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Friday July 17, 2026

Parliament convened breaking recess to debate alleged Garden Helsinki corruption

Speaker Jussi Halla-aho on Thursday decided to convene parliament session on Tuesday breaking the ongoing

Spain's Yamal, Porro remain fitness concerns before WC final

OL2 nuke plant to continue reduced power generation until 2027

'Not alarmism, but preparation:' German Minister tours Finnish shelter

House rents go up in Finland in Q2

Finland, India vow to boost bilateral trade, investment

National

MEP Tynkkynen also denied entry into UK after Räsänen

German FM hails Finland as model for defence against Russia

Kokoomus popularity drops to lowest level in 5 years as SDP tops

Queue becomes longer to get social benefit as unemployment rises

Oil removal from 85-year-old sunken shipwreck resumes

Man killed in train mishap in Kaarina

Europe

WHO urges stronger health planning as Europe faces rising heat threat

Data from five European countries has indicated nearly 10,000 excess deaths due to heat this summer, the World Health Organization's Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) said Thursday, warning that extreme heat poses a growing health challenge and calling for better

4 Greek MPs indicted by EU prosecutors over farm subsidy fraud

Berlin, Paris begin nuclear deterrence partnership with joint exercise

Uber offers to buy Germany's Delivery Hero, at value of nearly $15b

EU orders Google to open Android AI features, share search data

Worldwide

US ends ´duration of status´ for student, journalist visas

Netanyahu family's lifetime Shin Bet protection draws criticism in Israel

US continues strikes on Iran, US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan attacked by Iran

The United States launched another round of strikes against Iran on Thursday, the U.S. Central Command said in a statement, reported Xinhua. "At 2 p.m. ET today, U.S. forces began conducting a new wave of ...read more

Algerian orphanage fire kills 11, injures 19

Israeli strikes kill 4 in Gaza, 2 in Lebanon

Business

Building costs rise by 2.5% in June Y-on-Y

Seinäjoki to host €7.5b AI data center campus

NestAI develops battlefield AI to boost Europe's tech freedom

Sports

Messi, Yamal's unique 18-year-old connection ahead of WC final

´Was really struggling to find right words, ´ Bellingham´s emotional note

Spain's Yamal, Porro remain fitness concerns before WC final

Lamine Yamal and Pedro Porro trained separately from the rest of the Spain squad on Thursday as the team began preparing for Sunday's World Cup final against Argentina, reported Xinhua. Both players were seen stretching ...read more