the flux-cored wire comprising a flux comprising a fluoride powder and a metal powder,

wherein the fluoride powder comprises BaF₂ and at least one selected from the group consisting of SrF₂, AlF₃, and CaF₂,

wherein contents of the BaF₂, the SrF₂, the AlF₃, and the CaF₂ satisfy, in terms of mass % relative to a total mass of the wire,

BaF₂: 1.0% to 4.5%,

SrF₂: 2.0% or less,

CaF₂: 0.45% or less, and

AlF₃: 0.70% or less,

wherein at least one of a metal element constituting the fluoride powder and a metal element constituting the metal powder is a strong deoxidizing metal element having at least one standard Gibbs energy of formation of −200 to −150 kcal/molO₂ at 1500° C. to 1600° C. in an Ellingham diagram of an oxide of the strong deoxidizing metal element, and

wherein contents of an oxide and a carbonate in the flux satisfy, in terms of mass % relative to the total mass of the wire,

oxide: 0.5% or less, and

carbonate: 0.5% or less.