Finland to join France-led defence coalition
Finland has agreed to join the France-led European Intervention Initiative which, once established, would be able to react to situations
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Geopolitics (Finland)
President Niinisto says Finland’s NATO membership “a possibility”
During a presidential question time session on Saturday afternoon, President Sauli Niinistö said that in his view, Finland’s NATO membership
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Finnish poll shows mild support for NATO membership despite tensions with Russia
A new poll by Finland’s Lännen Media suggests that a third of Finns would support Finland’s membership in NATO if
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Russia’s threats over NATO partnership are a distraction, says Finnish Defence Minister
Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu made waves after declaring on Tuesday that Russia would react if Finland and Sweden joined
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Trump hasn’t made the world safer, say overwhelming number of Finns in poll
If there is one thing that unites most Finns regardless of gender, income or place of residence it is a
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Finnish president to talk crisis management at NATO summit
Finnish president Sauli Niinistö will attend a summit of NATO member states in Brussels from 11-12 July. United States President
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First Trump-Putin summit to be held in Helsinki on July 16th
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Finland’s capital on July 16th, according to statements
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Nordic nations to hone air combat skills over Finnish Lapland
The last week of June will be noisy along Europe’s eastern border to Russia with exercises both in Finland and
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What makes Finland a meeting point for superpowers?
With relations currently strained between the US and Russia, annual meetings such as the one convening in Vantaa (near Helsinki)
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Top US and Russian generals to meet in Helsinki
The Finnish Defence Forces said they will organise a meeting between the High Command of the US Armed Forces and
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Finland, Sweden and US building three-way defence ties
Defence Ministers from Finland, Sweden and the United States are scheduled to meet in Washington to discuss military cooperation between
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Finland to host major war games in 2021
Finland will host major international military exercises in 2021. The decision was made on Friday as President Sauli Niinistö met
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Norwegian soldiers crossed border to Finland
An incident during which Norwegian solidiers crossed border to Finland took place in the northern part of Enontekiö municipality, where
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In crisis, would Finland’s supplies be safe on Arctic rail near Russian border?
Amidst recent plans to explore a proposed Arctic Railway that would run from Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland to the Norwegian
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Finland chooses Kirkenes in Norway for new Arctic railway terminal
The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has decided that a railway routing to the Arctic Ocean via Oulu, Rovaniemi
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