Finland to participate in NATO crisis management exercises
Finland is to participate in a series of crisis management exercises with NATO and its partners, starting Wednesday. The non-military
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Politics (Finland)
Finnish Air force to take part in joint Finnish-Swedish-US military exercises
Finland will participate in air force exercises with the U.S. and Sweden in March, President Sauli Niinistö has announced. The
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Finland’s Niinistö to attend Munich security conference
Finland’s president Sauli Niinistö is to attend this year’s Munich Security Conference this weekend. He will join a panel discussion
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Finland invited to join Air Force exercises in US
The Finnish Air Force is considering an invitation to send Hornet fighter jets to take part in military exercises in
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More info needed on air force exercises says Finland’s president
The President of Finland said on Tuesday that the government does not have enough information about joint US-Estonian air force
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US seeks Finnish support for Arctic goals
The United States is seeking a closer partnership with Finland through the Arctic Council, which brings together countries on or
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Russia moves first troops to Arctic base near Finnish border
Russia is stepping up its military activity in the Arctic region. As part of this effort, Russian Armed Forces reopened
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Yle survey: Majority of Finns support NATO referendum
A clear majority – 63 percent of Finns surveyed – say that an advisory referendum would be the best way
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Russian-Finnish relations significantly weakened by Ukraine crisis: Yle survey
Sixty-six percent of respondents to a survey commissioned by Yle of Russian-speakers living in Finland felt the Ukraine conflict had
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Finland’s air traffic control directed civilian planes to evade Russian military aircraft
On Wednesday, Finnish air traffic control spotted Russian military planes flying with their transponders switched off. Civilian aircraft were directed
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Parliamentary committee greenlights Fennovoima nuclear plant in Finland
Parliament’s Finance Committee voted Thursday to grant a new decision-in-principle for the construction of a nuclear power plant by the
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Duma foreign affairs committee chief: Finland willing to end sanctions
Finland is suffering economically as a result of sanctions imposed against Russia by the European Union and is willing to
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“Cold war looming, sanctions our best bet,” says Finland’s PM
Prime Minister Alexander Stubb says Finland needs to stay close to the European Union but also maintain good ties with
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Finland’s president to Guardian: “We’re on the brink of a cold war, but we’re not afraid”
Europe could find itself in the grip of another Cold War as relations with Russia deteriorate over the war in
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Finland flies alongside NATO missions to intercept Russian jets
Finnish air force jets were scrambled along with NATO aircraft to investigate Russian bombers and fighter jets detected over European
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