Päivän Sanomat — Daily Edition (English) · 1 Oct 2026

Finland

France invites Finland to join nuclear deterrence initiative

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo says Finland is interested in cooperation, but any decision will come only after more details are provided.

By Päivän Sanomat Desk

France has invited Finland to join its nuclear deterrence initiative, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo told Yle News. Orpo said the invitation came from French President Emmanuel Macron. Finland has not made a final decision on participation, but Orpo said the government is very interested in cooperation. He added that no decision will be taken until Finland has more information about what the initiative would mean in practice.

Orpo said he and Macron agreed that Finland would receive more information soon. Only after that will Finland discuss whether to join the arrangement. For now, the matter remains in a preparatory phase: Finland has signalled interest, but it has not made any commitment. Yle News reported that Orpo stressed cooperation and did not suggest that Finland was ready to decide without further clarification.

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Finland

Government proposes new integration benefit for unemployed migrants

The daily allowance would be 33.64 euros for jobseekers in Finland for less than three years and would sit below the general social security benefit.

By Finland Desk

The Finnish government is proposing a new integration benefit for unemployed migrants who do not meet the previous work requirement. According to Yle News, the model would replace the general social security benefit for jobseekers who have been in the country for less than three years, giving them a lower level of support while they look for work.

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Finland

Finland keeps eastern border closed while pushing for tougher visa rules on Russians

Finland’s eastern border checkpoints have been closed since December 2023, and the government says they will remain shut for now. The closure was introduced after authorities suspected that Russia was deliberately directing migrants toward Finnish border crossings. The government’s current…

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Finland

Finnish government survives confidence vote after SDP challenge

Finland's government has survived a confidence vote after the Social Democratic Party, the country's largest opposition party, moved to bring down the entire cabinet. The vote was tied to the government's Middle East policy and also concerned the defence minister.

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Finland

Only half of Finland’s dogs are registered, breeders say the system falls short

Only about half of Finland’s estimated 800,000 dogs have been entered into the dog register, even though registration has long been part of the official system. From now on, failing to register a dog can result in a 300-euro penalty, but the measure has not persuaded all owners to comply.

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World & Business

Freedom Ship mega-vessel plan resurfaces with $16.2 billion price tag

Plans for the Freedom Ship mega-vessel have resurfaced, HS reports. The project is linked to Freedom Cruise Line International Inc. and would aim to create a ship with room for 80,000 people. The estimated cost has been put at $16.2 billion, placing it far beyond ordinary cruise-ship construction…

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Finland

Emil Ruusuvuori speaks publicly about his health

According to HBL, the Finnish tennis player has faced serious health issues in recent years. He has now shared an update on social media.

By Päivän Sanomat | Sports desk

Finnish tennis player Emil Ruusuvuori has posted about his health on social media. HBL reports that he has dealt with major health concerns in recent years, affecting both his daily life and his career.

In the post, Ruusuvuori said he has been living with daily pain for ten months. That detail has not been independently confirmed elsewhere, but it underlines how long his health problems have reportedly continued.

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Finland

THL: primary care queues lengthened, children’s care guarantee was missed

Patients had to wait longer for treatment in primary health care last year, according to the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, THL. The deterioration was especially clear among children and young people, for whom the statutory two-week care guarantee was not met. THL said 56 percent of…

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Finland

Zelensky’s brief reply draws laughter at Helsinki Security Forum

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s short reply prompted laughter from the audience at the Helsinki Security Forum on Friday. The moment was seen in the event’s live broadcast, which was still ongoing in central Helsinki in the afternoon.

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Suomi

Small aircraft crash claims pilot's life in Central Finland

The plane crashed in the woods along the Hilmonkoskentie road in the municipality of Kannonkoski, roughly 80km north of Jyvaskyla. The small plane crashed after taking off from an amateur aviation airfield,

Suomi

Helsinki Pride kiristää sopimuksiaan – salassapito ulottuu eliniäksi

Helsinki Pride on ottamassa käyttöön työsopimuksiinsa elinikäisen salassapitovelvoitteen. Käytännön mukaan luottamuksellisten tietojen jakaminen voi johtaa sopimussakkoon, joka vastaa kuuden kuukauden palkkaa.

Finland

Storm Hannes leaves power companies with bill topping €40 million

Storm Hannes at the end of the year caused more than 40 million euros in costs for Finnish electricity network companies. The total consists of standard compensation paid to customers and the cost of repairing storm damage. The burden was heavy across the sector, but it did not fall evenly:…

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World & Business

Russia’s budget plan points to a large hole in state finances

The Kremlin says the economy is strong, but the 2027 budget proposal still shows a deficit of 2.2 percent of GDP, or about 58 billion euros.

By Päivän Sanomat | World Business

Russia’s public finances appear tighter in the latest budget proposal, despite the Kremlin’s claims that the economy is holding up. According to the draft, the deficit in 2027 would be 2.2 percent of gross domestic product, equal to roughly 5.5 trillion rubles in missing revenue for the state.

The figures suggest that military spending and other government outlays will continue to rely heavily on borrowing or other financing arrangements. Heikki Mulari says the Kremlin’s picture of a strong Russian economy is only an illusion, even as officials insist there is enough money to keep fighting.

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World & Business

Two politically charged events set for Hamina on Saturday

Hamina Pride will gather in Kesapuisto at noon, while the Sinimusta liike is holding a regional activity day in the town.

By Päivän Sanomat Desk

Hamina will host two separate events on Saturday that carry political and social significance. Hamina Pride is scheduled to take place in Kesapuisto at noon, while the Kaakkois-Suomi district of Sinimusta liike is holding an activity day in the town starting at 10 a.m. Hamina Pride chair Wilma Heino says police have been informed in advance.

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World & Business

Residents in Espoo’s Suurpelto frustrated by prolonged vandalism

Residents in Suurpelto, Espoo, say their daily lives have been disrupted by months of vandalism in local housing companies. According to Ilta-Sanomat, residents describe a group of underage boys who have urinated in stairwells, kicked doors and taken property belonging to the housing company. They…

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World & Business

Chaos Industries and Insta team up on drone defence

U.S.-based Chaos Industries and Finnish company Insta have launched a joint effort aimed at developing solutions for Finland’s drone defence. Announced on Thursday, the project is focused on how to respond more quickly and more coherently to threats from unmanned aircraft.

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World & Business

Drone alert briefly paralysed the capital region, renewing preparedness debate

The drone alert issued on 15 May was one of the most unusual public warning incidents Finland has seen in recent years. It briefly brought the country’s busiest region, the capital area, to a standstill before the situation was resolved and the warning lifted within hours.

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Maailma & Talous

Oulussa esillä Venäjän lennokki, jonka Ukraina ampui alas

Oulussa on avattu näyttely, jossa on esillä Venäjän lennokki, jonka Ukraina ampui alas. Ylen mukaan näyttelyn tarkoitus on herättää huomiota Venäjän Ukrainaa vastaan käymän hyökkäyssodan seurauksiin.

World & Business

Missile explodes near Yle reporter in Kyiv moments before live broadcast

A Russian missile struck close to Yle’s Ukraine reporter Maxim Fedorov in Kyiv just moments before he was due to go live on television. The blast forced Fedorov to take cover, and the incident was captured on camera.

Finland

Tapio Välikangas says moving abroad on a pension leaves him with money to spare

Tapio Välikangas, 62, has permanently left Finland and says he is satisfied with the decision. According to Iltalehti, he now has up to 500 euros left over each month from his pension, a situation he says would look very different if he were still living in Finland.

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Finland

Cargo ship suspected of damaging cables between Helsinki and Tallinn

A cargo ship is suspected of damaging two cables in waters between Helsinki and Tallinn on New Year’s Eve. According to Yle News, the case has now moved into the Finnish court system and is the second similar matter to come before the courts in recent years.

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Suomi

SDP pitää kärkipaikan, kun vaaleihin on yhdeksän kuukautta

Sosialidemokraattinen puolue on tuoreimman kyselyn perusteella Suomen suosituin puolue, kertoo Yle News. Tulos vahvistaa SDP:n asemaa tilanteessa, jossa puolueet alkavat jo katsoa kohti seuraavia eduskuntavaaleja.

Suomi

Suomi kaatoi Serbian Tampereella – tärkeä EM-voitto

Suomen miesten lentopallomaajoukkue nappasi sunnuntaina Tampereella tärkeän 3–0-voiton Serbiasta EM-turnauksessa. Kyse oli tuloksesta, joka antaa joukkueelle vahvan näytön turnauksen tässä vaiheessa.

Suomi

Eduskunta tuki Orpoa yhdeksän tunnin Garden Helsinki -keskustelun jälkeen

Eduskunta on tukenut pääministeri Petteri Orpoa ja hänen hallitustaan yhdeksän tuntia kestäneen ylimääräisen keskustelun jälkeen, joka koski Garden Helsinki -hankkeen rahoituskohua.

Finland

Finland welcomes preliminary US-Iran peace deal

Finland’s president and Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen have welcomed a preliminary peace deal between the United States and Iran, describing it as a step that could reduce tensions if it holds.