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Day of mourning in Finland after school shooting death

Helsinki, Finland—Finland will fly its flags at half-mast on Wednesday to mark the country's mourning after a 12-year-old opened fire at a school, killing...

Finland is world’s happiest country for 7th year; Philippines at 53rd—study

Helsinki, Finland—Finland remained the world's happiest country for a seventh straight year in an annual UN sponsored World Happiness Report published on Wednesday. And Nordic...

Finland elects new president amid tensions with neighbor Russia after Ukraine invasion

Helsinki, Finland—Finns headed to the polls Sunday to elect a new president, an office whose importance has grown following increased tensions with neighboring Russia...

Putin warns of ‘problems’ with Finland

Moscow—Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of “problems” with neighboring Finland after it joined NATO earlier this year, saying Moscow will create a new...

Putin warns of ‘problems’ with Finland after NATO membership

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of "problems" with neighbouring Finland after it joined NATO earlier this year, saying Moscow will create a new...

Swedish elevator maker Kone plans to axe 1,000 jobs on slower orders

HELSINKI, Finland—Finnish elevator giant Kone announced Thursday planned restructuring that would result in around 1,000 jobs cut globally, as the company’s results showed orders...

‘Finland must consider joining NATO without Sweden’

Finland must consider joining NATO without Sweden, the Finnish foreign minister said Tuesday, after Turkey indicated it would not approve Sweden’s bid following a...

Finnish firm eyes modular nuclear due to heavy gas cuts from Russia

HELSINKI, Finland—Finnish utility Fortum said Monday it will study the possibility of building new nuclear reactors, including small modular reactors, after the company suffered...

A dancing Hillary Clinton comes to Finnish leader’s defense

"Keep dancing," former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton tweeted Sunday, lending her personal support to Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, whose taste for partying...

Russian tourists’ luxury cars filling up Helsinki’s airport garage

By Elias Huuhtanen HELSINKI, Finland―Porsches, Bentleys and other luxury cars with Russian license plates are filling up the parking garage at Helsinki’s airport as Finland...

US’ Biden signs ratification of bids of Sweden, Finland to NATO

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed US ratification of bids by Finland and Sweden to enter NATO, taking expansion of the Western alliance in...

US ratifies Finland, Sweden accession to NATO

The US Senate ratified the entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO Wednesday, strongly backing the expansion of the transatlantic alliance in the face...

Finns say halt ‘unbearable’ Russian tourism

Lappeenranta—Buses of Russian tourists stream into Finland at Nuijamaa border crossing in the country’s southeast, some hoping to enjoy the peaceful Finnish summer and...

Erdogan renews threat to ‘freeze’ Swedish, Finnish NATO bids

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday renewed his threat to "freeze" the NATO membership bids of both Sweden and Finland unless the military...
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