Young Karelians face blacklisting by Kremlin over Finns Party visit
The Finns Party youth wing has defended a society based in Russian Karelia from charges it is a foreign agent.
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Politics (Finland)
Controversy over possible agriculture and environment ministry merger in Finland
Finland’s Prime Minister-elect Juha Sipilä dropped a hint recently that his proposed coalition is considering merging Finland’s Ministry of Environment
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Finnish fighter jet broke sound barrier during unspecified operation, air force declines comment
The Air Force declined to comment on the reason for the operation, but says that it would have announced immediately
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16 Finnish jets join NATO-dominated exercise over Arctic
Nearly 100 planes from nine countries will fly over northern parts of Finland, Sweden and Norway during the 12-day Arctic
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Finland’s Sámi request UN help in securing their rights
The head of Finland’s Sámi Parliament told a United Nations gathering in New York that the Finnish government has robbed
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Finland’s president talks Arctic, Ukraine, Iran in phoner with Putin
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and his Russian opposite Vladimir Putin have held a phone discussion touching on the situation in
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Russian sub interferes with science vessel in Baltic
Swedish Radio News reports that a Russian submarine forced a Finnish research vessel with Swedish scientists onboard to change course
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Expert: Nordic ministers’ article unwisely provoked Russia
Markku Kivinen, Director of the Aleksanteri Institute, the expert academic body in Finland on all things Russian, says the five
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Nordics to step up security cooperation on perceived Russian threat
The Finnish Defence Minister and his Nordic peers have published a letter declaring their intention to increase joint military exercises,
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Survey: More than half of reservists in Finland pro-Nato
Support for Finland joining Nato is far higher among members of the Finnish Reservists’ Association than in the rest of
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Finnish President declines Moscow’s Victory Day invitation
This year’s festivities in Red Square will mark 70 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe.
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Finnish-Swedish-US joint training sorties begin
The Finnish Air Force fighters on Tuesday began training with planes from the Swedish Air Force and the 510th Fighter
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Russian troops near Finnish border placed on combat readiness
Large-scale military exercises slated for Russia’s Kola Peninsula will involve motorized brigades now based in Alakurtti. The soldiers, who were
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An EU army is not realistic says Finland’s foreign minister
Weighing in on EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s idea of a European Union military force, Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja
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Finnish politicos divided over proposed joint EU army
Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö and Defence Minister Carl Haglund have come out in support of a proposal by EU Commission
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