Daily Finland, English News from Finland

Thursday February 26, 2026

Proposal to tighten taxi license criteria goes to Parliament

The government on Thursday submitted a legislative proposal to Parliament to amend taxi regulation with

Consumer confidence weakens further in Feb

110 kilometres Eastern border fence with Russia completes

9 killed in road mishaps in January in Finland

Govt survives motion of no-confidence over unemployment situation

Income limits for student loan interest assistance to rise in March

National

2 elderly people burnt to death in Lohja house fire

Stubb, Nordic-Baltic leaders express solidarity with Ukraine

Suspect of attempted baby murder dies in prison in Oulu

Police handle fewer passport, ID card applications in 2025

Finland, 18 countries, AL, OIC censure Israeli annexation to West Bank

Finland grants €20m in humanitarian aid to Ukraine

Europe

German customers open to AI in banking, but fear data leaks: Survey

Many bank customers in Germany are broadly open to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services, but concerns about data leaks remain high, a survey showed, reported dpa. In a Civey poll of 4,000 online banking users commissioned by

Aston Martin to cut up to 20% of jobs amid US tariff pressure

French culture minister resigns to run for Paris mayor

Germany sends 23,000 takedown requests over Islamist posts in 2025

Reddit fined $20m in Britain over children's privacy failures

Worldwide

Xi meets Merz, puts forward 3 suggestions for bilateral ties

Lawrence Summers to resign from teaching at Harvard amid Epstein review

US, Iran signal openness to diplomacy as nuclear talks approach

Iran expressed optimism on Wednesday over the upcoming nuclear talks with the United States, as both sides signaled a willingness to pursue diplomacy amid heightened regional tensions, reported Xinhua. Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi ...read more

Canada to provide humanitarian assistance to Cuba

Firefight leaves 4 dead aboard intruding speedboat off Cuba's northern coast

Business

Consumer confidence weakens further in Feb

Wolt to axe 30 jobs in Finland, 15 more to affect

Unemployment rate rises in Finland in Jan

Sports

Vinicius scores winner as Real reach Champions League last 16

Mbappe to miss CL clash against Benfica due to knee problem

Atalanta eliminate Dortmund with controversial late penalty

A debatable penalty in stoppage time helped Atalanta dramatically dump Borussia Dortmund out of the Champions League as the Italians overturned a first-leg deficit to march into the last 16. The Germans were favourites coming into ...read more