Russian Foreign Ministry dismisses Supo property fears as Russophobia
Russian Foreign Ministry press department head Maria Zakharova has accused the Finnish security and intelligence police Supo of Russophobia, following
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Politics (Finland)
Finland set to chair Arctic Council as member relations sour
Arctic Council members met in Moscow this week, and experts agree that Russia’s growing rift with the West has not
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Finland launches Air Force exercise
The Ruska 2016 drills start just few days after neighboring Russia reportedly conducted two airspace violations. The exercise includes more
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Russia moves missiles to Finnish border
Russia has announced that two s-400 missile defence systems have been moved to the Finnish border. Finland’s Defence Minister says
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Defence Minister downplays Swedish report citing risks of defence cooperation with Finland
Defence Minister Jussi Niinistö says that a recently-released Swedish security policy report provides no reason to re-evaluate defence cooperation arrangements
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Minister Rehn not worried about Russian energy dependency
Minister of Economic Affairs Olli Rehn told Yle on Friday that Finland’s energy sources are diversified and that it has
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Niinistö bristles over Russia talks criticism
President Sauli Niinistö has published a statement defending his role in discussions with Russia. He was responding to criticism in
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Finland says trust-building needed to change fears about Russia
Trust-building is the keyword, the Finnish President said after his meeting with Vladimir Putin. “There is clearly a certain fear
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Russia’s image of Finland contradictory says researcher
The talks at Kultaranta demonstrated differences in opinion on the causes of the security threats and altered circumstances in the
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Brexit boon for Russia says Finnish expert
A crumbling European community is pleasing to Russia, says the chief of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. She says
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Swedish ex-minister tells Finland’s PM: ”Hard to understand why you invited Putin”
President Niinistö forced to defend forthcoming visit by Russian president in July and tells Swedish former defence minister: “You’re behind
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Sweden dismisses NATO talk, Finland says no Russian threat
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven joined Finnish President Sauli Niinistö at his summer residence in southwest Finland on Sunday for
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Finland to plan joint Nordic military uniform
The Finnish Defence Forces are set to use a so-called Nordic Combat Uniform (NCU) from 2020, in a move to
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No Arctic summit in Finland after all
The international situation is not appropriate for an Arctic Summit to be held as part of Finland’s upcoming chair in
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NATO membership not joint Finnish-Swedish decision: President Niinistö
President Sauli Niinistö has told Yle that there is no automatic link that would require Finland and Sweden to coordinate
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