A major reform of Finland’s asylum and migration system faces criticism from the Deaconess Foundation, which says the planned national implementation of the EU migration and asylum pact weakens legal safeguards and threatens equal treatment. The EU pact enters force in summer 2026 and requires extensive legislative changes across member states. Finland’s Interior Ministry has prepared a draft package of almost 600 pages. Diakonissalaitos says the proposal marks the widest overhaul of asylum law in decades and places efficiency ahead of human rights.

• Helsinki Times
• 3 gün, 14 saat, 41 dakika

• Iltalehti
• 3 gün, 14 saat, 43 dakika

Swiss freestyle skier Mathilde Gremaud successfully defended her title in the women's slopestyle on Monday at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, while Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam claimed her first Olympic gold in a record-breaking performance in the women's 1,000 meters, reported Xinhua. Gremaud delivered under pressure after China's Gu Ailing led with 86.58 points in the opening run. The Swiss responded with a strong second run, scoring 86.96 points to edge Gu by 0.38 points and secure the gold medal. "She was maybe missing one bigger trick on the first jump and that would have been game over for me," Gremaud said. "I believe she knew she was better on the rails and I knew I was better on the jumps." "That was definitely the most intense run I've ever done," the 26-year-old added. Falling short again to Gremaud after Beijing 2022, Gu said, "I think it's kind of funny that both Olympics we were within half a point of one another. If anything, I think it's just testament to the growth of women's free skiing. It's so special to be a part of that." In speed skating, Leerdam set a new Olympic record of 1:12.31 to win the women's 1,000m, 0.28 seconds ahead of her compatriot Femke Kok, while Beijing 2022 champion Miho Takagi of Japan claimed bronze in 1:13.95, her eighth medal across five Games. China's Yin Qi and Han Mei placed 12th and 13th respectively among the 30 participants. Skating in the final pair, Leerdam, Olympic silver medalist from four years ago, took control early and extended her lead over the final 400 meters. Kok had broken the previous Olympic mark held by Takagi at Beijing 2022. "I have won a lot of things in my career. I am a world champion, but I have never been an Olympic champion before, so this was really something that was still missing. So it feels very complete, it feels surreal," Leerdam said. "I did a lot of good races this year, so I was kind of also the favorite. That is not always easy going into the Olympics. I tried to use the pressure to my advantage and let it make me even sharper than normal," she added. Switzerland added another gold in alpine skiing as Franjo von Allmen and Tanguy Nef mounted a comeback to win the men's team combined event, which made its debut on Olympic program. It also marked Von Allmen's second gold at Milan-Cortina, after he claimed the Games' opening gold in Saturday's downhill race. "Two gold medals are crazy. This one is a little bit more special because I wouldn't have made it on my own today," Von Allmen said afterward. "I can really say thank you to Tanguy - he made the difference today." Germany's Philipp Raimund captured gold in the men's normal hill ski jumping event with 274.1 points. "It feels absolutely amazing. It is the biggest achievement of my life, the best day of my life so far," he said. Japan's Kokomo Murase claimed gold in the women's snowboard big air with 179.00 points. Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand earned silver, while South Korea's Yu Seung-eun took bronze. China's Zhang Xiaonan finished fifth in her Olympic debut, matching the country's best result in the event. "It's a gold medal that brings me immense joy. The moment when winning Olympic gold, something I've long aspired to, became a reality," Murase said.

• Daily Finland
• 3 gün, 15 saat, 3 dakika

The U.S. forces pursued a Venezuela-linked oil tanker from the Caribbean and boarded it in the Indian Ocean overnight, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday, reported Xinhua. "Overnight, U.S. military forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding on the Aquila II without incident," Hegseth wrote on social media X. "It ran, and we followed," he said, accusing the tanker of defying the U.S. quarantine of sanctioned vessels traveling to or from Venezuela. Aquila II, carrying about 700,000 barrels of Venezuelan heavy crude oil, departed from Venezuelan waters in early January, according to media reports. "The Department of War tracked and hunted this vessel from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean ... You will run out of fuel long before you will outrun us," Hegseth wrote. The United States has maintained its blockade of oil vessels linked with Venezuela in the wake of the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Jan. 3.

• Daily Finland
• 3 gün, 15 saat, 12 dakika

The British Prince of Wales, William, and Princess of Wales, Catherine, are "deeply concerned" by the latest revelations in the Epstein files, British media quoted a Kensington Palace spokesperson as saying on Monday, reported Xinhua. "I can confirm the prince and princess have been deeply concerned by the continuing revelations. Their thoughts remain focused on the victims," the spokesperson said. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, lost his royal title last year due to his association with deceased American financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. According to local media, Andrew moved out of his Windsor home last week ahead of schedule. The latest revelations of the Epstein files have been shaking British politics in recent weeks, with former British Ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson quitting the Labour Party and the prime minister's chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, resigning.

• Daily Finland
• 3 gün, 15 saat, 16 dakika

• Hämeen Sanomat
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• Etelä-Saimaa
• 3 gün, 15 saat, 22 dakika

Tähden kuolinsyy selvisi maanantaina kuolintodistuksesta, jossa mainittiin veritulpan lisäksi toissijaiseksi tekijäksi peräsuolen syöpä.

• Yle Uutiset
• 3 gün, 15 saat, 22 dakika

At least four Palestinians were killed and several others injured on Monday evening in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a residential apartment in Gaza City, according to Palestinian medical sources and eyewitnesses, reported Xinhua. Witnesses told Xinhua that an Israeli helicopter fired a missile at an apartment in the al-Nasr neighborhood in western Gaza City, causing a loud explosion that was heard across large parts of the city. Medical sources told Xinhua that the airstrike killed four people and left several others with varying degrees of injuries. The wounded were transferred to nearby hospitals for treatment. The Israeli army did not immediately comment on the strike. Israel's public radio reported that a deputy company commander of Hamas was killed in the strike. Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem accused Israel of escalating its violations of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza by targeting civilian homes under what he described as "false pretexts." Qassem called on all parties to take a clear stance to "compel the occupation to halt its violations." With the latest incident, the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip since Monday morning has risen to six, and to more than 580 since the ceasefire agreement came into effect on Oct. 10, 2025, according to Palestinian medical sources.

• Daily Finland
• 3 gün, 15 saat, 24 dakika

Lindsey Vonn rikkoi hiljaisuuden

• Ilta-Sanomat
• 3 gün, 15 saat, 26 dakika

• Hämeen Sanomat
• 3 gün, 15 saat, 27 dakika

• Iltalehti
• 3 gün, 15 saat, 30 dakika

Iran on Monday publicly rejected a core U.S. demand to cease all uranium enrichment, while projecting a dual-track strategy of guarded diplomatic engagement and reinforced military preparedness, reported Xinhua. The moves came as the indirect Tehran-Washington talks in Oman's Muscat last week yielded no breakthrough and regional tensions continued to simmer. On Monday, Mohammad Eslami, president of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said that while Iran could consider diluting its 60-percent enriched uranium, it would only do so if all international sanctions were first lifted. "This issue depends on whether they will lift all sanctions in return," Iran's state news agency IRNA quoted Eslami as saying. Eslami also dismissed past proposals to ship the material abroad for safekeeping. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi echoed this line on Monday, reaffirming Tehran's strategy of engaging in talks while refusing to concede on what Iran views as sovereign rights. Pezeshkian and Araghchi have described the Muscat talks as a "good start" but warned that diplomacy must be based on "respect, not coercion." Meanwhile, Tehran-based WANA news agency reported a closed-door session held on Sunday morning between the country's military chief and Araghchi, noting that the central message of the session was "the full coordination between 'diplomacy and the field' within the decision-making structure" of Iran. In a televised speech on Monday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei urged Iranians to show unity and "disappoint the enemy" ahead of the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, amid rising tensions with the United States. Simultaneously, Iran has signaled a shift toward greater military opacity. The IRNA said in a separate report on Sunday that the Defense Ministry has halted all public displays of new weaponry "for security reasons and to safeguard the principle of surprise," a move widely interpreted as preparing for potential conflict. Positions from the United States and Israel have appeared equally firm. A report on Sunday by Israel's Channel 15 said the United States had privately messaged Iran, seeking Iran's "concessions" in the next round of talks, and expecting "serious and meaningful content." On Monday, The Jerusalem Post, citing Israeli defense officials, reported that Israel has warned Washington it "will strike alone" if Iran crosses its "red lines" on ballistic missiles. As Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, is set to lead a delegation to visit mediator Oman on Tuesday, the diplomatic channel seems to remain technically open. Yet the fundamental mismatch of demands from Tehran and Washington, combined with visible military posturing, has pointed not to an imminent deal, but rather to a prolonged stalemate. Amid continuously simmering tensions in the Middle East, the U.S. Department of Transportation on Monday issued a new advisory to all U.S.-flagged commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, asking them to stay far away from Iran's territorial sea in case Iranian forces seek to board. The somewhat "deadlocked" situation between Tehran and Washington has been captured by several media outlets. An analysis published Monday by the Middle East Forum Observer noted the increasingly narrow path forward. The U.S. demand for Iran's zero enrichment is a "maximalist position" Tehran could not accept, while Iran likely views concessions on missiles or regional proxies as an "existential danger," it said, adding that this mutual perception of high risk has explained why both sides are talking while actively preparing for the talks' failure. The Conversation has echoed this opinion, noting in an analysis published Monday that Washington's "opening demands are often maximalist by design," which are "intended to create leverage rather than define an achievable endpoint." "The risk lies in treating these demands as simultaneously attainable," it said, adding that from Tehran's view, "the issues are not equivalent."

• Daily Finland
• 3 gün, 15 saat, 35 dakika

Helsinki is launching a revision of the Citys building regulations, said the city in a press release on Monday. The revision will take into account the amended Building Act and the strategic goals adopted by the City in August 2025. The City will consult key concerned parties during the planning of the revision. The participation and evaluation plan for the revision will be available for viewing until 31 March 2026. The building regulations are a comprehensive set of regulations drawn up by the City that complement legislation and guide construction according to local needs and conditions. For their part, they have an effect on the kind of living environment that is created in the city. The provisions of the building regulations apply throughout the city area. The revision will update the regulations to comply with the Building Act that entered into force at the beginning of 2025. The goals of the Helsinki City Strategy, which can be influenced through the building regulations, include taking care of the condition and cleanliness of the urban space, reconciling the urban fabric with valuable nature, and increasing nature and greenery throughout the city, among other things. A working group is in charge of revising the building regulations, and it will consult concerned parties during the drafting process.

• Daily Finland
• 3 gün, 15 saat, 45 dakika

The number of homeless people increased in Espoo in 2025, according to a homelessness survey conducted by the Centre for State-Subsidised Housing Construction (Varken). There were 447 homeless people who live alone in Espoo in 2025 and the number increased by 43 people compared to the previous year, said the City of Espoo in a press release on Monday referring to the survey. Homelessness also increased among families with children in Espoo in 2025. According to the survey, there were 14 homeless families with children in Espoo. The number rose by a few families compared to the previous year Prolonged and repeated long-term homelessness of more than one year has remained at the same level as before. There are now 114 people who are long-term homeless. Homelessness has increased in all recorded groups: women, young people under the age of 25, and groups with a foreign background. A large share of the homeless in Espoo foremost stay temporarily with friends and relatives due to a lack of housing. “Homelessness, and the threat of becoming homeless have become increasingly visible in client work,” said Tapio Nieminen, Director of Adult Social Services in the Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County. Nieminen said that Kela-provided benefits do not always provide sufficient relief for housing problems. This is reflected as a growing need for financial support from the wellbeing services county, social guidance in financial and housing matters, or subsidised housing and temporary and emergency housing services, the Director added. “The poor employment and economic situation and the simultaneous cuts in the benefits system have increased homelessness. The City of Espoo strives to reduce homelessness by offering housing advice, but not all people in need of housing are able to find a sufficiently affordable apartment and not all evictions can be prevented,” said Anne Savolainen, Housing Manager for the City of Espoo.

• Daily Finland
• 3 gün, 15 saat, 57 dakika

Päivän horoskooppi tiistaina 10.2.

• Ilta-Sanomat
• 3 gün, 15 saat, 58 dakika