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Thursday May 21, 2026

Parliament approves controversial fixed-term employment bill

The Parliament on Wednesday approved the controversial bill regarding fixed-term employment contracts with the provision

US indictment of Castro is baseless political maneuver: Diaz-Canel

VTT axes 175 employees

Finnish firm suspected of exporting 135 trucks, 29 trailers to Russia

Putin, Xi meet in Beijing

China, Russia agree to further extend friendly cooperation

Police look for grenade taken by someone after detecting in Riihimäki

National

Finnish, local teams recover all bodies of missing divers in Maldives

Finland to upgrade civil emergency alert system after drone warnings

Motorist fined for teenager death in car-e-scooter collision

Finland, India vow to boost digital ties, bilateral trade

Vantaa murder victim was landlord of suspected killer

Finland intensifies air surveillance, conducts drone search

Europe

European countries condemn Israeli treatment of Gaza flotilla activists

Many European countries on Wednesday sharply criticized Israel's treatment of activists detained from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, condemning the humiliation of detainees as unacceptable and inhumane, reported Xinhua. Foreign ministers and leaders of Spain, Britain, Ireland, France, Italy, the

Germany still lacks clarity on US troop cuts: Minister

Germany to deploy Patriot system to Turkey under NATO mission

Search for missing trio resumes under collapsed building in Germany

Modi gifts traditional Indian artefacts to Finland, Iceland, Denmark PMs

Worldwide

Trump says Iran talks ´in final stages´, Iran reviewing US views

Israeli strikes kill 29 in Lebanon despite ceasefire

US indictment of Castro is baseless political maneuver: Diaz-Canel

The charges by the U.S. government against Cuban Revolution leader Raul Castro are a "political maneuver" with no legal basis whatsoever, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said Wednesday, reported Xinhua. Diaz-Canel said on X that the ...read more

Israeli Minister releases video showing Gaza flotilla activists shackled

Morocco hosts Gaming Expo to boost creative economy, digital industry

Business

Govt forecasts rise of unemployment in Finland

Number of bankruptcies in Finland rises in April

Building costs rise by 1.9% in April Y-on-Y

Sports

Perez likely to face 1st presidential election rival at Real Madrid since 2009

Carvajal to leave Real Madrid at end of season

Neymar suffers fresh injury setback before World Cup

Neymar has suffered a new injury scare less than a month before Brazil's opening match of the FIFA World Cup against Morocco, reported Xinhua. The 34-year-old Santos star missed his team's home Copa Sudamericana match ...read more