Daily Finland, English News from Finland

Friday April 03, 2026

Stubb, Pezeshkian discuss Iran, Mideast situation over phone

President Alexander Stubb on Thursday held a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian

Several drones might have entered Finland: NBI

US, Israel attack on bridge in Iran, Houthis run ballistic missile attacks on Israel

OL2, OL1 nuke plants to undergo annual outages this month

Fortum to support Nscale’s plans to establish data centre in Finland

Trump says Attorney General Pam Bondi will step down

National

Several drones might have entered Finland: NBI

Residence-based benefits for people without residence permit end

20% residents of Uusimaa region are foreign background

Stubb, Trump hold telephone conversation, discuss NATO

1 more Ukrainian drone found in Finland, probe into territorial violation begins

Govt to face motion of no-confidence over rising poverty, living costs

Europe

Sweden unveils $957m anti-drone air defense system

Sweden on Thursday announced an investment in a new artillery-based air defense system aimed at countering drone threats, as the country seeks to strengthen its air defense capabilities amid evolving security challenges, reported Xinhua. At a press conference, Swedish Defense

Portugal announces €600m credit line to firms hit by rising energy costs

German firm banned from marketing alcohol-free alternative as whiskey

Austria denies U.S. airspace requests for military operations against Iran

1 dead as severe storms hit Greece

Worldwide

4 children killed in daycare school stabbing in Ugandan

Putin, Saudi crown prince say Mideast crisis affects global energy security

Trump warns of stopping weapons for Ukraine unless Europe joins Hormuz coalition: FT

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to halt weapon supplies for Ukraine to pressure European allies into joining a "coalition of the willing" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times reported Wednesday, citing ...read more

Russia preparing 2nd oil shipment to Cuba: energy minister

70 killed in ADF attack in eastern DR Congo

Business

Prices of liquid fuel rise in March in Finland

Finland sees €557m trade deficit in January

Wolt axes 24 jobs in Finland, 14 more staff affected

Sports

Olympic cross country champion Carl gets 18 months doping ban

Former East Germany football icon Kreische dies

Barca thrash Real to reach Women's Champions League semis

FC Barcelona advanced to the semifinals of the Women's Champions League with a commanding 6-0 home win over Real Madrid in the second leg on Thursday, reported Xinhua. More than 60,000 fans at Camp Nou ...read more