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Finnish, Swedish PMs discuss eastern border situation
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and his Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson on Monday met in Helsinki and discussed various bilateral and international issues including the…
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Finland to go ahead with defence co-op deal with USA
The President and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy on Monday discussed the Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) between Finland and the United…
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Influx of asylum seekers continues from Russia at lone operative border
The influx of asylum seekers from Russia continued at the Raja-Jooseppi border crossing point, the only point which remained open after closure of three more borders with…
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1 burnt to death in Pori house fire
One person was killed in a fire at a semi-detached wooden house in Pori, a city on the west coast of Finland on Sunday morning, police said in a press release. The fire…
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Finnish, Latvian PMs discuss bilateral ties, Baltic region security
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and his Latvian counterpart Evika Siliņa on Friday met in Helsinki and discussed various issues including bilateral relations, security and…
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Finland donates €3.7m to support children, youths vulnerable in Lebanon
The government of Finland on Friday donated 3.7 million euros through the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) to support vulnerable children and youths in Lebanon, reported…
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Finland to grant €3m to support Ukraine’s food security, grain exports
Finland will grant EUR 3 million in additional support to improve food security in Ukraine, said the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in a press release on Friday. The…
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Ombudsman censures border crossing points closure with Russia
The Non-Discrimination Ombudsman of Finland, Kristina Stenman on Friday criticised the government´s decision to close all border crossing points excepting one with…
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Russia’s Murmansk on high alert after closure of border checkpoints
A high-alert regime as well as a number of additional measures have been introduced in Russia's Murmansk region to ensure the safety of local residents, the governor…
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92 asylum seekers arrive on last day as Finland closes 3 borders with Russia
Finland closed three more border crossing points- Kuusamo, Salla and Vartius- at the eastern border early Friday night. With closures of these three, the border crossing…
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