Daily Finland, English News from Finland

Friday March 20, 2026

Tax debt exceeds €4.5b in Finland in 2025

The total tax debt in Finland exceeded 4.5 billion euros at the end of 2025,

Iran damages Israel's key oil refinery, Israel hits Iranian navy targets

Finance Minister takes champagne worth €800 as gift

Finns make fewer domestic leisure trips, higher abroad in January

Finland ranks world’s happiest country for 9th year in a row

Man stabbed to death in Helsinki, suspect held

National

NATO should stay out of war in Iran, Stubb tells BBC

Finnish, French Armies strengthen cooperation on training, exercises

Majority Finns expect ambitious energy, climate policies: survey

Drone hits Baghdad hotel housing Finnish, US embassies

Govt to press ahead with bill easing nuclear weapons restrictions

Finland, UK, Netherlands to jointly procure defense equipment

Europe

Denmark prepared for possible US attack on Greenland in January

Denmark prepared contingency measures in January for a possible U.S. military move against Greenland, including sending blood supplies and explosives to the Arctic island, Danish broadcaster DR reported on Thursday, citing anonymous sources in Denmark and elsewhere in Europe, said

European energy prices rise amid Middle East tensions

More than one-third of people hold racist views in Germany: survey

Germany has turned back 30,000 at borders since May 2025

Abel Prize in mathematics awarded to German for 1st time

Worldwide

18 illegal migrants die off Comoros coast

4 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

Iran damages Israel's key oil refinery, Israel hits Iranian navy targets

Interception fragments from a missile launched by Iran on Thursday struck Israel's largest oil refinery in Haifa, northern Israel, causing damage, according to Israeli media, reported Xinhua. Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported that there ...read more

32-km traffic jam in Bali kills 1, leaves dozens fainting

US approves arms sales to 3 Mideast allies amid conflict with Iran

Business

OP opens 3,000 summer jobs for young people

Gastro Helsinki draws thousands, offers food, beverage brands

Inflation goes up in February in Finland

Sports

Real Betis, Celta Vigo advance to Europa League quarterfinals

Barca thrash Newcastle, Liverpool cruise into UCL quarters, Bayern, Atletico also advance

Real Madrid pay Courtois injury toll as goalkeeper sidelined for 6 weeks

This week's Champions League game has left Real Madrid with a significant injury bill to pay, with tests carried out on Thursday confirming that Belgian international goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has suffered a muscle injury, reported ...read more