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Europe · Thursday, 5 November 2026

Finland

No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.


Rising

  1. 1CoPE Paediatric Emergency

    Breakout

    Health & wellness · App Store · #5 in paid apps

  2. 2The One About Matthew Perry

    Breakout

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  3. 3Tino Singh

    New

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 9,693 reads

  4. 4Collision Course

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #3 in films

  5. 5Probably Stolen

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #6 in top sellers


Top today

  1. No machine-readable author provided. Qz10 assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain

    1Zen Café

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #16 in songs

  2. Tuomas Vitikainen, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Nelli Matula

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #6 in songs

  3. 3The One About Matthew Perry

    Breakout

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  4. 4Tino Singh

    New

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 9,693 reads

  5. 5Probably Stolen

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #6 in top sellers

  6. Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0

    6Russell Brand

    New

    Music · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  7. 7Collision Course

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #3 in films

  8. 8Phantom Blade Zero

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #3 in top sellers

  9. 9The Drop

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #2 in films

  10. 10CoPE Paediatric Emergency

    Breakout

    Health & wellness · App Store · #5 in paid apps

Everyday apps here: Shadowrocket · Lil' Clock · Shop · AnkiMobile Flashcards · VESC Tool. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.


What the news is talking about

How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,979 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 5.2% of the news · usually 4.8% · 102 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 15% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 12% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 5% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  2. Jobs and work More than usual
    1.8% of the news · usually 0.9% · 2.0× usual · 36 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 48% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  3. 1.7% of the news · usually 1.7% · 34 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  4. 0.8% of the news · usually 1.0% · 16 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  5. 0.4% of the news · usually 0.4% · 7 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 27% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 18% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 1% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  6. 0.2% of the news · usually 0.2% · 3 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 7% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  7. 0.1% of the news · usually 0.3% · 2 articles
  8. 0.1% of the news · usually 0.6% · 2 articles

    Survey · 2023 66% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

    Survey · Apr 2026 7% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

How the news sounds

News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.

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Issues people are looking up

The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.

  1. Leah Herman, House Creative Services, Public domain

    1Mary Peltola

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 4,951 reads

  2. U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain

    2Jon Ossoff

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,751 reads

  3. 3List of cities and towns in Finland

    Weekly

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 1,631 reads

  4. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    4Abdul El-Sayed

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 2,020 reads

  5. 52026 United States elections

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,701 reads

  6. 6Pirkka Aalto

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,115 reads

  7. 7Kari Uoti

    Rising

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 951 reads

  8. Bureau of Indian Affairs Staff, Public domain

    8Buzzy Peltola

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,310 reads

Rising on Google

Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 25 October 2026, in most of the country’s regions.

  1. diandra floresBreakout
  2. ville juurikkalaBreakout
  3. zen cafe+4,550%
  4. pommikone+3,600%
  5. teemu mäntysaari+3,200%
  6. jääkausi+3,100%
  7. jenna kosunen+2,950%
  8. suomen poliisi+2,700%
  9. aivoinfarkti+2,700%
  10. samuli putro+2,450%

Google Trends


By category

Business & economy

  1. 1Puheenaihe

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #3 in podcasts

  2. 2List of cities and towns in Finland

    Weekly

    Wikipedia · 1,631 reads

  3. 3Sami Miettinen Neuvottelija

    Breakout

    Apple Podcasts · #22 in podcasts

Cars & transport

  1. 1Karttahimmeli

    App Store · #21 in paid apps

Nature, climate & disasters

  1. 1Finnish famine of 1866–1868

    Wikipedia · 423 reads

  2. 2Great Famine of 1695–1697

    Wikipedia · 290 reads

Crime & justice

  1. 1Kurja juttu

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #12 in podcasts

  2. Photo by Max Morse for TechCrunch TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0

    2Elizabeth Holmes

    Weekly

    Wikipedia · 384 reads

  3. 3Murhan anatomia

    Apple Podcasts · #13 in podcasts

Books, arts & history

  1. 1The Rest Is History

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #8 in podcasts

  2. 2Benita Heiskanen

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,443 reads

  3. 3Mikko Saikku

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,028 reads

Education & careers

  1. 1SkySafari 7 Pro

    App Store · #39 in paid apps

  2. 2ArtPose

    App Store · #42 in paid apps

  3. 3ArtPose Female Edition

    App Store · #43 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. Raimo Miettinen, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Karita Tykkä

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

  2. FLOTUS – Melania Trump, Public domain

    2Melania Trump

    Wikipedia · 390 reads

  3. 3Susanna Penttilä

    Wikipedia · 168 reads

Food & drink

  1. 1NOCCO

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 894 reads

  2. 2Akseli Herlevi

    Wikipedia · 292 reads

  3. 3Kari Aihinen

    Wikipedia · 147 reads

Gaming

  1. 1Probably Stolen

    Breakout

    Steam · #6 in top sellers

  2. 2Phantom Blade Zero

    Breakout

    Steam · #3 in top sellers

  3. 3The Long Dark

    Back

    Steam · #15 in top sellers

Health & wellness

  1. 1CoPE Paediatric Emergency

    Breakout

    App Store · #5 in paid apps

  2. 2WorkOutDoors

    App Store · #25 in paid apps

  3. 3HeartWatch: Heart Rate Monitor

    App Store · #27 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1OmaVahvistus

    App Store · #26 in free apps

  2. Aylakinn, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Nasdaq

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  3. 3S-mobiili

    Everyday app

    App Store · #16 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1The One About Matthew Perry

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  2. 2Tino Singh

    New

    Wikipedia · 9,693 reads

  3. 3Collision Course

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #3 in films

Music

  1. No machine-readable author provided. Qz10 assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain

    1Zen Café

    Rising

    Apple Music · #16 in songs

  2. Tuomas Vitikainen, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Nelli Matula

    Rising

    Apple Music · #6 in songs

  3. Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Russell Brand

    New

    Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #10 in podcasts

  2. 2Alex & Sigges podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #32 in podcasts

  3. 3Ismo Tauriainen

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

Politics & world affairs

  1. Leah Herman, House Creative Services, Public domain

    1Mary Peltola

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 4,951 reads

  2. 2Uutisraportti

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #1 in podcasts

  3. U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain

    3Jon Ossoff

    New

    Wikipedia · 1,751 reads

Science & space

  1. Sillerkiil, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Tuija Saresma

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 905 reads

  2. 2The Rest Is Science

    Apple Podcasts · #60 in podcasts

  3. 3Mette Mannonen

    Wikipedia · 593 reads

Society & beliefs

  1. 1The Ezra Klein Show

    Breakout

    Apple Podcasts · #7 in podcasts

  2. 2Antin matka

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #9 in podcasts

  3. 3Mer än bara morsa!

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #11 in podcasts

Sports

  1. 1Kimanttia

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #4 in podcasts

  2. Jesse Kornblum, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Roby Järventie

    New

    Wikipedia · 1,989 reads

  3. Miloslav Rejha, CC BY 4.0

    3Sami Pajari

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

Tech & AI

  1. 1Goblin Tools

    App Store · #6 in paid apps

  2. 2TeleGuard

    App Store · #7 in paid apps

  3. 3FORScan Lite - for Ford, Mazda

    App Store · #18 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. 1HSL

    App Store · #61 in free apps

  2. 2Finland

    Wikipedia · 893 reads

  3. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0

    3United States

    Wikipedia · 388 reads


Industries here

Media & entertainment 23Gaming 18Government & public sector 17Music 9Sports & fitness 6Tech & software 2Food & beverage 1Health & pharma 1Science & research 1Legal & professional services 1Jobs, HR & staffing 1


The numbers behind the mood

The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.

Economy

  • Inflation3.4%Oct 2026 · +0.7 pts since Sept 2026Eurostat
  • Unemployment11.0%Sept 2026Eurostat
  • Consumer confidence96.8100 = long-run averageMay 2026 · +0.1 since Apr 2026OECD
  • Central bank rate2.50%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
  • Real house prices-4.4%Q2 2026 · −1.9 pts since Q1 2026BIS
  • GDP growth0.2%2025 · −0.2 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
  • Youth unemployment21.5%2025 · +2.8 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0

Business

  • Business confidence100.3100 = long-run averageApr 2026 · +0.1 since Mar 2026OECD
  • New businesses115.02021 = 100Q2 2026Eurostat
  • Bankruptcy declarations167.72021 = 100Q2 2026Eurostat

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Artificial Intelligence
    121 papers
  • Molecular Biology
    98 papers
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
    92 papers

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1The One About Matthew Perry

      Breakout

    2. 2Lupin

      Rising

    3. 3A Couple of Lies

      New

    4. 4Nobody Wants This

      Falling

    5. 5The Fall of El Mayo

    6. 7The Diplomat

      Falling

    7. 8Ghosts

    8. Press photo, Public domain

      9East of Eden

    9. 10Below

      Falling

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1Weapon

    2. 2The Drop

      Rising

    3. 3Collision Course

      New

    4. 4Surviving Hurricane Otis

      Rising

    5. 5Hot Wheels Let's Race: Attack of the T-Rex

      Falling

    6. 6Animals

      Falling

    7. 7The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

    8. 8Far and Away

    9. 9Halloween

    10. 10Money Train

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Aris Christian Staboulis

    2. 2Tate McRae

    3. 4Cledos

    4. 5Ida

    5. Tuomas Vitikainen, CC BY-SA 4.0

      6Nelli Matula

    6. 7Dw

    7. 8Louna0nline

    8. 9Isac Elliot

    Apple Music · 2026-11-06

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1Uutisraportti

      Rising

    2. 2Sijoituskästi

      Falling

    3. 3Puheenaihe

      Rising

    4. 4Kimanttia

      Breakout

    5. 5Amerikkapodi

      Falling

    6. 6The Daily

      Falling

    7. 7The Ezra Klein Show

      Breakout

    8. 8The Rest Is History

      Rising

    9. 9Antin matka

      Rising

    10. 10Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend

      Rising

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-06

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1OmaKanta

      2. 2Stockmann

      3. 3Shop

        Rising

      4. 4Claude by Anthropic

      5. 5PostNord - Spåra dina paket

      6. 6Suomi.fi

      7. 7Matkahuolto Paketit

      8. 8Vinted: Sell vintage clothes

      9. 9ChatGPT

      10. 10Microsoft Authenticator

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-06

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1Unora

        2. 2AnkiMobile Flashcards

          Rising

        3. 3Chromagraph Camera

          Falling

        4. 4Shadowrocket

          Rising

        5. 5CoPE Paediatric Emergency

          Breakout

        6. 6Goblin Tools

        7. 7TeleGuard

        8. 8Lil' Clock

          Rising

        9. 9Kehukone - piristä päivääsi

          Falling

        10. 10Topo Maps

          Falling

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-06

          Steam · Top sellers

          1. 1Counter-Strike 2

            Rising

          2. 2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

            Falling

          3. 3Phantom Blade Zero

            Breakout

          4. 4Aion 2

          5. 5War Thunder

          6. 6Probably Stolen

            Breakout

          7. 7Dota 2

          8. 9Crimson Desert

            Breakout

          9. 10EA Sports FC 27

          Show the top 100

            Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-10-27


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