claim new missile attacks on Israel

Stubb, Trump hold telephone conversation, discuss NATO

Number of primary, lower secondary students on wane in Finland

Residence-based benefits for people without residence permit end

1 more Ukrainian drone found in Finland, probe into territorial violation begins

National

Govt to face motion of no-confidence over rising poverty, living costs

Conscript killed in ATV accident during exercise in Kouvola

Finland to boost counter-drone abilities after Ukrainian drones enter airspace

Probe into drone crashes continues, Ukranine apologises

Finland moves to make asylum processing shorter, streamline deportation

2 held at Helsinki Airport for suspected €100K money laundering

Europe

36 migrants killed in 2 boat incidents in Italian island, Türkiye's coast

At least 18 people have died and five others are in critical condition after a boat carrying migrants was recovered off the Italian island of Lampedusa on Wednesday, reported Xinhua. According to Ansa News Agency, Italian Coast Guard patrol vessels

France not taking part in US-Israel military action against Iran: Macron

No more attempts to free whale stranded off Germany

German govt aims to cut flight ticket tax from July

France bans oral nicotine products from April 1

Worldwide

Trump calls NATO ´paper tiger,´ considers withdrawal

Israel strikes Iranian chemical weapons, Houthis claim new missile attacks on Israel

US launches Artemis II crewed Moon mission

NASA's Artemis II moon mission lifted off from the U.S. state of Florida on Wednesday, carrying four astronauts on the first crewed flight around the Moon in more than 50 years,reported Xinhua. The Space Launch ...read more

Palestinians observe strike in West Bank against Israel's death penalty law

Textile factory fire in Cairo kills 8, injures 17

Business

Prices of liquid fuel rise in March in Finland

Finland sees €557m trade deficit in January

Wolt axes 24 jobs in Finland, 14 more staff affected

Sports

World Cup set for new era as giants miss out

Italy miss 3rd straight World Cup after playoff loss to Bosnia

Former East Germany football icon Kreische dies

Former East Germany football great Hans-Jürgen Kreische died at age 78 on Tuesday night, his long-time club Dynamo Dresen said, citing his family, reported dpa. Kreische won 50 East Germany caps, scoring 25 goals. He was ...read more