Daily Finland, English News from Finland

Tuesday August 18, 2026

Finland mulls cutting age limit of criminal responsibility

The government has taken an initiative to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15

Trump threatens to bomb Oman over deal with Iran to control Hormuz

HUS offers antibody to newborns to prevent RSV disease

Helsinki University drops from world´s top 100 universities list

1 killed in train accident in Turku

Radiation situation in Finland remains stable, safe in 2025: STUK

National

Youth killed in road mishap in Puolanka

Helsinki’s population exceeds 700K

Finland temporarily restricts air, sea traffic again over drone risk

Govt´s draft law does not solve key problems of platform work: PAM

Finland grants €28.5m to support Ukraine's energy sector

NBI probes into financing PKK in Finland

Europe

Apple alters anti-tracking device after pressure from EU, Germany

Apple is making changes to its iPhone app-tracking prompt in European countries following criticism from competition regulators and pushback from the advertising industry, bringing an investigation by Germany's Federal Cartel Office to an end. The prompt allows users to stop apps

Botched Munich takeoff narrowly avoided disaster: expert

8 killed in Ukrainian attacks on Russia's Belgorod region

3 killed in private helicopter crash on Greek island of Sifnos

Germany's low rivers threaten construction supplies

Worldwide

DRC Ebola outbreak world's 2nd largest, deadliest in country's history

Lebanon for extension of UNIFIL mandate as Israel continues attacks

Trump threatens to bomb Oman over deal with Iran to control Hormuz

US President Donald Trump on Monday warned Oman against getting involved in a deal with Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz, saying the United States would "bomb the s*** out of them" if ...read more

8 killed, several injured, in India hotel fire near temple

Thailand to open auto gates to 31 more nationalities at Bangkok airport

Business

Finnish-Egypt Trade Expo draws Finnish firms, offers trade partnerships

Inflation stands at 2.1% in July as fuel prices rise

Building costs rise by 3.3% in Finland in July

Sports

Bayern stay coy on Musiala appearing to faint in friendly game

Mbappe looking forward to winning titles with Mourinho

Duplantis secures 4th successive European title, breaks C'ship record

World record-holding, multi-time Olympic and world champion pole vault superstar Armand Duplantis (Mondo) broke the championship record to capture the European Championship for the fourth successive time at Birmingham, reported ANI. On Sunday, Duplantis cleared 6.15 ...read more