Finland on constant alert against Russia
The Nordic country has a network of underground shelters unmatched in the West and the largest number of reservists in the European Union
Finland’s school attack: An isolated event in the EU country that has the most firearms per capita
The shooting in the Helsinki metropolitan area, perpetrated by a 12-year-old boy, puts school violence back at the center of the political debate in the Nordic country
New NATO member Finland elects a president set to keep up hard line on neighboring Russia
The final tally from Sunday’s runoff shows former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, of the center-right National Coalition Party, had 51.6% of the votes
Finland to reopen 2 out of 8 border crossings with Russia after a 2-week closure over migrant influx
The government temporarily closed the entire border amid concerns that Moscow was using migrants to destabilize Finland in an alleged act of ‘hybrid warfare’
The racism scandals rocking Finland
The executive of the Nordic country is trying to overcome the crisis caused by the xenophobic comments made by several ministers in the past
With the triumph of the right, Finland’s Sámi people face bleak future
After conservative and far-right parties won the 2023 Finnish elections, the original inhabitants of the land fear that they have now lost hope for more self-governance, at a time when the climate emergency threatens their livelihoods
Finland doubling NATO’s border with Russia in blow to Putin
Russia immediately warned that it would bolster forces on the Finnish border if NATO sends any additional troops or equipment to what will be its 31st member country
Finland’s center-right party claims win amid tight election
With the top three parties expected to each get around 20% of the vote in Sunday’s election, no party is in position to form a government alone