Finnish president making first state visit to Sweden, with focus on defence, security
Finnish President Alexander Stubb and his spouse Susanne Innes-Stubb are planning to make a state visit to Sweden later this
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Nordic countries
Trudeau, Nordic leaders say Russian revolt an ‘internal’ affair, express concern
VESTMANNAEYJAR, ICELAND – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined the leaders of Nordic countries today in expressing concern over the potential
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Norway buys 54 Leopards for protection of the North
After a long period of consideration, Norway has decided to buy new tanks. A total of 54 Leopard 2 tanks
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Lonely Lavrov invites Arctic colleagues to Siberia, but no one will come
It was late last fall Sergey Lavrov sent the official invitation for the bi-annual ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council.
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No plans to emulate Sweden’s crisis survival guide, says Finnish PM
Finland does not have plans to publish war and crisis preparation guidelines to all of its residents as Sweden is
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Activists say use of Finnish in Sweden is being restricted
Finnish speakers in Sweden are protesting about what they say is language-based discrimination. The group of activists wrote an op-ed
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Military exercise Arctic Challenge 2017 set for take off
More than 100 aircrafts from 12 nations will crowd the skies over northern Finland, Sweden and Norway. The Norwegian Defence
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Finland carbon neutral by 2045 says country’s environment minister
Environment Minister Kimmo Tiilikainen says that Nordic countries should be world leaders in climate policy. He says Finland could reach
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Finland wants Nordic cooperation in returning rejected asylum seekers
Finland’s Interior Minister Petteri Orpo is calling for Nordic cooperation in sending rejected asylum seekers back to their home countries.
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