HELSINKI — Top Finnish defense officials are moving closer to finalizing proposals aimed at filling the country’s NATO membership with life. One key consideration, which may require amendments to Finland’s constitution, relates to the hosting of alliance forces on Finnish soil. The Ministry of Defense here is currently reviewing proposals and reports from the military, […]
Germany’s president has praised Finland’s entry into NATO as a boon for Europe’s security amid Russian aggression in Ukraine and malicious cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns across the continent. “It increases Finland’s security, of course, but above all it also strengthens the eastern flank of NATO and thus increases the security of the entire alliance,” German […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland’s national carrier Finnair said Monday it is temporarily suspending flights to Estonia’s second largest city for a month after two of its planes were prevented from landing in Tartu because of GPS disruptions. The cause of the GPS interference that forced the two flights to return to Helsinki last Thursday […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finnish President Alexander Stubb said Tuesday that joining the NATO alliance a year ago has transformed his country into a “front-line state,” given that it has doubled the military bloc’s border with Russia. Finland, which became the 31st NATO member in April 202 3, has a 1,340-kilometer (832-mile) land border with […]
A 12-year-old student has opened fire at a secondary school in southern Finland, killing one student and seriously wounding two others, police said. Heavily armed police cordoned off the lower secondary school — a large educational institution including lower and upper secondary schools with a total of about 800 students — in the city of […]
HELSINKI (Reuters) – A strong smell resembling that of sulphur or burnt rubber was detected in the region around Finland’s capital Helsinki, the city’s rescue department said on Sunday. The smell has been reported in an area spanning at least 60 km (37 miles) along Finland’s southern coastline, the department said. “The rescue department and […]
Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen calls on the West to increase military support for Ukraine and to find money for shells “immediately”. Source: European Pravda with reference to Yle Details: According to Häkkänen, Europe has not realised the seriousness of the war through the prism of history and has not provided Ukraine with sufficient support. […]
Alexander Stubb has been sworn as Finland’s new president and said the Nordic country has taken “the final step into the Western community of values” by becoming a Nato member. The former prime minister, 55, replaced president Sauli Niinisto, who held the job for two six-year terms. Mr Stubb, a conservative, was elected head of […]
Alexander Stubb, following his victory in Finland’s presidential election, has reiterated his commitment to supporting Ukraine amidst Russia’s ongoing military aggression, reported Finnish news outlet Yle on Feb. 11. Stubb assured that Finland would persist in offering “decisive support” to Ukraine moving forward. He highlighted the significant role of Helsinki within NATO, acknowledging the alliance’s […]
A Finnish court charged Yan Petrovsky, a Russian neo-Nazi mercenary who has fought against Ukrainian troops, with illegally entering the country on more than one occasion, the Finnish media outlet YLE reported on Jan. 30. Petrovsky is a co-leader of Rusich, a Russian neo-Nazi paramilitary unit that has fought against Ukraine. He is accused by […]
On 30 January, President Volodymy Zelenskyy held a telephone conversation with Finnish leader Sauli Niinistö. Source: heads of states on Twitter (X), reports European Pravda Details: Zelenskyy wrote that he thanked his Finnish counterpart for his personal contribution to his country’s support for Ukraine and expressed hope for future collaboration with his successor. Quote: “This […]
Vladimir Putin has reportedly built a sprawling estate complete with bidets costing £8,000 each, a “stolen” waterfall and the framework for an air-defence system less than 20 miles from Russia’s border with Finland. The secretive complex is nestled deep in the forests of the northern region of Karelia, according to the Dossier Centre, a Russian […]