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Finland to close all but northernmost border crossing with Russia
By Essi Lehto HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland will close all but the northernmost crossing point on its border with Russia from midnight…
Finland’s president says impossible to return asylum seekers
HELSINKI, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Finland's President Sauli Niinisto said on Monday it had become impossible to return asylum seekers who do…
EU Commissioner Urpilainen to run for president in Finland
Jutta Urpilainen, the EU commissioner for international partnerships, on Sunday announced she would run for the presidency of her native Finland. “I…
UPDATED: Finland closes Russia border posts after days of asylum inflows
By Essi Lehto and Anne Kauranen Finland early on Saturday closed four crossings on its border with Russia as Helsinki seeks to…
Finland closes four Russian border crossings to stop asylum seekers
HELSINKI, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Finland will close four of the nine crossing points on its border with Russia to stem a…
Nordic countries to cooperate more on returning migrants to countries of origin
By Johannes Birkebaek COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The Nordic governments intend to step up their cooperation to return immigrants without legal residence in…
Finland blocks Russian property acquisitions
COPENHAGEN, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Finland's ministry of defence said on Thursday it had blocked three planned property transactions involving Russian buyers…
Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter jets land on motorway
OSLO, Sept 22 (Reuters) - A pair of F-35A Lockheed Martin fighter jets have landed on a motorway for the first time,…
Finnish government survives no-confidence vote over racism scandal
HELSINKI, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Finland's government survived on Friday a no-confidence vote in parliament called by the opposition over a racism…
Finland’s ex-PM Marin to join Blair think tank, leave parliament
HELSINKI, (Reuters) - Finland's former Prime Minister Sanna Marin, who narrowly lost an election in April and stepped down from the leadership…
Finland’s Marin, once the world’s youngest premier, steps down as party leader
By Essi Lehto HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's former Prime Minister Sanna Marin, who narrowly lost an election in April, stepped down this…
Newest NATO member Finland to spend 2.3% of GDP on defence
NATO's newest member Finland plans to spend 2.3% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on defence next year, its defence ministry said…