Daily Finland, English News from Finland

Friday February 20, 2026

Finland sees 22% fewer job vacancies in 2025

There were 34,100 open job vacancies in 2025, which is 22 per cent fewer than

US Supreme Court rules Trump administration's sweeping tariffs illegal

Hirvonen, Herola win 1st silver for Finland at Winter Olympics

Govt moves to tighten driving licence criteria for young people

40% large firms likely to change subcontractors due to ESG obligations

Sexual abuse victims see police actions unfair: survey

National

Govt proposes to criminalise unauthorised possession of jammers

Finland, India aim to double trade, boost economic ties

Govt moves to tighten childcare allowance for immigrant women

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

Europe

France says EC has no mandate to attend ´Board of Peace´ talks

France on Thursday voiced surprise over reports that the European Commission (EC) took part in a meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump's so-called Board of Peace, stating that the commission had not been authorized by the European Council to attend,

Russian nuclear icebreaker begins escort operations in Gulf of Finland

British King' brother Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office

Flights disrupted at Athens Int'l Airport due to technical fault

Worldwide

Trump says Iran has 10 to 15 days to reach nuclear deal

16 killed in Pakistan's Karachi building explosion

US Supreme Court rules Trump administration's sweeping tariffs illegal

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs under a law meant for use in national emergencies are illegal, reported Xinhua. In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court said ...read more

US trade deficit in goods hits record high in 2025

S. Korea's ex-president Yoon sentenced to life in prison on insurrection

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

China's Ning wins 1,500m speed skating with Olympic record

Real Madrid sends evidence to UEFA in Vinicius probe

US win gold in women's ice hockey at Olympic

The United States captured its third Olympic women's ice hockey gold medal on Thursday, rallying from behind to defeat archrival Canada 2-1 in overtime in the Milan-Cortina 2026 final, reported Xinhua. Trailing for most of ...read more