Finland is "closely monitoring and assessing Russia’s activities and intentions" near the Finnish border, the country's Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen told AFP on May 22. Since the start of Russia's ...

Finland cut Russian energy imports and closed the shared border after the Ukraine war, erasing €12 billion in trade. The ...

Latvia's Prime Minister Evika Silina holds a joint press conference with Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (not pictured) following their meeting. Antti Aimo ...

Finland will extend the closure of its border crossing points with Russia beyond the current April 14 deadline “until further notice” due to a high risk of organized migration orchestrated by Moscow, ...

Finland used to follow a policy of neutrality, staying out of military alliances, especially to avoid upsetting Russia. That changed in April 2023 when Finland joined NATO, abandoning decades of ...

Finland and Britain on Saturday wrapped up the Northern Axe 25 joint military exercises, one of several early winter drills ...

(NEW YORK) — Finland has begun construction on a barrier fence along the border it shares with Russia, the country announced. Construction will begin on a pilot phase that’s 3 kilometers, or 1.8 miles ...

Finnish company Kelluu is building reconnaissance blimps capable of monitoring NATO's borders around the clock, writes ...

NUIJAMAA, Finland (Reuters) -Finland has completed the first 35 km (22 miles) of a 4.5-metre (15-ft) high fence it is building on its closed eastern border with Russia to stop migrants from crossing ...

Finland has acquired hundreds of drone jammers and detectors, its military said on Tuesday, as countries on NATO's eastern ...

HELSINKI, March 17 (Reuters) - Finland will start heavily restricting traffic over its borders on Thursday in an attempt to contain the coronavirus outbreak, interior minister Maria Ohisalo said.