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Smuggling rings

Finnish Police: Weapons Bound For Ukraine End Up on Europe's Black Market

Police in Finland have raised the alarm over the smuggling of Western-donated weapons from Ukraine by criminal gangs, Finland’s Yle broadcaster reported...

new wave of migrants

Finland Sees Record Surge in Russians Crossing Border

Finland said on Monday that more Russians entered the country over the weekend than in any other this year so far after Moscow's military call-up announcement...

Finland Set to 'Limit or Stop' Entry of Russian Tourists

Finland said Wednesday it is preparing a national solution to "limit or completely prevent" tourism from Russia following the invasion of Ukraine...

fresh restrictions

Finland Preparing to Limit Russian Tourist Visas

As flights from Russia to the EU have been halted, Finland has become a transit country for many Russians seeking to travel further into Europe.

Russia Expels 2 Finnish Embassy Staff

The Russian Foreign Ministry accused Finland of taking a "confrontational course" towards Russia.

word of caution

Sweden, Finland Joining NATO Doesn’t Threaten Russia But May ‘Trigger’ Response – Putin

“What kind [of response] it will be, we will decide depending on threats that are created against us,” Putin warned.

bristling neighbors

Sweden, Finland NATO Bids Are ‘Grave Mistake’ – Russia

"They should have no illusions that we will just put up with this."

'lost momentum'

NATO Assures Ukraine of Open-Ended Military Support Against Russia

Western intelligence predicted Russia's campaign in eastern Ukraine would stall amid heavy losses and fierce resistance.

nordic alliance

Finland's End of Military Neutrality a 'Mistake,' Putin Tells Finnish President

Helsinki is expected to announce its NATO membership bid on Sunday.

Russia Says to Cut Electricity to Finland From Saturday

The move comes as tensions rise over Helsinki's NATO bid following the war in Ukraine.

unwelcome expansion

Finland's NATO Membership ‘Definitely’ Threatens Russia – Kremlin

Moscow is ready to take further steps to “balance the situation” if Finland joins the Western bloc, the Kremlin said.

Russia Violates Finnish Airspace as Helsinki Mulls NATO

The incident marks the second Russian violation of Finnish airspace this year.

long way around

Finland, Denmark to Close Airspace to Russian Planes

"At today's meeting of EU ministers of foreign affairs we will push for an EU-wide ban," Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said.

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.

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