Finnish MPs vote to join Nato as Turkey blocks Swedish bid
Finland’s parliament has voted to accelerate its bid to join Nato, as Sweden’s bid is still being blocked by Turkey’s…
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Erdogan threatens to veto Sweden’s Nato bid
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he may allow Finland to join Nato while blocking Sweden’s membership. He criticised Sweden’s…
Escape routes close for Russian men dodging Putin’s call-up
The Russian republic of North Ossetia has imposed restrictions on cars arriving from elsewhere in Russia as men try to…
Turkey ready to block Sweden and Finland Nato entry for a year
Turkey says it will delay Nato membership for Sweden and Finland for more than a year unless they end support…
Turkey demands Finland and Sweden end ‘support’ for Kurdish rebels before joining Nato
Turkey has condemned alleged support from Sweden and Finland for the PKK Kurdish rebel group, which Ankara designates as a…
Socialists poised to come top in Finnish election
Finns are forecast to elect Finland’s first left-wing prime minister in 20 years in today’s general election, as voters worry…
Finland’s ‘free money’ scheme boosts well-being
The first nation in Europe to give citizens free cash has failed to encourage its participants to work more, but…
Russia ‘jammed’ GPS during Nato drills
Russia deliberately jammed GPS signals, prompting a warning to civilian aircraft that their navigation equipment could be blinded, during a…
Finnish court jails pro-Russian website founder
A court in Finland has sentenced the founder of a pro-Russian website to 22 months in jail on charges of…
Finn MP exposes children in migrant tirade
Three 15-year-old schoolchildren in Finland have received an online onslaught and a threat of violence after a populist MP attacked…
Nordics dominate happiness index
Finland has been named the world’s happiest country with Burundi at the bottom of the list of 156 countries, according…
Kremlin shrugs off Kaliningrad missile fears
Russia claimed the right to put weapons anywhere it chooses on its territory after facing criticism for deploying nuclear-capable Iskander…