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Europe · Saturday, 7 November 2026

Finland

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Rising

  1. 1Topo Maps

    Rising

    Tech & AI · App Store · #5 in paid apps

  2. 2Lauri Haav

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #22 in songs

  3. 3The One About Matthew Perry

    Breakout

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

  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. Alanalm, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Olga Heikkala

    New

    Music · Apple Music · #75 in songs

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

    2Zen Café

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #21 in songs

  3. Tuomas Vitikainen, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Nelli Matula

    Weekly

    Music · Apple Music · #7 in songs

  4. 4Jami Faltin

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #84 in songs

  5. 5The One About Matthew Perry

    Breakout

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

  6. 6Probably Stolen

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #6 in top sellers

  7. 7Suvi Auvinen

    New

    Society & beliefs · Wikipedia · 7,336 reads

  8. 8Collision Course

    New

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

  9. 9Phantom Blade Zero

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #3 in top sellers

  10. 10Teemu Nikki

    New

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 6,886 reads

Everyday apps here: Pinchos · Stockmann · Nysse Mobiili · Bolt · Vinted: Sell vintage clothes. 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 1,402 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 2.1% of the news · usually 4.8% · 30 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. 1.8% of the news · usually 1.7% · 25 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)

  3. 1.2% of the news · usually 0.9% · 17 articles

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

  4. 1.1% of the news · usually 0.6% · 1.9× usual · 16 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)

  5. 0.7% of the news · usually 1.0% · 10 articles

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

  6. 0.4% of the news · usually 0.4% · 5 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)

  7. 0.3% of the news · usually 0.2% · 4 articles

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

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

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. 1Suvi Auvinen

    New

    Society & beliefs · Wikipedia · 7,336 reads

  2. 2Katja Hänninen

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 2,568 reads

  3. Kaihsu Tai, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Antero Vartia

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 2,217 reads

  4. Министерство обороны Российской Федерации, CC BY 4.0

    4Vasily Zaitsev

    Rising

    Science & space · Wikipedia · 2,111 reads

  5. Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith, Public domain

    5Sauli Niinistö

    Breakout

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,210 reads

  6. 62026 United States elections

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,188 reads

  7. The White House, Public domain

    7Stephen Miller

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Google Trends · 100+ searches

  8. Jjsarto, CC BY-SA 4.0

    8Father's Day

    Rising

    Society & beliefs · Wikipedia · 1,081 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. 1Sijoituskästi

    Apple Podcasts · #2 in podcasts

  2. 2Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid)

    App Store · #11 in paid apps

  3. 3Kari Uoti

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 518 reads

Cars & transport

  1. 1Lautat

    App Store · #46 in paid apps

  2. 2K-Lataus

    App Store · #89 in free apps

  3. 3Blitzer.de PRO

    Everyday app

    App Store · #13 in paid apps

Crime & justice

  1. 1Casefile

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #34 in podcasts

  2. 2Fallen jag aldrig glömmer

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #48 in podcasts

  3. 3On the Trail

    FinnishJäljillä

    Apple Podcasts · #4 in podcasts

Books, arts & history

  1. 1The Rest Is History

    Apple Podcasts · #7 in podcasts

  2. 2Peter & Peter

    Apple Podcasts · #58 in podcasts

  3. 3Bella Table

    Apple Podcasts · #42 in podcasts

Education & careers

  1. 1Flashnote Derby

    App Store · #29 in paid apps

  2. 2Tähetark: Tähed ja Numbrid

    App Store · #30 in paid apps

  3. 3Seabook+

    App Store · #35 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1Niina Backman

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 560 reads

  2. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Brien Aho., Public domain

    2Elin Nordegren

    Wikipedia · 165 reads

  3. 3PostNord - Spåra dina paket

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #22 in free apps

Food & drink

  1. 1NOCCO

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 965 reads

  2. 2Love, Manuela

    App Store · #17 in paid apps

  3. 3Pancho Villa

    App Store · #90 in free apps

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. 1Huberman Lab

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #46 in podcasts

  2. 2HealthFit

    App Store · #16 in paid apps

  3. 3The Work App

    App Store · #27 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1S-mobiili

    Everyday app

    App Store · #17 in free apps

  2. 2MobilePay

    Everyday app

    App Store · #27 in free apps

  3. 3OmaVahvistus

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #66 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1The One About Matthew Perry

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in TV

  2. 2Collision Course

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #3 in films

  3. 3Teemu Nikki

    New

    Wikipedia · 6,886 reads

Music

  1. Alanalm, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Olga Heikkala

    New

    Apple Music · #75 in songs

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

    2Zen Café

    Rising

    Apple Music · #21 in songs

  3. Tuomas Vitikainen, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Nelli Matula

    Weekly

    Apple Music · #7 in songs

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1Jaakko Kulta (artisti)

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,566 reads

  2. 2KAHELI

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #30 in podcasts

  3. 3Runo Mark Cairenius

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,410 reads

Politics & world affairs

  1. 1Katja Hänninen

    New

    Wikipedia · 2,568 reads

  2. Kaihsu Tai, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Antero Vartia

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 2,217 reads

  3. 3The Rest Is Politics: US

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #16 in podcasts

Science & space

  1. Министерство обороны Российской Федерации, CC BY 4.0

    1Vasily Zaitsev

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 2,111 reads

  2. 2Anne Borgström

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 574 reads

  3. 3The Rest Is Science

    Apple Podcasts · #52 in podcasts

Society & beliefs

  1. 1Suvi Auvinen

    New

    Wikipedia · 7,336 reads

  2. 2The Ezra Klein Show

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #11 in podcasts

  3. Jjsarto, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Father's Day

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,081 reads

Sports

  1. Juzba, Public domain

    1Tinja-Riikka Korpela

    Breakout

    Wikipedia · 4,818 reads

  2. Peltimikko, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Mikko Parikka

    New

    Wikipedia · 2,750 reads

  3. 3Kim Saarinen

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,496 reads

Tech & AI

  1. 1Topo Maps

    Rising

    App Store · #5 in paid apps

  2. 2Netflix Game Controller

    Rising

    App Store · #41 in free apps

  3. 3Tiny Computers

    Rising

    App Store · #15 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. 1Bhutan

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 1,194 reads

  2. 2Manager for Scooters

    App Store · #19 in paid apps

  3. 3OBD Fusion

    App Store · #26 in paid apps


Industries here

Music 25Media & entertainment 21Gaming 19Government & public sector 11Tech & software 7Sports & fitness 6Food & beverage 1Travel & tourism 1Health & pharma 1Science & research 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. 2Isac Elliot

    3. 3Tate McRae

    4. 4Cledos

    5. Tuomas Vitikainen, CC BY-SA 4.0

      7Nelli Matula

    6. 9Ida

    7. 10Dw

    Apple Music · 2026-11-08

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1Uutisraportti

    2. 2Sijoituskästi

    3. 3Politiikan puskaradio

    4. 4On the Trail

    5. 5Kuuntelija-podcast

    6. 6Puheenaihe

      Falling

    7. 7The Rest Is History

    8. 8HS Visio -podcast

    9. 9The Daily

    10. 10Antin matka

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-08

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1Stockmann

        Rising

      2. 2OmaKanta

        Falling

      3. 3Bolt

        Rising

      4. 4Claude by Anthropic

      5. 5Vinted: Sell vintage clothes

        Rising

      6. 6OmaOomi

      7. 7Kotipizza

      8. 8ChatGPT

        Rising

      9. 9S-kaupat.fi

        Rising

      10. 10K-Ruoka

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-08

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1Unora

        2. 2AnkiMobile Flashcards

        3. 3Chromagraph Camera

        4. 4Karttahimmeli

        5. 5Topo Maps

          Rising

        6. 6Moment Pro Camera II

        7. 7iReal Pro

        8. 8AstroShader

        9. 9Procreate

        10. 10Threema for iOS

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-08

          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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