Daily Finland, English News from Finland

Tuesday May 05, 2026

Unemployment benefits of 240K shifted to social security benefits

More than 240,000 unemployed persons on labour market subsidy or basic unemployment allowance have been

US military sinks 6 Iranian boats in Hormuz, Iran hits US Navy frigate

Poultry farm worker killed in Säkylä after trapped in machine

Helsinki hosts 3-day meeting of Nat´l ICE Pact coordinators

Russian threat to Europe is permanent: PM

26 killed in China fireworks plant explosion

National

2 drones suspected of violating Finnish airspace over Hamina

Majority of Finns oppose govt´s cuts in public spending: survey

3 killed in road mishaps, 1 burnt to death, 1 drowns across Finland

Govt moves to cancel students´ residence permit, if take social support

Govt faces motion of no-confidence over failure in economic policy

Finland´s ranking drops to 6th in Press Freedom Index

Europe

Car ramming incident leaves 2 dead in Germany

Two people were killed and two others seriously injured after a car drove into a crowd in the eastern German city of Leipzig on Monday, reported Xinhua, quoting local media. Leipzig Mayor Burkhard Jung told Leipziger Volkszeitung that two people

EU seeks to exclude leather from revised anti-deforestation law

Ukraine announces ceasefire regime starting Wednesday

Austria expels 3 Russian embassy staff over suspected espionage

4 migrants found dead near Croatian-Slovenian border

Worldwide

WHO responds to hantavirus cases on Atlantic cruise ship

3 Palestinians killed in Israeli fire in Gaza amid threats of renewed operations

US military sinks 6 Iranian boats in Hormuz, Iran hits US Navy frigate

The U.S. military has sunk six Iranian small boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Brad Cooper, chief of U.S. Central Command, said Monday, reported Xinhua. The Iranian boats were struck by U.S. Apache and MH-60 Seahawk ...read more

Gunmen kill 11 villagers in northwestern Nigeria

3 killed in New York building fire

Business

Finland cuts 2026 growth forecast as energy prices rise

Finland sees €571m trade deficit in February

2400 staff to affect as Valmet starts layoffs negotiations in Finland

Sports

Vinicius' double keeps Real alive as Barca made to wait for La Liga title

Antonelli holds off Norris in Miami to tighten grip on F1 title race

Sinner routs Zverev to win Madrid Open, claims 5th straight Masters title

World No.1 Jannik Sinner needed less than an hour to defeat Alexander Zverev and win the Mutua Madrid Open title on Sunday, reported Xinhua. Sinner required just 58 minutes to seal a 6-1, 6-2 victory ...read more