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Finland Traces 40% of New Virus Cases to Football Fans Returning From Russia

Out of 4,500 Finnish fans who went to St. Petersburg, 386 are known to have tested positive, with another 50 directly linked cases.

Finnish Football Fans Bring Virus Back From Russia

Thousands of Finnish fans traveled to Russia to support their team in the Euro 2020 championships.

Finland Suspects Russian Jets Violated Airspace

Two Sukhoi SU-27 jets "flew in Finnish airspace for about two minutes," the Finnish Defense Ministry said.

David Vs Goliath

On This Day in 1940, the Winter War Ended

The three-month conflict between the USSR and Finland marked a rare instance of a small country successfully resisting Soviet conquest.

Connecting the capitals

Helsinki Eyes New 6-Hour Bullet Train to Moscow

Finnish foreign trade minister Ville Skinnari said the high-speed train would boost tourist traffic between the cities.

Finland Accuses Russia of Disrupting GPS Signal During NATO War Games

Finland is not a NATO member but it took part as an ally in NATO's largest exercise in decades which ended on Wednesday.

Finland Arrests Russian Money Laundering Suspect

Finnish investigators suspect that “several million euros have been laundered" with the use of illegal labor.

Russian Activist Flees to Finland After Accusing FSB of Torture

Kapustin recounted being electrocuted for nearly three hours by FSB officers as part of an interrogation.

Finnish Journalist's Home Searched After Reporting on Russian Military

The report was based on leaked documents that detailed Russian troop movements near St. Petersburg

The Finnish City Where Lenin Met Stalin Still Lives in Russia's Shadow

A museum in Finland once depicted Lenin as an epic hero. 100 years after the Bolshevik leader's revolution, curators are taking a second look

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