Finland wouldn’t organise a submarine hunt “farce,” says defence minister
Finland’s Defence Minister Carl Haglund has hit the headlines in Sweden after saying the Swedish military’s recent search for “foreign
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Politics (Finland)
Finland’s Parliament to review security in wake of Canada shooting
Finnish police have been asked to determine whether or not a shooting incident similar to one that occurred in Canada
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Finland’s president sees rising non-civilian traffic in Baltic
Finland’s president Sauli Niinistö said he planned to ask the visiting Swedish premier about possible sightings of foreign craft in
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Finland’s parliament debates bog protection
A row has flared up in the Finnish government after the new Environment Minister blocked a bog-protection law. The decision
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Finland: No need for diplomatic action on Aranda
Finland will not request clarification on the Russian Navy’s run-in with Finnish marine research vessel Aranda. The Ministry of Foreign
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Hockey diplomacy livens up Finland – Canada state visit
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö is getting a helping hand from ice hockey on state his visit to Canada. Niinistö has
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Finland’s air force steps up aerial drills in the North
Finnish air forces have taken to the skies more often than usual for aerial exercises in northern Finland. According to
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Finland: Nuclear reactor project still possible despite cabinet rejection
Finland’s prime minister Alexander Stubb has denied that the government’s rejection of an application for a nuclear licence by energy
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Finland names new environment minister
Finland’s new Environment Minister is to be Sanni Grahn-Laasonen, who until her selection had served as Prime Minister Alexander Stubb’s
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Finland’s president dismisses claims of Russian ‘appeasement’
Finland’s president Sauli Niinistö has refuted claims by the leader of the Green League, Ville Niinistö, that the government’s approval
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Finland’s environment minister defends “Finlandisation” comments
Environment Minister Ville Niinistö has taken to social media to defend comments he made to the influential business daily Financial
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Nuclear power project debates expose political divide in Finland
The Social Democratic Party’s parliamentary group proposed on Tuesday that supplementary applications from both the Fennovoima and TVO nuclear projects
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Finland’s economic minister says Fennovoima reactor can go ahead, Greens may quit cabinet
Finland’s Minister of Economic Affairs Jan Vapaavuori has announced that he will not recommend that the government and Parliament approve
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Police in Finland slam Seinäjoki council for “dangerous” street blackouts
Authorities in the Ostrobothnian town have begun switching off streetlights overnight to save money, in a move that police say
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Money crunch sees weekday blackouts in Oulu, Finland
The city of Oulu has pulled another weapon out of its cost-cutting arsenal: officials have decided turn off street lighting
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