Nato’s border with Russia doubles as Finland joins

By admin April 4, 2023 No comment

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As Finland becomes the Western alliance’s 31st member, the Finnish flag will be raised at the Nato headquarters in Brussels. Sauli Niinisto, the president of Finland, and the secretary of state of the United States will attend a ceremony to officially join NATO. The addition of Finland is a blow for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who […]

Sanna Marin defeated by Finland’s conservatives in tight race

By admin April 3, 2023 No comment

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In a closely contested three-way election, Finland’s conservative leader Petteri Orpo defeated the center-left of prime minister Sanna Marin. “We got the biggest mandate,” said the leader of the National Coalition Party, after a dramatic night in which the result gradually swung away from Ms Marin’s Social Democrats. Prior to the center-left

Finland election: Three-way race as Sanna Marin fights for survival

By admin April 2, 2023 No comment

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Finns are voting in an election that is seen as a close battle between the center-left of Prime Minister Sanna Marin and right-wing populists, conservatives, and others. Even though Finland has the longest border with Russia and is just a few days away from joining NATO, the conflict in the Ukraine has had minimal effect […]

Finland’s Sanna Marin says Europe would be in trouble without US

By admin December 3, 2022 No comment

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According to Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, Europe “is not strong enough” to resist Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on its own and has been forced to rely on US assistance. The head of the potential Nato member stated that Europe’s defences needed to be bolstered while on a visit to Australia. She added, “I have to […]

Russia has cut off gas deliveries to Finland

By admin May 20, 2022 No comment

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Russia has stopped supplying natural gas to Finland, according to Gasum, the Finnish state-owned energy company. Finland has refused to pay in roubles for its supplies. However, it comes after Finland’s announcement that it will apply to join NATO. Gasum said the move was “regrettable,” but that customers would not be inconvenienced. Despite the conflict

Finland will apply for NATO membership “as soon as possible”

By admin May 12, 2022 No comment

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Finland’s president and prime minister have urged the country to join NATO “as soon as possible.” In a joint statement, Sauli Niinisto and Sanna Marin said they expected a decision within the next few days. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, public support for Nato membership has risen dramatically. Finland and Russia share a 1,300-kilometer

Finland uses sniffer dogs to detect Covid-19 patients at airports

By admin September 25, 2020 No comment

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Sniffer dogs are a friend of security forces. Normally, they are used to detect bombs. They are a common sight in airports. Do you know they can be used for many other tasks too. In Finland, these dogs are even used to detect Covid-19 patients. As part of a trial, these dogs have already been […]

Media Training Row: Finish FM resigns

By admin June 6, 2020 No comment

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Katri Kulmuni, the Finance Minister of Finland, has filed her resignation following revelations that she spent more than €50,000 of public money on media training. Ms Kulmuni, who is the leader of the ruling Centre Party since September 2019, earlier promised that she would pay back the entire money to the country. She is not […]

Finland’s Sanna Marin to become world’s youngest PM

By admin December 9, 2019 No comment

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Sanna Marin, the Prime Minister of Finland, is set to become the youngest Prime Minister of the world, after Ukraine’s Oleksiy Honcharuk, 35, and New Zealand’s Jacinda Arden, 39. At present, the Finnish ‘PM to be’ is only 34 year old. Currently, she is the transport minister of the country. The road towards her induction […]