A 12-year-old student opened fire at a secondary school in southern Finland and wounded three students on Tuesday, police said. The suspect was later arrested, police said. Police officers and vehicles at Viertola comprehensive school, in Vantaa, Finland (Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva via AP) Heavily armed police cordoned off the lower secondary school, with around 800 students, […]
GRAZ, Austria – The halls of Vienna’s Hofburg, the former imperial palace central to the Austrian government, have been home to proud talk of “perpetual neutrality” ever since the Alpine republic’s founding from the ashes of World War II. Chancellors, presidents and ministers alike will speak of the obligation to serve as a global mediator […]
Finland has been dubbed the world’s happiest country for six consecutive years by the World Happiness Report. But happiness in Finland doesn’t mean everyone is smiling from ear to ear or that there’s a carnival atmosphere on every street. The Nordic nation enjoys policy-based happiness from high-quality democracy and supportive public institutions. While living in […]
The governor of Russia’s Leningrad Oblast, Alexander Drozdenko, claimed on March 2 that air defense had shot down “aerial targets” over the waters and coast of the Gulf of Finland. Drozdenko’s claims came after Russian state-owned media wrote about explosions near the Bronka port in St. Petersburg. There were no casualties or damage in St. […]
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, who is leaving office, has promised that his country will continue to increase military aid to Kyiv. Source: Niinistö after informal summit of about 20 states on 26 February, as reported by European Pravda with reference to Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle Details: Niinistö said Finland has provided Ukraine with 22 aid […]
In 2023, the World Happiness Report named Finland the happiest country in the world. Finns are known for their love of nature, saunas, and coffee. But some of their customs might surprise Americans. Finland has been named the happiest country in the world by the World Happiness Report for the past six years. With its […]
In 2023, the World Happiness Report named Finland the happiest country in the world. Finns are known for their love of nature, saunas, and coffee. But Americans might be surprised by some of their customs. Finland has been named the happiest country in the world by the World Happiness Report for the past six years. […]
Finnish reservists of the Guard Jaeger Regiment stand at a shooting range as they take part in a military exercise at the Santahamina military base in Helsinki, Finland on March 7, 2023.Alessandro Rampazzo/AFP/Getty Images Finland plans to open new shooting ranges due to a surge in interest following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Nordic country […]
By Essi Lehto HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland said on Tuesday that “thousands” of third-country migrants were waiting to cross the border onto its territory from Russia. Finland closed all crossings on its 1,340 km (830 mile) border with Russia late last year amid a growing number of arrivals who lacked valid documents to enter the European […]
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister said on Friday that his country will upgrade the wall on its border with Belarus to better insulate the frontier against unauthorized migration. Donald Tusk also said that Poland and Finland both see the need for changes in the European Union’s asylum legislation, which he called “inadequate” in […]
Former Finland Prime Minister Alexander Stubb has narrowly won a runoff vote to become the country’s next president, who will steer security policy that includes integrating the new NATO member into the alliance at a time of concern over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The final tally from Sunday’s runoff shows Mr Stubb, of the centre-right […]
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s president-elect Alexander Stubb said on Monday his country should remain calm and focus on its NATO membership despite former U.S. President Donald Trump‘s recent comments on the military alliance. Trump, the front-runner to become the Republican candidate in November’s election, last week said he would not want to protect NATO members […]