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Unidentified drones crash in Finland

Europe

Finland is world's happiest country ninth year in a row, UN happiness report finds

Europe

Finland seizes ship from Russia

RUSSIA

Finland seizes ship sailing from Russia after suspected undersea cable sabotage

Europe

Situation in Gaza is 'catastrophic’, foreign ministers from 10 countries warn

Middle East

Santa Claus prepares for global gift-giving trip in Lapland

Defence of Europe's eastern flank an 'immediate' priority: eight EU leaders

Europe

'They have no border': Ukraine's integration into EU by 2027 deemed unlikely by diplomats

Europe

Europe: Finland clings to happiness crown as economic gloom deepens

Europe
Perspective

Award-winning Swedish author Linnea Axelsson on the plight of the Sami people

Europe

NATO plans 'drone wall' to counter threats

Europe

From climate collapse to the end of NATO: Finland outlines scenarios for the world in 2045

Explainer
Europe

Schroeder secures last-minute win over Turkey as Germany takes away EuroBasket gold

Sport

To defend against Russian tanks, Finland and Poland consider restoring wetlands

Analysis
Europe

The Bright Side: Finnish fans celebrate 80th birthday of beloved Moomins characters

Europe

Finland charges captain of Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker over Baltic Sea cable sabotage

Europe

Unexpected Nordic heatwave catches tourists off guard

Europe

In the Finnish Arctic, reindeer herders disrupted by growing military presence

Europe

Could the Finland-Russia border be the next conflict zone after the Ukraine war?

Analysis
Europe

🌟 The Bright Side: 'Steam up and let go' – Sweden brings heat to Eurovision with wacky sauna song

Culture

Playgrounds, swimming pools and skateparks: Finland’s network of underground bomb shelters

Europe
Talking Europe

'We will need a European special envoy for Ukraine': Finnish President Alexander Stubb

Europe

Finland again tops global happiness rankings, US falls to lowest position ever

Europe

Baltic region prepares for war as Russia and US debate Ukraine's fate

Analysis
Europe
Talking Europe

EU should give Ukraine 'very strong security guarantees': Finland's former president Niinistö

Europe

NATO to boost Baltic Sea patrols after cable 'sabotage' blamed on Russia

Europe

NATO to enhance presence in Baltic Sea after suspected undersea cable sabotage

Europe

Finland probes Russia-linked tanker for 'sabotage' of undersea cable

Europe

Hybrid warfare? China sabotaging Baltic Sea cables would be ‘super surprising’, experts say

Analysis
Europe

Putin's 'war of aggression' on Ukraine & threats toward West designed to 'lay blame somewhere else'

Sweden opens "sabotage" investigation into severed Baltic Sea fibre-optic cables

Europe
Talking Europe

Finland's Stubb: 'If it was up to me, there would be no Russian athletes at Olympics'

Europe
Press Review

Library book finally returned in Helsinki, 84 years overdue

Russia moves to extend its maritime borders, angering Baltic Sea nations

Borders in the Baltic
Europe
A propos

Concerns over weaponisation of migration push Finland to propose new asylum law

Europe

Russia accused of meddling in the GPS systems of Baltic Sea countries

Flight risk?
Europe
Talking Europe

Europe votes: Does the Nordic model still work?

Europe
The Debate

No longer neutral waters: What Baltic Sea strategy for Sweden after NATO enlargement?

Europe

Finland ranked world's happiest country for seventh year

Finland is world's happiest country for 7th year while US drops out of top 20

Europe

Sweden’s flag raised over NATO headquarters as membership cemented

Europe

‘Good not to stand alone’: Swedish, Finnish troops get first taste of NATO drills

Europe

'Sweden's accession to NATO follows that of Finland last year'

Europe

Hungary set to remove final barrier for Sweden's NATO accession

Europe

Former PM Stubb wins Finland presidential election

Europe

Former PM Stubb wins Finland’s presidential election as rival concedes

Europe

Former PM Stubb, Green candidate Haavisto set for Finland's presidential run-off

Europe

Turkey parliament committee approves Sweden's bid to join NATO

Europe

Musk's woes deepen as Tesla strike spreads across Scandinavia

Sweden v. Musk
Europe

Finland closes last border crossing with Russia amid rising tensions

Europe

Influx of migrants from Russia to Finland: ‘This will put pressure on Europe’

Finland says closes all but one border crossing to Russia

Finland erects barriers at border with Russia to control migrant influx

Europe

Inflated rents, high interest rates and lack of supply create European housing crisis

Sector in distress
Europe

'Happy to have shaken hands': Swedish PM praises Turkey for lifting NATO objection

NATO summit boosted by Turkey's decision to end opposition to Sweden's bid to join alliance

'Historic day': Turkey drops veto, agrees to back Swedish NATO bid

'Turkey a thorn in flesh of NATO': As Erdogan fumes over Koran burning, is Sweden's bid up in smoke?

NATO chief convenes talks in a bid to persuade Turkey to let Sweden join the military alliance

Finland's new government announces 'paradigm shift' with immigration crackdown

Europe

War in Ukraine: Economic woes at Finland-Russia border

Ukraine conflict: FRANCE 24 meets anti-war Russian exiled in Finland

Finland
Europe

FRANCE 24 report: The Russians seeking refuge in Finland

Finland
Europe
Focus

A new Iron Curtain? Finland bolsters border with neighbouring Russia

Europe

Finland: Inside the world's first ‘nuclear graveyard'

Europe

'Step in right direction': Blinken evokes just & lasting peace as prerequisite for Ukraine ceasefire

Blinken calls invasion of Ukraine a 'strategic failure' for Putin

Blinken says strong Ukraine a prerequisite for 'real peace' with Russia

Europe

REPLAY: Blinken says strong Ukraine a prerequisite for 'real peace' with Russia

US State Secretary Blinken says Ukraine war 'strategic failure' for Russia

NATO presses Turkey to approve Sweden's membership, eyes Ukraine security plan

NATO meeting in Oslo: Blinken promises 'political and practical support' to Ukraine