Daily Finland, English News from Finland

Thursday October 08, 2026

Nokia to axe 253 jobs in Finland

Finnish networking technology company Nokia has taken an initiative to cut 253 employees in Finland,

Finland rejects 6 property purchase pleas by foreign nationals

Livelihood during retirement worries Finns more than Europeans average: Int´l survey

Kagan, Soai win Nobel in Chemistry for spontaneous homochirality solution

New law poses risk to gambling-related harms: THL, KKV

Work at Google data center sites in Finland ordered to halt

National

Finland rejects 6 property purchase pleas by foreign nationals

6 firms fined for recruiting immigrants living in Finland illegally

26% working Finns face elevated risk or severe burnout: study

62 Finns reportedly serve in Israeli military

Finland supports EU accession move of Moldova

Govt, Häkkänen survive no-confidence motions

Europe

Majority of Germans believe Merz has failed as chancellor: survey

Friedrich Merz remains stuck in a polling slump; the majority of Germans see no future for him as Chancellor. But there is no clarity yet regarding his potential successor.

Germany treats 1st patient with CRISPR therapy since approval

Ex German spy chief arrested for espionage

1 killed, 7 injured in Istanbul school stabbing, teen suspect detained

German applications for military service refusal rise

Worldwide

Cornell taps ex deputy US AG to probe sexual assault amid public outrage

CENTCOM rejects Iranian media claims of US Navy helicopter crashing in Red Sea

Fire near NZ's Queenstown grows to 1,200 hectares amid strong winds

A bush fire near New Zealand's tourist town of Queenstown has grown to about 1,200 hectares as strong winds fuel the flames on Wednesday, reported Xinhua. The fire, burning since Tuesday morning near Walter Peak ...read more

3 Palestinians killed in Israeli fire in Gaza

Trump approves firing-squad execution of 2009 Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan

Business

New car registration rises by 16% in Sept

Findata to reduce staff by more than a half due to want of funds

Wage, salary increase by 3.4% in Finland in August Y-on-Y

Sports

Djokovic claims 7th China Open men's singles title

Finland hosts TeamGym Euro Championships in Oct 14-17

Messi ends 21-year Argentina career with goal in farewell win

Lionel Messi bid farewell to international football on Tuesday with an emotional final appearance for Argentina in its 3-0 friendly win over Benin, reported Xinhua. Messi scored a late penalty, his 126th international goal, and ...read more