Kremlin downplays possible Putin-Trump Arctic summit
While Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö on Wednesday said to Helsingin Sanomat that « things have progressed to the better » regarding a
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Russia “would see enemies” if Finland joined NATO, president Niinistö tells German paper
President Sauli Niinistö sat down with the centre-right German paper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in Helsinki on Friday, ahead of a
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Finland to join France-led defence coalition
Finland has agreed to join the France-led European Intervention Initiative which, once established, would be able to react to situations
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President Niinisto says Finland’s NATO membership “a possibility”
During a presidential question time session on Saturday afternoon, President Sauli Niinistö said that in his view, Finland’s NATO membership
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Niinistö and Putin agree on Arctic, but at odds on NATO during Sochi talks
The language turned sour as soon as the Russian and Finnish presidents touched on the role of NATO and an
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Podcast – Dissecting the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki
Commenting on Monday’s meeting in Helsinki between the US and Russian presidents, the Tampere-based daily Aamulehti (southern Finland) writes that
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Finnish president to talk crisis management at NATO summit
Finnish president Sauli Niinistö will attend a summit of NATO member states in Brussels from 11-12 July. United States President
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First Trump-Putin summit to be held in Helsinki on July 16th
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Finland’s capital on July 16th, according to statements
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Finnish president demands Arctic Summit to stop dangerous black carbon emissions
President Sauli Niinistö addressed the Finnish Climate Summit in Helsinki on Wednesday, calling on the Arctic Council member states to
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Top US and Russian generals to meet in Helsinki
The Finnish Defence Forces said they will organise a meeting between the High Command of the US Armed Forces and
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Finnish President blasts Foreign Minister for attending anti-abortion rally in Canada
President of Finland Sauli Niinistö says he considers Foreign Minister Timo Soini’s public voicing of anti-abortion sentiment abroad to be
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Climate change and youth loneliness top priorities for President Niinistö’s second term
President Sauli Niinistö officially assumed office on Thursday, taking the oath of office in a special plenary session of parliament.
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President Sauli Niinistö on 2nd term: “No need for major changes” in Finland politics
Speaking after a historic re-election win, the Finnish president said that Finland’s security environment is calmer now than a few
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Historic first round victory for incumbent Sauli Niinistö in Finland presidential election
Sauli Niinistö won a second term in office as Finland’s president on Sunday after securing an overwhelming victory in a
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A who’s who of Finland’s 2018 presidential election
Finland goes to the polls in January to elect a president for a new six-year term. Yle News has profiles
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