Daily Finland, English News from Finland

Friday May 22, 2026

Fewer immigrants move to Finland in 2025

A total of 51,121 immigrants moved to Finland in 2025 and the number went down

Valmet layoffs 2,400 in Finland, 350 staff affect in Sweden, Poland

Trump to intervene in Cuba

Russia, China voice firm support for Cuba

Worker exploitation

PAM imposes job search ban on Lapland safari company

Finland to establish police reserve for exceptional situations

Balcony railing of fibre cement poses fall risk: Otkes

National

Finland´s population on wane despite higher immigration

Grenade missing from Riihimäki recovered

Parliament approves controversial fixed-term employment bill

Finnish firm suspected of exporting 135 trucks, 29 trailers to Russia

Finnish, local teams recover all bodies of missing divers in Maldives

Finland to upgrade civil emergency alert system after drone warnings

Europe

Merz proposes EU 'associate member' status for Ukraine

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed offering Ukraine a new special status as an "associate member" of the European Union in response to Kiev's demand for swift accession, according to a letter seen by dpa on Thursday. In the letter to

EU forecasts weaker growth, rising inflation

Court finds Air France, Airbus guilty of manslaughter in 2009 crash

Romania to receive €16.68b loan under EU SAFE program

Netherlands says no Andes virus infections detected among cruise ship arrivals

Worldwide

Israel kills 8 in Lebanon. 4 in Palestine

8 miners killed in attack by armed separatists in eastern Indonesia

10 nations summon Israeli envoys over minister's flotilla abuse video

Ten countries, including seven European nations, have summoned Israeli ambassadors in protest against a controversial 'abuse' video broadcast by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir that allegedly showed Israeli personnel subjecting the Gaza-bound captured international activists ...read more

Disneyland launches new summer attractions in Southern California to draw visitors

China, Russia agree to further extend friendly cooperation

Business

Valmet layoffs 2,400 in Finland, 350 staff affect in Sweden, Poland

VTT axes 175 employees

Govt forecasts rise of unemployment in Finland

Sports

'Aura' and 'quality': Neuer returns into Germany team for World Cup

Neymar suffers fresh injury setback before World Cup

Haaland leads Norway 26-man World Cup squad

Norway's national football team announced its 26-man squad for 2026 FIFA World Cup on Thursday, with Manchester City hitman Erling Haaland leading the roster, reported Xinhua. Having participated in the World Cup three times in ...read more