Daily Finland, English News from Finland

Thursday April 16, 2026

Proposal to introduce Finnish citizenship test goes to Parliament

The four-party alliance government led by conservative Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP) has taken another

Immigrant background kids face more bullying at school than natives

More Finns file debt restructuring petitions in Q1

Swedish man, who crossed Finnish border into Russia held on return

Fish fingers chosen most favourite school meal in Helsinki

Building costs rise in Finland by 1.5% in March Y-on-Y

National

Finland, Canada to boost co-op in defence, tech, marine sectors

Police to seek remand of woman for killing man in Turku

1 suspected of crossing Finnish border into Russia at Lieksa

Criminal probe into suspected territorial violation continues

Valtonen, Rubio meet in Washington, discuss biliteral ties, wars

2 burnt to death in Rauma house fire

Europe

Germany approved €6.6m Israel arms exports during Iran war

Germany approved arms exports to Israel worth €6.6 million in the first weeks of the Iran war, government data showed, though the volume remained relatively low, reported dpa. The approvals covered the period from February 28, when Israeli and US forces

EU approves billions in aid for energy-intensive German industry

9 killed in new school shooting in Turkey, gunman commits suicide

Lufthansa strikes continue as cabin crew walk out

Starmer says UK will ´not yield´ over Iran conflict despite Trump pressure

Worldwide

European ´NATO fallback plan´ without US gains traction: WSJ

Azerbaijan, Russia settle 2024 plane crash compensation

Vessels breach US blockade on Iranian ports, US claims zero traffic

Some vessels have breached a U.S. blockade imposed on ships entering and exiting Iranian ports, a London-headquartered maritime analytics firm said in a report released on Wednesday, reported Xinhua. According to Windward, an Iran-flagged landing ...read more

5 children killed in tent blaze near Damascus

Indonesia's Mount Dempo erupts, ash column rises 3.5 km

Business

610K debtors in Finland face enforcement matters in 2025

OP forecasts slow economic recovery due to Mideast war

Nokia to axe up to 124 jobs in Finland

Sports

Bayern come through Real Madrid thriller to face PSG

Atletico edge Barcelona on aggregate to reach Champions League semifinals

Germany coach apologies for statements on striker Undav

Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann has apologised for remarks on his striker Deniz Undav which were widely considered disrespectful, reported dpa. Undav scored a late 2-1 winner against Ghana in a World Cup tune-up match last month, ...read more