Norway may put a fence along part or all of the 198-kilometer border it shares with Russia – move inspired by a similar project in its Nordic neighbor Finland
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Finland's President Alexander Stubb has called for expansion of the UN Security Council, abolition of its single state veto power, and suspension of any member engaging in an “illegal war”
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Doctors have urged Finland's rightwing government to change “problematic and damaging” plans to ban undocumented people from accessing non-emergency healthcare
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Finland's deportation law puts EU's migration norms to the test – human rights organizations sound the alarm over the controversial measure
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Finnish lawmakers narrowly approved controversial bill that will allow border guards to turn away third-country migrants attempting to enter from neighboring Russia
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Finland's PM Petteri Orpo urged parliament not to weaken a deportation bill that would allow Finnish border authorities to refuse to accept asylum applications in certain circumstances
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Support for rightwing populists and the far right declined in Finland, Sweden and Denmark in Sunday's European elections, with a surge for Greens and left-leaning parties
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New study found YouTube's recommendation algorithm boosted right-wing content in the run-up to Finland's 2024 elections
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Finland's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been to move away from policy of self-reliance and embrace the alliance
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Finland's conservative former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb has won Sunday's presidential election, final results show
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Finland has rejected the far right, but is the country ready for a gay, Green head of state in Pekka Haavisto?
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Alexander Stubb won the first round of Finland's presidential election and will face runner-up Pekka Haavisto in a runoff next month
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After seven years in the political wilderness, Alexander Stubb is closing in on a remarkable comeback and new top job: president of Finland
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Finland must crack down on hate speech against minorities if it's to appear “united against all external threats” says presidential hopeful Pekka Haavisto
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Finnish presidential frontrunner Alexander Stubb said NATO should become "more European"
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Russia's war in Ukraine and destabilising "hybrid warfare" actions on the eastern border put foreign and security policy top of the agenda in Finland's presidential election
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Martti Ahtisaari, ex-Finland president and Nobel peace laureate, dies aged 86
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Finland faces autumn of discontent with strikes and protests over government's austerity budget
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As Finland's presidential election gets underway, one key question looks set to dominate – whom do Finns trust to deal with Russia?
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Three Finnish opposition parties have called for a vote of no-confidence in the government to be held later this week over a racism scandal
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Sanna Marin joins Tony Blair Institute – former Finnish PM will advise political leaders in her new role
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With no dedicated government minister or national representation, the Sámi go to the polls in a vote to elect twenty-one members of the Sámi Parliament in Inari, Finland
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Finnish government unveils new plan to try and shake off the stigma of racism that has marred the first months of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's right-wing coalition
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A series of racism scandals within the new Finnish government has led to calls for a ban on the swastika and the hammer and sickle
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Former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin speaks out after far-right government party rocked by three racism scandals
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Finland's former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb will run as a candidate in the presidential elections – will face the popular former Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto
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Finland should aim to leave the European Union in the long term, the far-right Perussuomalaiset's Jussi Halla-aho said ahead of his party congress
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Third racism scandal hits Finland's government in space of a month – Wille Rydman used racial slurs in private messages according to Helsingin Sanomat
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Finland's right-wing government is facing yet another crisis after old comments from a far-right blog forum, purportedly written by Riikka Purra, re-surfaced
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Finland's new economy minister has resigned after just ten days in office over remarks he made at a far-right event four years ago
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Protesters gather in Helsinki over ministers' far-right links – several hundred people protest against new rightwing administration's austerity and immigration-cutting programme
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Although Finland's Åland archipelago is strategically located in the Baltic Sea, an agreement prevents any military presence there – but perhaps this could change
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Finland's new economy minister has apologised for extremist remarks after it emerged he addressed a far-right group four years ago
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Finland's far-right Perussuomalaiset party has agreed to enter a coalition government with the centre-right Kokoomus and two other groups
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Inside Finland's war preparations on NATO's new frontline with Russia
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Finnish far right in talks to join coalition government – negotiations set to begin in early May will include the anti-immigration party Perussuomalaiset
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As it joins NATO, Finland recorded its highest year-on-year increase in military spending since 1962 – global military spending rose by 3.7% in real terms
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Finland's long road to NATO – Russia's attack on Ukraine in 2022 revived memories of 1939 and was the catalyst that led the Nordic country into the Alliance
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The results of Finland's parliamentary elections signal a tumultuous period ahead – what happened to Sanna Marin and what to expect next
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Finnish conservative leader Petteri Orpo has won a nail-biting three-way election race, defeating Prime Minister Sanna Marin's centre left Sosiaalidemokraattien
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Prime Minister Sanna Marin is now facing a tough election battle as head of Finland's centre-left Sosiaalidemokraattien
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Sanna Marin's human rights legislation for indigenous Sámi fails – Sámi Parliament Act failed to get past the final committee stage in Finnish parliament
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Finns don't love Sanna Marin as much as you do – prime minister remains popular with voters, but her Sosiaalidemokraattien are trailing their main rival ahead of April 2 election
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How Turkey is ruining NATO's moment of unity – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is blocking the quick membership addition of Sweden and Finland to the alliance
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Denmark, Finland and New Zealand take the top three positions in the Corruption Perceptions Index for 2022
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Diplomats from Finland have a unique way of engaging with people – will the UK warm to naked sauna diplomacy?
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Finland to start building 200km long border fence with Russia next year – estimated to cost a total of 380 million euros and be completed by 2026
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Sanna Marin's Finnish government could collapse, as human rights laws stalled – new Sámi Parliament Act is the right of self-determination
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As the midterm elections approach in the US, does Finland have the answer to fake news?
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UN rebukes Finland for violating rights of its children held in Syria camps – child rights committee says Helsinki must do more to repatriate those detained
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