Moscow sends warning to Finland
The Russian Foreign Ministry summons Finland’s Ambassador following the Nordic country’s signing of a Defence Cooperation Agreement with the USA.
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New defence agreement: Finland invites American troops to bases in Lapland
The Border Guard Base in Ivalo is one of five northern sites highlighted in the new defence agreement between Finland
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Chaos on Finnish border as travellers rush to cross before closure
Huge lines and hours of waiting for the people trying to make it across the Russian-Finnish border ahead of today’s
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Finland announces new Russian border closure
Finland will once again close all checkpoints on its eastern border with Russia, Interior Minister Mari Rantanen (Finns) announced at
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Finland re-opening two border checkpoints, Lapland crossings stay closed
The Finnish government closed the entire eastern border nearly two weeks ago in response to a suspected Russian hybrid attack
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BBC: Russia recruiting migrants near Finnish border to fight in Ukraine
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has reported that Russian authorities are allegedly enticing migrants seeking to enter Finland with expired
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November was colder than average in Finnish Lapland
Temperatures in Finland plunged over recent weeks. November was slightly colder than usual for most of Finland, according to the
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Finland’s border closure explained
Crossings to be shut for at least 2 weeks following surge of migrants trying to enter from Russia. Finland is
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Prosecutors to consider suspected human trafficking of Thai berry pickers
Investigators believe there are at least 170 suspected victims in the case, and could be as many as 2,000. A
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Finnish Government implements two-week border closure with Russia
Raja-Jooseppi in Finnish Lapland was the last open border crossing to Russia. Despite few migrants in recent days, and zero on
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Finland prolongs Sami Truth and Reconciliation Commission through 2025
The Government of Finland has prolonged the work of the Sami Truth and Reconciliation Commission saying the process needs more
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Norway nixes border surveillance helicopter despite Murmansk migrant queues
Despite hundreds of migrants queuing up in the Murmansk region with a strong will to make it to Europe, Norwegian
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Drug smugglers exploiting snow and ice in northern Sweden
Criminal gangs are exploiting winter conditions in northern Sweden’s large unguarded border routes to smuggle narcotics into Finland and Norway,
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Finland could re-open eastern border before Christmas
The latest decision means that the Raja-Jooseppi crossing in Finnish Lapland will be the only eastern border checkpoint to remain
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Finland preparing further shutdowns on northern part of eastern border
Although there is no clear timetable on when the government may announce the decision, Yle understands that as of Tuesday
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