Details emerge on Putin’s visit to Finland
The Russian and Finnish presidents will meet next week at sites in eastern Finland redolent with the two countries’ shared history.
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Putin to visit Finland for its 100th anniversary
Vladimir Putin is set to visit the Finnish town of Savonlinna in late July in a trip arranged to mark
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U.S. pullout from Paris climate pact condemned by Finnish leaders
Finnish leaders and experts have so far unanimously condemned US President Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the Paris
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Blog: Cooperation with Russia in the Arctic makes sense; an Arctic Summit does not
Last week, Russia hosted a high profile conference on Arctic development and cooperation which boasted the attendance of 2400 or
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Finnish President suggests to hold Arctic Council Summit in Finland
«Finland, in my view, is a very convenient country,» Vladimir Putin replies. «We believe it is time to take the
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Finnish president meets with Swedish PM, royals amid Winter War commemorations
President Sauli Niinistö is in Stockholm on Monday, meeting with Sweden’s top political leadership on the sidelines of events honouring
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Finland gets new minister of Economic Affairs
President Sauli Niinistö appointed long-serving Centre Party MP Mika Lintilä to the post of Economy Minister on Thursday afternoon. Lintilä
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Finland talks Arctic with Trump
Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö’s first discussion with US President-elect Donald Trump went well, according to a short statement released on
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Finland says trust-building needed to change fears about Russia
Trust-building is the keyword, the Finnish President said after his meeting with Vladimir Putin. “There is clearly a certain fear
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Russia’s image of Finland contradictory says researcher
The talks at Kultaranta demonstrated differences in opinion on the causes of the security threats and altered circumstances in the
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Swedish ex-minister tells Finland’s PM: ”Hard to understand why you invited Putin”
President Niinistö forced to defend forthcoming visit by Russian president in July and tells Swedish former defence minister: “You’re behind
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Sweden dismisses NATO talk, Finland says no Russian threat
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven joined Finnish President Sauli Niinistö at his summer residence in southwest Finland on Sunday for
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Finland’s president pledges to cut carbon footprint
Like hundreds of other Finns, President Sauli Niinistö has signed an online pledge to take steps to reduce his personal
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Finland downplays Russian bid to build reactor
Prime Minister Juha Sipilä said that he sees Russia’s interest in building another reactor in Finland as purely business-minded. The
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Finland’s president talks Arctic, Ukraine, Iran in phoner with Putin
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and his Russian opposite Vladimir Putin have held a phone discussion touching on the situation in
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