Fallout from the court ruling readmitting Russia to the ice hockey World Championship dominated, continuing from the previous day. President Stubb told Yle he disagreed with the decision and said his Putin call came at Ukraine's request, denying British reporting. Ilta-Sanomat reported turmoil behind the Lions over participation, while Iltalehti noted Latvian law blocking games against Russia and an MP's demand for exceptional legislation, and Moscow reacted to Stubb's three points.
Attention shifted midday to Poland, where the president cut short an Africa trip and rushed to the Constitutional Tribunal as the fight with Tusk's government over rightful judges turned physical overnight.
Evening front pages turned outward to a US warning of a high-casualty terror attack in Moscow confirmed by the FSB, and to mass protests across France with around 320,000 participants and clashes in Paris leaving police on fire.