Daily Finland, English News from Finland

Tuesday February 17, 2026

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

Ilkka Herola won bronze for Finland at Milan-Cortina Olympics securing third place in the Nordic Combined

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

Rovaniemi to host NATO Forward Land Forces HQ

2 men killed in Tampere during weekend, several held

Adlercreutz’s trip to Greenland cancelled due to flight disruption

Building costs rise by 1.5% in January

National

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

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

Finland, Iraq discuss security cooperation, IS prisoner transfer

PM to begin 4-day visit to India on Tuesday

Stubb, Rubio discuss bilateral, transatlantic ties in Munich

Govt moves to abolish rehabilitation allowance for youths

Europe

Navalny recalled on 2nd year of death as Kremlin denies poisoning

Two years after the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, many people in Russia and other countries commemorated the opposition leader on Monday. Relatives, including his mother, laid flowers at his grave at the Borisovskoye Cemetery in Moscow. Despite heavy snowfall in

German Carnival parades heap satire on Putin, Trump, domestic leaders

9 killed, 15 injured from rooftop snow within week in Russia

Ukraine-Russia-US Geneva talks to be held behind closed doors

5 injured in train derailment in southwestern Switzerland

Worldwide

3 killed, 3 critically injured in shooting at US Rhode Island arena

28 killed in drone strikes on market in Sudan's North Kordofan State

Omani, Iranian FMs meet in Geneva ahead of US-Iran talks

Omani and Iranian top diplomats met in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday to finalize preparations for a second round of indirect talks between Tehran and Washington, amid high tension in the Gulf and the Middle East, ...read more

Palestinian PM urges intensified int'l pressure to implement Gaza ceasefire

Iran's IRGC launches ´combined, targeted´ drill in Strait of Hormuz

Business

Foodora to quit Finland on February 27

Bankruptcies in Finland hit 29-year high in Jan

Atria reports record sales in 2025

Sports

Barca lose La Liga leadership after losing to Girona

Velzeboer achieves golden double in short track

USA, Canada set for Olympic women's ice hockey final clash

The United States and Canada will meet in the Olympic women's ice hockey gold-medal game after both teams booked their places with contrasting semifinal wins on Monday in Milan, reported Xinhua. The United States delivered ...read more