Daily Finland, English News from Finland

Saturday October 31, 2026

Fuel prices on rise

Diesel prices hit record high in Finland amid Mideast conflict

The average price for diesel increased by 54.7 per cent in October 2026 compared to

Chinese workers become labour exploitation victims at Kotka factory

Unemployment rate in Finland remains highest in Europe

Independence Day reception to focus guests working in nature

US approves $2.1b Patriot missile sale to Ukraine

Poland's President cuts short Senegal visit as police cordon off top court

National

Chinese workers become labour exploitation victims at Kotka factory

Finland, US deepen cooperation in tech, critical minerals

Finland sees record drug deaths last year

18 firms granted gambling licences in Finland as Veikkaus’s monopoly to end

Nordic Council calls for closer cooperation with Canada amid shifting transatlantic ties

Finland to buy €84.5m heavy anti-tank weapon system from Germany

Europe

Eurozone GDP growth slows to 0.4% in Q3

Gross domestic product (GDP) in the eurozone grew by 0.4 percent in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the previous quarter, slowing from 0.6 percent in the second quarter, according to a preliminary flash estimate released by Eurostat on

Norway awards $425m for floating offshore wind projects

Ukrainian ombudsman calls for more humanitarian missions after Oleshky operation

German court overturns acquittal of soldier who refused Covid jab

Norwegian, Danish PMs discuss disagreement over Putin call

Worldwide

Houthi missiles strike near presidential palace in Yemen's Aden

Xi holds talks with German president, calls for opening strategic partnership

Merz hopes 2 Koreas can reunify like Germany

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz recalled Germany's reunification 36 years ago during a visit to the inter-Korean border on Friday, saying he hoped Korea would one day also reunify, reported dpa. He spoke on the sidelines of ...read more

All 6 on board killed in helicopter crash in India's Uttarakhand

Brazil summons Argentine diplomat over Bolsonaro's departure

Business

News agency STT to end news services after 139 years

Finland sees €981m trade deficit in August

Prices of old house in Finland drop by 3.2% in Q3

Sports

Elversberg stuns Mainz to move into Bundesliga top 5

Kane wins Men's Ballon d'Or, Putellas claims her 3rd Women's title

Ex-Real Madrid star speaks on possibility of signing Messi in 2001

Former Real Madrid star Miguel Angel Portugal made a shocking revelation that Argentine icon Lionel Messi, who featured for arch-rivals FC Barcelona for the vast majority of his career, could have gone to Los Blancos ...read more