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Army to upgrade MLRS fleet to ensure long-range fires
The Army multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) fleet will be upgraded to a new version with the view to ensure long-range MLRS fires capacity also in the future, said…
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Niinistö tells Finnish peacekeepers to work harder in Christmas message
President Sauli Niinistö on Friday urged the Finnish peacekeepers to work harder for peace and security amidst the uncertainty and conflicts around the world.…
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Finland to send €17.3m humanitarian aid to crisis countries
Finland will send EUR 17.3 million in humanitarian aid to Sudan, Ukraine, Burkina Faso and Lebanon, said the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in a press release on Friday.…
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Finland condoles at Prague university shooting victims
President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Petteri Orpo on Thursday expressed condolence at the deaths of people in shooting at a university in Prague, the capital…
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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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