Thursday brings mild autumn weather, a strong night for Feyenoord in Europe and a fresh look at what happens to freelancers who stop working for themselves. Here is what you need to know across the Netherlands today.
Fewer freelancers, but no rise in unemployment
The number of self-employed people in the Netherlands has fallen, but this has barely pushed up unemployment, according to an analysis by the Dutch central bank, DNB. Former freelancers tend to find a job quickly, often in a different sector from the one they worked in before. If you are a freelancer weighing a move to salaried work, the findings suggest the job market is still taking people in.
Source: NL Times
Feyenoord beat Como for a first Champions League win
Rotterdam club Feyenoord beat Italian side Como in the Champions League, with Hadj Moussa providing the decisive moment. It is the first win in this season’s competition for any Eredivisie team.
Source: DutchNews
Italian press praises the noise at De Kuip
Feyenoord’s win in Rotterdam also got attention abroad, with Italian media especially impressed by the atmosphere at De Kuip. One verdict was that Como is not used to stadiums this heated. If you have not been to a match at De Kuip yet, the coverage gives you a good idea of what to expect.
Source: Rijnmond
Mild today, cooler and changeable this weekend
Expect calm autumn weather today with highs of 18 to 20 degrees, and Friday will also be mild for the time of year before rain moves in from the west and temperatures drop. The weekend looks changeable, with highs of around 14 degrees. Also today, a protest is planned in Alkmaar against the visit of Israeli football club Hapoel Be’er Sheva, and scientists in Paris will decide the future of the leap second.
Source: NOS
A historic period room returns to the Herengracht
In Amsterdam, a monumental period room is back on the Herengracht after more than a century away. The source gives no further detail yet, but it is a story worth following for anyone interested in the city’s canal-house heritage.
Source: Het Parool
Rijswijk shuts its Haagweg pedestrian tunnel for good
Rijswijk, next to The Hague, has decided to close the pedestrian tunnel under the Haagweg permanently because the municipality no longer wants to pay for its upkeep. Some residents found the tunnel very useful, while others mainly saw it as dirty. If you walk this route, plan another way across.
Source: Omroep West
Netherlands Today is a curated digest: we summarise and link, the reporting belongs to the publications named. Something wrong or missing? Tell us.
Sources
- NL Times: Former freelancers quickly find employment, often in other sector: DNB, accessed 15 October 2026
- DutchNews: Hadj Moussa sinks Como as Feyenoord claim first CL group win, accessed 15 October 2026
- NOS: Wekdienst 15/10: Protest tegen Israëlische voetbalclub • Wetenschappers beslissen over lot schrikkelseconde, accessed 15 October 2026
- Het Parool: Na meer dan een eeuw is de monumentale stijlkamer weer terug op de Herengracht, accessed 15 October 2026
- Rijnmond: Italiaanse media onder de indruk van Feyenoord: 'Como is niet gewend aan zulke hete stadions', accessed 15 October 2026
- Omroep West: Vieze voetgangerstunnel definitief dicht: 'Ik ga er wel heel erg van balen', accessed 15 October 2026
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