Daily Finland, English News from Finland

Wednesday February 18, 2026

Govt moves to tighten childcare allowance for immigrant women

The four-party alliance government led by conservative Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP) has taken an

Herola wins 4th medal for Finland at Milan-Cortina Olympics

1st day of trilateral talks on Ukraine ends, negotiations to continue

Nearly all 40+ Finns show changes in shoulder MRI scans: study

Day 11 Roundup

Norway keeps rolling at Milan-Cortina Olympics

Foreign tourist influx hits record high in Finland last year

National

Ranne, Tzitzikóstas witness icebreaking in Gulf of Finland

Basic amount of social aid to reduce for adults from March 1

2 men killed in Tampere during weekend, several held

Rovaniemi to host NATO Forward Land Forces HQ

Adlercreutz’s trip to Greenland cancelled due to flight disruption

JHL calls 3-day strike at private social services sector on Feb 17-19

Europe

Half of Ukrainian refugees in Germany employed after 3 years

Half of the Ukrainians of working age who fled to Germany in the first six months of the war with Russia have found employment three and a half years later, according to an analysis by federal migration and employment agencies

German far-right AfD classified 'extremist' in state of Lower Saxony

3 killed in military police building collapse in Russia

German industry cut 124,000 jobs in 2025

Navalny recalled on 2nd year of death as Kremlin denies poisoning

Worldwide

Congress impeaches Peru President over corruption charges

US military strikes 3 vessels in eastern Pacific, Caribbean, killing 11

Iran sees ´new window´ in nuclear talks, but strait drill understores complexity

Iran signaled cautious optimism on Tuesday after a second round of indirect nuclear talks with the United States, describing them as opening a "new window of opportunity," while Washington said Tehran had yet to acknowledge ...read more

2 Palestinian children killed in Gaza, West Bank

US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies

Business

Building costs rise by 1.5% in January

Foodora to quit Finland on February 27

Bankruptcies in Finland hit 29-year high in Jan

Sports

USA, Canada set for Olympic women's ice hockey final clash

Barca lose La Liga leadership after losing to Girona

Herola wins 4th medal for Finland at Milan-Cortina Olympics

Ilkka Herola won bronze for Finland at Milan-Cortina Olympics securing third place in the Nordic Combined Individual Gundersen Large Hill/10km on Tuesday. Norway's Jens Luraas Oftebro captured gold medal at the event crossing the line with great ...read more