Finland Yle Uutiset

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:28:36 +0200
RAI: Italy avalanche kills two Finns
Rescuers located the victims using tracking devices, but they were already dead.

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:35:17 +0200
Venezuelans included in refugee quota
Finland will admit 50 Venezuelans from Peru as part of its annual refugee quota.

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:12:28 +0200
Friday's papers: Nuclear deterrence, an exploding ship, and going for gold
Even as gold retreats from record highs, Finns continue cashing in on the precious metal.

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:26:12 +0200
Finland's Evangelical Lutheran Church sees membership boost
Finland's state church saw a rise in new members last year, even as overall membership continues to decline.

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:32:54 +0200
Finland's high school seniors celebrate 'penkkarit'
It's that time of year again: students are donning costumes and tossing candy to passers-by.

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:22:58 +0200
Turku café bakes world's biggest Runeberg pastry
The cake stands at 57 centimetres, weighing more than 33 kilos.

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:11:05 +0200
Migri partially suspends review of Iranian asylum applications
Iran is experiencing intense, nationwide anti-government protests since the start of the year.

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:40:44 +0200
Finland's exports grow by 3% in 2025
The value of last year's exports reached more than 74 billion euros.

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:16:50 +0200
Finland doesn't like Article 5 talk regarding Ukraine, Politico says
The US news outlet is again reporting on Finland featuring in US State Department cables.

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:27:56 +0200
Support for opposition Social Democrats hits 25%, Yle's survey finds
The Finns Party, which fell to fourth place, saw the biggest decline in support.

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:03:26 +0200
Thursday's papers: A Microsoft boss reassures Finland, a Christian Democrat in DC, and a Tokmanni clerk's bad bets
Microsoft Finland's governmental affairs chief played down risks of the US cutting off European web services.

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:19:49 +0200
Posti announces 121 redundancies following restructuring talks
Over 170 jobs were initially on the line, but some employees were able to find other positions within the company.

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:20:19 +0200
Finns Party MP faces expulsion from party
Mikko Polvinen was suspended from the Finns Party's parliamentary group in October after voting against the government, and now says he will not apply for re-admission.

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:54:32 +0200
Citizens' initiative calling for fairer electricity transmission prices heads to Parliament
In some parts of Finland electricity transmission fees have risen so rapidly that transmission costs sometimes exceed the price of the actual electricity used.

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:38:06 +0200
Finland announces €20m education support project for Ukraine
The project will start this year and it is set to continue until 2029.

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:32:38 +0200
Finns lost over €70m to scammers last year
These types of crimes increased significantly compared to 2024.

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 10:53:09 +0200
Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen to testify before US Congress about European censorship laws
The veteran Christian Democrat politician has faced three charges of incitement to hatred in Finland, following written and spoken statements she made about homosexuality.

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:58:34 +0200
Finland's inflation rate growth slows significantly in January
There was a slight increase in the prices of food and alcohol last month, but almost all other price categories were stable.

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:48:20 +0200
Wednesday's papers: Security-minded Finns, Everyone's Rights confusion, and it's not just the weather that's cold
Some people seem to have forgetten the rules regarding Everyone's Rights.

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:44:22 +0200
"Finns like that I try to speak Finnish" — UK ambassador dives into deep end of Finnish immersion
Since moving to Helsinki in late 2024, Laura Davies has tried ice swimming, sampled 'lihamuki' and regularly posted Finnish-language content on the embassy's social media channels.

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:47:06 +0200
More people in Finland aim to delay retirement
With older workers now staying healthier, the average planned retirement age has risen faster than the minimum pension age, a new survey reveals.

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:20:47 +0200
Finland's paramedics increasingly face violent attacks by patients
A newly released study has found that the risk of violence was especially heightened if any or all of the following factors were met: a weekend night, an urban area, an intoxicated male patient, and/or mental health problems.

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:45:25 +0200
Valtonen plays down strains in US–Finnish relations: "Let's not get a divorce"
Finland appears in US State Department cables on Greenlan, obtained by Politico.

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:58:50 +0200
Finnish MPs return from winter break as SDP re-elects parliamentary whip
Jussi Halla-aho (Finns) was re-elected as Speaker of Parliament. Earlier, an SDP lawmaker who apologised for making inappropriate comments was replaced as deputy chair of the parliamentary group.

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:09:18 +0200
Ex-minister Hanna Kosonen will not seek re-election
The third-term opposition MP said she wants to leave politics because she is frustrated by the policies of the current government, which she describes as having features of "Trumpism".

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:39:57 +0200
Four detained on Russian border amid suspicions of human trafficking
The case came to authorities’ attention when a foreign woman sought refuge in a shop in Oulu. Two men were formally placed under arrest on Tuesday.

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:13:19 +0200
Turku overtakes Tampere as Finland's fastest-growing city
Tampere's population growth has slowed due to high unemployment as well as a lack of housing for families.

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:08:48 +0200
Tuesday's papers: Finland's deep freeze, Russian rhetoric, and Tampere's men-only club
A bone-chilling start to February in Finland has seen plunging temperatures and soaring electricity prices, but also satisfied tourists.

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:37:26 +0200
Yle's Moomin reading marathon attracts over 1.7 million viewers
The read-a-thon forms part of the celebrations of Yle's 100 years of broadcasting, which is themed around shared moments.

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:10:34 +0200
Finnish producer scores second Grammy Award
Jonas W. Karlsson won for his work with US electroacoustic duo ARKAI, while conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and other Finnish nominees went home empty-handed.

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