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Finland and Lithuania set to produce anti-personnel mines, officials say

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 10:33
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By Andrius Sytas and Anne Kauranen Lithuania and Finland look set to start domestic production of anti-personnel landmines next year

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Finland hails plan for allies to join NATO land forces in North

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 11:24
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Finnish Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen hailed plans on Wednesday for six NATO member states including Britain and France to participate

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Finland’s lawmakers vote to leave land mine treaty; boosts defenses against Russia

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 15:53
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Finland’s parliament voted overwhelmingly to pull out of a major international treaty on antipersonnel land mines Thursday as the Nordic

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Finnish Defence Minister: No surprises in Russia’s base buildup near Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 14:20
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Satellite images obtained by Yle revealed that Russia began extensive construction work last winter in a closed military town, near

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Finland’s Sámi Parliament Act reform clears key hurdle

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 16:03
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A reform to Finland’s Sámi Parliament Act has moved one step closer to approval after a Finnish Constitutional Affairs Committee

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Finland leaves Ottawa mine ban treaty, citing geopolitical security concerns

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 18:03
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Finland has announced it will withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, an international treaty banning anti-personnel mines, citing the escalating tensions

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Sami Parliament in Finland call for reform to Reindeer Damage Act

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 16:12 — Last Updated: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 16:21
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The Sámi Parliament in Finland is calling for reform of the Reindeer Damage Act after the March 13 government refusal

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Nato troops in Finnish Lapland may increase Russian espionage efforts

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 10:09
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A recent military intelligence report from the Finnish Defence Forces’ (FDF) said that Russia has special interests in monitoring the

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Defence Minister: Nato troops will be stationed in Rovaniemi, Sodankylä

Yle News
Posted: Friday, February 14, 2025 at 10:33
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Nato’s Forward Land Forces (FLF) will be stationed in Rovaniemi and Sodankylä, Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen (NCP) confirmed at

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Finland’s eastern border unlikely to reopen anytime soon

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 09:16
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Large-scale illegal immigration is still the biggest risk on Finland’s eastern border, says Colonel Marko Saareks, the new commander of

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US in Greenland could improve Arctic security, Finnish defence minister suggests

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 11:24
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“Looking at the good points in the conversation about this, it seems that the United States is determined to organise

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PM: Finland supports Greenland remaining part of Denmark

Yle News
Posted: Monday, January 27, 2025 at 10:20
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Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) discussed everything from labour unrest to Greenland’s status when quizzed by reporters on Sunday. Speaking to

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Rights, cooperation decisions to drive Sámi Parliamentary Council’s next term

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 15:21 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 15:54
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Financing and strengthening Sámi rights in Europe, including establishing a Secretariat, were among the key decisions at the most recent

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Orpo hosts EU leaders in Lapland just before Christmas

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:29
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The visiting politicians from Estonia, Greece, Italy and Sweden are all on the EU’s centre-right political spectrum. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP)

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Finland’s government parties want to keep eastern border closed

Yle News
Posted: Friday, November 29, 2024 at 09:58
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The four parties in Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s (NCP) coalition government want to keep Finland’s border crossings with Russia closed,

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

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In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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