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Finland police bust drug ring tied to Swedish organized crime
Finnish police said Wednesday that they have busted a major smuggling operation linked to Swedish organized crime, making 30 arrests and seizing 100 ... World News -
Finland to ban most Russian arrivals by car from midnight
Finland will stop most Russians attempting to cross the border between the two countries by car as it implements European Union trade ... World News -
Satellite images show new buildings at Russian military bases near Finland’s border
Russia has rapidly erected three new large buildings at a military base near Finland’s border which is used by Moscow’s Arctic Motor Rifle Brigade, ... World News -
Russian arrested in Finland is top fighter with neo-Nazi background: Wagner channels
Social media channels linked to Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries said on Friday a top fighter in one of the group’s subunits had been detained in ... World News -
Norway, Finland battle rapid spread of bird flu
Norway and Finland face record outbreaks of bird flu this year which have killed thousands of seagulls and other species, put livestock at risk and ... World News -
Biden reaches Helsinki to welcome Russia’s neighbor Finland to NATO
US President Joe Biden on Thursday closes out a week focused on rallying NATO unity behind Ukraine with a day-long visit to new member and Russian ... World News -
Moscow says closing Finland’s consulate, declares nine diplomats persona non grata
Russia announced Thursday that it was shuttering Finland’s consulate in Saint Petersburg and expelling nine of its diplomats, calling the move a ... World News -
Finnish minister resigns after just 10 days in office over Nazi references
Finland’s economy minister Vilhelm Junnila resigned on Friday after just 10 days in office, the nationalist Finns Party said, over earlier statements ... World News -
Helsinki deputy mayor caught painting illegal graffiti
A Helsinki deputy mayor was left red-faced after getting caught spraying graffiti at the weekend, an endeavor that cost 3,500 euros ($3,834) to clean ... World News -
Finland’s parliament elects conservative Petteri Orpo as prime minister
Finland’s parliament on Tuesday elected conservative Petteri Orpo as prime minister at the head of a four-party coalition including the far-right ... World News -
Capitol Hill doors reopened to Turkey after Erdogan’s victory, new lobbyists
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s envoy to the US was being turned away by lawmakers for months despite seeking meetings on Capitol Hill. So, ... World News -
Pentagon chief urges Turkish counterpart on Sweden’s NATO entry
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he urged Turkey to allow Sweden’s entry into NATO during an introductory meeting on Friday with his new Turkish ... World News -
Russia to form new air army along western borders to counter NATO expansion
Russia's Defense Ministry plans to deploy a new air army to fortify its western borders as a strategic response to NATO's growing presence in Europe, ... World News -
Finland expels nine Russian diplomats over intelligence missions
Finland will expel nine diplomats at the Russian embassy in Helsinki, accusing them of working on intelligence missions, the Finnish president’s ... World News -
Blinken urges Turkey to immediately approve Sweden’s NATO accession
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday urged Turkey to immediately finalize Sweden’s accession to NATO, saying the Nordic country had already ... World News -
Blinken to address Ukraine war from new NATO member Finland
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will next week visit new NATO member Finland where he will deliver a speech championing Ukraine’s defense against ... World News -
Record number of Russians moved to Finland in 2022
Record numbers of Russians, by far the highest in three decades, moved to neighboring Finland in 2022, official statistics published Wednesday ... World News -
Russia informed Finland that it will end deal on military visits: Defense ministry
Russia has informed neighboring Finland that it will terminate a bilateral agreement on mutual visits to military installations, the Finnish defense ... World News -
Russia says freezing Finland’s bank accounts was in retaliation to unfriendly acts
The Kremlin said on Thursday that a decision to freeze the bank accounts of Finnish embassies and consulates in Russia was a response to what it ... World News -
NATO reaches back to Cold War past with first major defense plans in decades
NATO will step back to the future at its Vilnius summit in July, with leaders set to approve thousands of pages of secret military plans that will ... World News -
Bank accounts of Finland’s embassies in Russia frozen since April: Ministry
Finland’s embassy and consulate in Russia have had their bank accounts frozen and the Nordic country has had no explanation from its neighbor, its ... World News -
Finland receives complaint from Russia about vandalism at consulate on Aland islands
Russia has complained to Finland about vandalism at a Russian consulate on the Aland islands in the Baltic Sea between Finland and Sweden, the Finnish ... World News -
In Finland, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says 2023 will be ‘decisive for victory’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday said this year will be “decisive” as he reaffirmed his call for heavier weapons ahead of ... World News -
Newly appointed female Saudi ambassadors to EU, Finland present credentials
Newly appointed female Saudi ambassadors to the European Union and Finland presented their credentials to the presidents of their respective missions, ... Saudi Arabia -
Leaving Sudan could benefit Russia’s Wagner: Finland foreign minister
Finland Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said on Monday that there was a risk that Russia’s Wagner group could benefit from the current crisis in Sudan ... Middle East -
Finland’s embassy in Russia receives letter containing powder: Report
Finland’s embassy in Moscow has received a letter containing an unknown powder and has reported the matter to the Russian authorities, Russian news ... World News -
New member Finland to take part in NATO’s nuclear planning
NATO’s new member Finland will participate in the Western military alliance’s nuclear planning and support operations, the Finnish defense ministry ... World News -
Finland completes first NATO exercise as alliance member
Finland on Thursday announced that it had completed its first NATO exercise as an alliance member, as German and Portuguese ships symbolically made ... World News -
Greece to receive Israeli anti-tank missiles in a $400 mln deal
Israel signed a 1.44 billion shekel ($400 million) deal to sell Spike anti-tank missiles to Greece, Israel’s Defense Ministry said on Monday, just ... Middle East -
NATO member Finland picks Rafael for air defense system
Finland selected Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd to provide an air defense system that will plug a hole in the weaponry of NATO’s newest member at ... World News