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Finns for a strong EU, Nat´l defense alongside NATO: survey
The support for joining NATO among the Finnish people remained high in the fall and 82 percent would vote in favor of membership, according to a recent report. The…
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Proposal for hiking income limit for residence permit sent out for comments
The government proposal on hiking income limit for residence permits for employed persons was sent out for comments on Wednesday, said the Ministry of Economic Affairs…
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EU emergency stockpiles budget in Finland rises to €305m
Finland has received a total of EUR 305 million in funding from the European Commission for the establishment of the reserves, said the Ministry of Social Affairs and…
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Finland’s population exceeds 5.6m, although birth rate remains low
Finland's population at the end of November 2023 was 5,603,075, acording to Statistics Finland's preliminary data. During January to November, country's…
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Russia summons Finnish envoy over defence co-op deal with US
Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday summoned Finland’s ambassador Antti Helantera after Washington and Helsinki concluded a defense cooperation agreement, reported…
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1 killed in Kalajoki, suspect held
One person was killed in a violence with an alleged bandit at Kalajoki, a municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia region near Oulu city in the last weekend, police said in…
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Wind turbine impacts on birds, mammal population negatively
Many bird and mammal groups avoid wind power and the full or partial displacement of individuals from the wind turbine area may reduce population sizes, according to the…
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Finland, USA sign defence co-op deal
Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen and United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday signed a bilateral Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) between…
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Russia will set up military units near Finland: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Sunday that Russia, which had good relationship with Finland, is forced to build up military units in the Leningrad Military…
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2 asylum seekers arrive from Russia after border closure
Two asylum seekers arrived in Finland after closures of border crossing points completely with Russia late Friday night, said Finnish Border Guard on Sunday.…
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