Daily Finland, English News from Finland

Monday July 06, 2026

Finland, China to boost cooperation, jointly address challenges

President Alexander Stubb and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pledged on Sunday to strengthen

Haaland's brace stuns Brazil as Norway reach maiden quarter-finals

Elderly man burnt to death in Pieksämäki house fire

Venezuela quake death toll rises to 3,342

10-man England beat Mexico 3-2 to enter quarterfinals

Air, sea traffic halted for 4 hours over possible drone threat

National

Finland to buy short-range air defence system from Sweden

Govt moves to amend residence permit rules to check labour abuse

Stubb condemns Russian attacks on Ukraine, holds phone talk with Zelenskyy

Russia suspends rail border crossings with Finland, Estonia, Latvia

Finland joins Int´l HNS Convention

Finland resumes processing of Iranians´ asylum applications

Europe

German AfD leader defends same-sex relationships despite party stance

The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Alice Weidel, who lives in a same-sex civil partnership, distanced herself on Sunday from part of a regional party manifesto backing the traditional family model, saying she lives "something different," reported

Turkish protesters denounce NATO's push for higher military budgets ahead of summit

Cologne's Pride Parade in Germany starts with 1m spectators

Toxic smoke blankets Greece's city after wildfire sparks factory fire

Early heatwave leaves deadly toll, fuels widespread wildfires across Europe

Worldwide

Israeli airstrikes hit S. Lebanon as drone flies over Beirut suburbs

8 shot in New York on Fourth of July

Iranian leaders vow to carry forward Khamenei's legacy during funeral

As Iran and the Shia community mourn the death of the former Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, senior Iranian political and military leaders paid tribute to the deceased leader during his ...read more

Trump, Putin, hold phone call on Ukraine, bilateral ties

20 dead, over 100 missing after boat capsizes in DR Congo

Business

Elisa, MTV reach deal to resolve months-long dispute

Wage, salary drop from last month, increase Y-on-Y in May

Finland's share of global exports more than halves since 2002: research

Sports

Mbappe penalty sends France past Paraguay to reach WC quarterfinals

Morocco reach WC quarterfinals after 3-0 win over Canada

Haaland's brace stuns Brazil as Norway reach maiden quarter-finals

Erling Haaland produced a sensational late double as Norway shocked five-time champions Brazil 2-1 in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, booking a place in the quarter-finals for ...read more