Chinese-flagged cargo ship Yi Peng 3 crossed both submarine cables C-Lion 1 and BSC at times matching when they broke
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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”
41 votes -
Doctors have urged Finland's rightwing government to change “problematic and damaging” plans to ban undocumented people from accessing non-emergency healthcare
13 votes -
Finland's deportation law puts EU's migration norms to the test – human rights organizations sound the alarm over the controversial measure
20 votes -
Finnish lawmakers narrowly approved controversial bill that will allow border guards to turn away third-country migrants attempting to enter from neighboring Russia
11 votes -
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
5 votes -
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
51 votes -
New study found YouTube's recommendation algorithm boosted right-wing content in the run-up to Finland's 2024 elections
33 votes -
Finland's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been to move away from policy of self-reliance and embrace the alliance
12 votes -
Finland's conservative former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb has won Sunday's presidential election, final results show
9 votes -
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
6 votes -
After seven years in the political wilderness, Alexander Stubb is closing in on a remarkable comeback and new top job: president of Finland
7 votes -
Finland must crack down on hate speech against minorities if it's to appear “united against all external threats” says presidential hopeful Pekka Haavisto
14 votes -
Finnish presidential frontrunner Alexander Stubb said NATO should become "more European"
14 votes -
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
8 votes -
Martti Ahtisaari, ex-Finland president and Nobel peace laureate, dies aged 86
7 votes -
Finland faces autumn of discontent with strikes and protests over government's austerity budget
8 votes -
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
24 votes -
Sanna Marin joins Tony Blair Institute – former Finnish PM will advise political leaders in her new role
8 votes -
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
12 votes -
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
16 votes -
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
28 votes -
Former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin speaks out after far-right government party rocked by three racism scandals
20 votes -
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
12 votes -
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
19 votes -
Third racism scandal hits Finland's government in space of a month – Wille Rydman used racial slurs in private messages according to Helsingin Sanomat
31 votes -
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
14 votes -
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
21 votes -
Protesters gather in Helsinki over ministers' far-right links – several hundred people protest against new rightwing administration's austerity and immigration-cutting programme
10 votes -
Although Finland's Åland archipelago is strategically located in the Baltic Sea, an agreement prevents any military presence there – but perhaps this could change
8 votes -
Finland's new economy minister has apologised for extremist remarks after it emerged he addressed a far-right group four years ago
7 votes -
Finland's far-right Perussuomalaiset party has agreed to enter a coalition government with the centre-right Kokoomus and two other groups
12 votes -
Inside Finland's war preparations on NATO's new frontline with Russia
7 votes -
Finnish far right in talks to join coalition government – negotiations set to begin in early May will include the anti-immigration party Perussuomalaiset
5 votes -
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
6 votes -
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
2 votes -
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
7 votes -
Prime Minister Sanna Marin is now facing a tough election battle as head of Finland's centre-left Sosiaalidemokraattien
3 votes -
Sanna Marin's human rights legislation for indigenous Sámi fails – Sámi Parliament Act failed to get past the final committee stage in Finnish parliament
3 votes -
Simon Ekpa, controversial leader of a Nigerian secessionist movement, has been arrested at his home in Finland
2 votes -
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
3 votes -
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
7 votes -
Denmark, Finland and New Zealand take the top three positions in the Corruption Perceptions Index for 2022
4 votes -
Diplomats from Finland have a unique way of engaging with people – will the UK warm to naked sauna diplomacy?
4 votes -
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
7 votes -
Sanna Marin's Finnish government could collapse, as human rights laws stalled – new Sámi Parliament Act is the right of self-determination
6 votes