Russia’s war in Ukraine and destabilising “hybrid warfare” actions on the eastern border put foreign and security policy at the top of the agenda for candidates...
There has been a sharp uptick in recent days in the numbers of asylum seekers arriving at border posts in southeast Finland, after a gradual buildup...
Crowds lined the route of the funeral cortege as it made its way from the city’s Lutheran Cathedral to the cemetery where President Ahtisaari was laid...
In 2021, it was announced that Ahtisaari had advanced Alzheimer’s disease, and in a televised speech on Monday Finland’s current president said that he died after...
The 37-year-old politician made the announcement following her decision to step down as her party’s leader last week. Finland’s former Prime Minister, Sanna Marin, has announced...
The right-wing government’s move against undocumented migrants has sparked resistance from city hall, political opponents and healthcare professionals alike. Helsinki could become a ‘sanctuary city’, as...
Police say the suspects shared ‘accelerationist’ ideologies to target immigrants and infrastructure to collapse society. Police in Finland say they’ve stopped a far-right terror plot that...
Riikka Purra says “I’ve made mistakes” as the government was forced to issue a statement affirming strong support for human rights and equality in the Nordic...
The extremist comments and behaviour of Vilhelm Junnila have come under scrutiny since his appointment as minister for economic affairs just last Tuesday. Finland’s minister for...
Finland, which recently became NATO‘s 31st member, swore in a new coalition government Tuesday that is considered the most right-wing one in the Nordic country’s modern...