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Monday July 20, 2026

Elderly woman stabbed to death in Helsinki, suspect held

An elderly woman was killed when a man attacked her with sharp weapon in front of Kontula metro station in Helsinki on Saturday, police said. The incident took place at about 11:23 a.m. when the victim in her 80s sustained severe wounds in the knife attack and succumbed to

Published: 20:47 pm,Saturday 18 July 2026

Pro-environmental strategies make Lahti Finland’s Greenest City

The City of Lahti has become the greenest city in Finland, cutting emissions by 64 percent since 1990, city officials said. Lahti has become Finland’s first major carbon-neutral city by replacing coal with renewable energy, restoring a once-heavily-polluted lake, redesigning public transportation, and expanding recycling through circular economy initiatives

Published: 01:16 am,Saturday 18 July 2026

PM convenes cabinet meeting to discuss alleged Garden Helsinki corruption

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has called an extraordinary cabinet meeting on Monday to discuss about the alleged corruption regarding the government conditional funding of 35 million euros for the Garden Helsinki arena project, said a government press release on Friday. The cabinet will prepare the government statement scheduled to be submitted

Published: 02:22 am,Saturday 18 July 2026

2 killed, 2 injured in road mishap in Virrat

Two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Virrat, a municipality under Pirkanmaa region on Friday, police said. The accident took place at about 11:10 a.m. when a private car collided head-on with a garbage laden truck on Liedenpohjantie road. Driver of the car and

Published: 23:14 pm,Friday 17 July 2026

Indian Minister talks with Finnish firms to deepen partnership in tech, manufacturing

Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held a series of meetings with leading Finnish technology and industrial companies to strengthen Finland-India cooperation in technology, advanced manufacturing, innovation and sustainable development, reported ANI, quoting the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Friday. The interactions were part of the minister's

Published: 01:21 am,Friday 17 July 2026

Parliament convened breaking recess to debate alleged Garden Helsinki corruption

Speaker Jussi Halla-aho on Thursday decided to convene parliament session on Tuesday breaking the ongoing summer recess to debate the allegations of corruption regarding the government conditional funding of 35 million euros for the Garden Helsinki arena project, said the Parliament in a press release. The Speaker took the decision

Published: 23:45 pm,Thursday 16 July 2026

'Not alarmism, but preparation:' German Minister tours Finnish shelter

The rest of Europe must learn from Finland's extensive network of shelters and "rethink" its civil defence planning, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Friday during a visit to Helsinki, reported dpa. Finland is seen as a model within the European Union for its wide-ranging emergency facilities.

Published: 02:37 am,Thursday 16 July 2026

MEP Tynkkynen also denied entry into UK after Räsänen

Radical rightist Perussuomalaiset (Finns Party) leader and Member of European Parliament (MEP) Sebastian Tynkkynen has been denied entry into the United Kingdom, the lawmaker said. “I was just banned from entering the UK. Elected politician. Defender of girls and women. Unbelievable,” Tynkkynen wrote in a post on his social

Published: 13:30 pm,Wednesday 15 July 2026

Kokoomus popularity drops to lowest level in 5 years as SDP tops

The popularity of the ruling Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP) has dropped to its lowest level in the last five years while the support for the main opposition Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (Social Democratic Party of Finland-SDP) remained on the top, according to the latest poll commissioned by a

Published: 03:05 am,Thursday 16 July 2026

German FM hails Finland as model for defence against Russia

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Wednesday hailed Finland as a model for Europe's defence against Russia, praising its resilience and civil defence system ahead of talks in Helsinki on regional security and support for Ukraine, reported dpa. "Finland's resilience and civil defence show us how we, too, can

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