Daily Finland, English News from Finland

Wednesday September 27, 2023

Govt mulls to reduce refugees’ reception allowance

The Ministry of the Interior has launched a project to examine the reception allowance granted

Poor childbirth experiences reduce birthrate

Finland becomes 1st in world to test digital travel doc

Arctic sea ice 6th lowest on record: NASA

Turkey to back Sweden's NATO bid if U.S. keeps promise on F-16 sale

Number of unemployed jobseekers rises in August Y-o-Y

National

Audit Office finds shortcomings in Migri’s procurements

Finnish peacekeepers conclude UN mission in Mali

Estonian PM due in Helsinki on Friday

Partioaitta to collect warm clothes for poor people

Finland censures attack on Kosovo Police

Govt moves to stiffen unemployment, housing, other benefits

Europe

Greece to receive €55b euros from EU funds for economic recovery

Greece will receive financial support totaling some 55 billion euros from the European Union (EU) over the next four to six years, Greek Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance Nikos Papathanasis said on Tuesday, reported Xinhua. Greek ministry officials

Suspected smugglers held in nationwide raids in Germany

Italy pays tribute to ex-President Napolitano

Germany preparing additional migrant checks at Polish, Czech borders

Hungarian PM sees ‘no urgency’ to ratify Sweden's NATO bid

Worldwide

Biden in Michigan showing support to autoworkers on strike

U.S. dollar index reaches highest in about 10 months

Canadian parliament speaker resigns over invite to Nazi veteran

The speaker of Canada's House of Commons, Anthony Rota, stepped down from his post on Tuesday amid controversies over his invitation to a veteran who fought for a Nazi military unit during the Second World ...read more

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face funding crisis: UN

Canadian PM regrets standing ovation for man who fought for Nazis

Business

Lowest barley harvest since 1970s forecast this year

Card payments grow 5% in Q2: Bank of Finland

Unemployment benefits cost drops further in 2022

Sports

Kipchoge wins Berlin Marathon, Assefa beats women's world record

Kane scores hat-trick as Bayern thrash Bochum to take Bundesliga lead

6-time Olympic luge champion Geisenberger retires

Six-time Olympic luge champion Natalie Geisenberger of Germany has said she is retiring from the sport at age 35, reported dpa. "I have decided to end my career and I am looking forward to the winter ...read more