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Olli Rehn to return to Bank of Finland, ECB Jan. 31
HELSINKI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Olli Rehn, whose campaign to become Finnish president ended on Sunday, will on Jan. 31 return to…
Stubb and Haavisto continue to second round in Finland’s presidential race
By Anne Kauranen and Essi Lehto HELSINKI, (Reuters) - Centre-right candidate Alexander Stubb of Finland's National Coalition Party narrowly won the first…
What you need to know about the 2024 Finnish presidential election
By Elviira Luoma and Canan Sevgili (Reuters) - Finland holds a presidential election on Jan. 28 in a new era marked by…
Finland’s presidential hopefuls vie to offer toughest stance on Russia
By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI, (Reuters) - Maintaining friendly relations with Russia used to be an important task for Finnish presidents, but Sunday's…
Finland’s Stubb extends lead in opinion poll ahead of election
By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Finnish centre-right presidential front-runner Alexander Stubb slightly extended his lead against liberal Green Party…
Finland to extend Russia border closing
Finland will extend the closure of its border with Russia, which had otherwise been set to end on Jan. 15, Minister of…
Snow, cold spell to hit Italy over the weekend; Finns urged to limit power use amid cold weather
The above-average temperatures Italy has had so far this winter are set to end with a wave of cold weather and snow…
One dead in Belgium as heavy rainfall hits the country; Sweden and Finland freezing in minus 40C
A 59-year-old woman died in Belgium's East Flanders province on Tuesday after being hit by a blown-away fence during a period of…
Finland to sign defence pact with US
By Anne Kauranen and Essi Lehto HELSINKI, (Reuters) - Finland will on Monday Dec. 18 sign a defence cooperation agreement with the…
Kremlin, on reported Polish plan to send troops to Finnish border, says it will stoke tensions
Kremlin, on reported Polish plan to send troops to Finnish border, says it will stoke tensions
Finland to close entire Russian border for 2 weeks to stop asylum seekers
#Finland to close entire Russian border for 2 weeks to stop asylum seekers
Finland has closed all passenger border crossings with Russia but one
HELSINKI, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Finland has temporarily closed all but one of its eight passenger crossings to Russia in response to…