World Jan 24 Finland’s foreign minister hints at joining NATO without Sweden Sweden and Finland rushed to apply for NATO membership following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, abandoning their long-standing non-alignment policy.
World Jul 07 Finland to close crossing points along Russian border in effort to limit migrant entry The move by lawmakers came just two days after NATO's 30 members signed formal accession protocols for Finland and Sweden to join the alliance — an outcome that has angered Russia.
World Jun 26 Norway mourns victims after Oslo shooting attack A gunman opened fire in central Oslo's nightlife district early Saturday, killing two people — a man in his 50s and and another in his 60s — and wounding more than 20 in what the Norwegian security service called an…
World Jun 05 NATO conducts naval exercises with Finland and Sweden Finland and Sweden both have a long history of military non-alignment before their governments decided to apply to join NATO in May.
World May 21 Russia halts natural gas exports to Finland after NATO bid The measure taken by the Russian energy giant Gazprom was in line with an earlier announcement following Helsinki’s refusal to pay for the gas in rubles as Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded European countries do since Russia invaded Ukraine…
World May 15 Finland declares it will seek NATO membership as Sweden prepares to follow suit The Finnish Parliament is expected to endorse the decision in the coming days. A formal membership application will then be submitted to NATO headquarters in Brussels, most likely at some point next week.
World May 14 Putin says Finland NATO membership would harm relations The Kremlin’s press service said in a statement Saturday Putin told Sauli Niinisto that Finland’s abandonment “of its traditional policy of military neutrality would be an error since there are no threats to Finland’s security.”…
World Apr 13 Finland, Sweden move toward possible NATO membership amid Russian war in Ukraine European Union nations Finland and Sweden have reached important stages on their way to possible NATO membership.
World Jan 24 Estonia to get first female PM as government deal clinched The party councils of the the opposition, center-right Reform Party and the ruling. left-leaning Center Party voted in favor of joining a Cabinet headed by Reform’s prime minister-designate and chairwoman Kaja Kallas.
World Sep 23 Finland deploys coronavirus-sniffing dogs at main airport Four dogs of different breeds trained by Finland’s Smell Detection Association started working at Helsinki Airport on Wednesday.