Russia calls Finland, Sweden joining Nato a mistake with ‘far-reaching consequences’
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Monday said Finland and Sweden should have no illusions that Moscow will simply put up with their joining...
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Turkey’s standing in NATO unchanged despite comments on Finland, Sweden -Pentagon
The United States is working to clarify Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s comments about Finland and Sweden but Ankara’s standing in the Nato alliance had not...
Finland must apply for Nato membership “without delay”, Sweden expected to apply next week
Finland must apply to join the NATO military alliance “without delay”, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Thursday, a major...
Finland aims to tackle rising Covid-19 cases by curbing bars’ opening hours
Finland will restrict restaurants’ opening hours to curb rising Covid-19 infections and the spread of the new Omicron variant, the government said on Wednesday. Starting...
Russian oligarch with Cypriot passport buys Finnish island, authorities there concerned
The sale of a large Finnish island to a Russian oligarch has raised concerns on the now disbanded Cypriot citizenship-by-investment scheme. A report published on...
Finland to take 175 asylum seekers from Cyprus and other Med countries
Finland announced on Thursday it would relocate up to 175 asylum seekers from Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Italy, in a bid to facilitate their humanitarian...
Finnish paper mill workers to strike as wage talks fail – union
Some 9,000 workers at Finnish paper mills will start a three-week strike on Monday after wage talks broke down, their labour union said in a...
Finnish Social Democrats and nationalist Finns Party nearly tied in election
By Anne Kauranen and Tarmo Virki HELSINKI, April 14 (Reuters) – Finland’s leftist Social Democrats and the nationalist Finns Party emerged nearly tied to win...
Italy’s Barella wary of Finland in Euro 2020 qualifier
Nicolo Barella believes Italy face a tricky start to their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign against Finland. The 22-year-old Cagliari midfielder is one of the newcomers...
Anastasiades to receive Finnish PM
President Nicos Anastasiades will on Sunday receive Finland’s Prime Minister Juha Sipilä in the run-up to the Finnish Presidency of the European Council during the...
