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Finland in talks to host NATO Troops in Lapland to strengthen northern defense

Finland is negotiating with several Nato countries about sending troops to Finland. Foreign Nato forces may be deployed in Finland even if the country does not face an actual military threat, Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen (NCP) told Yle.
August 26, 2024

EU guards to remain at Finnish-Russian border until at least autumn

Border guards from the European agency Frontex look set to remain at Finland’s frontier with Russia throughout the summer and into the autumn months, according to a report on Monday by news group Uutissuomalainen.
April 30, 2024

Inspections reveal poor treatment, underpaying of foreign workers by Lapland tourism firms

Inspections carried out by Lapland’s Regional State Administrative Agency (Avi) of tourism companies in the region have undercovered evidence that foreign workers are often underpaid as well as being subjected to poor working conditions.
April 30, 2024

Finland’s eastern border to remain shut indefinitely

As expected, the Finnish government on Thursday decided to extend the closure of the border with Russia.
April 04, 2024

Only 10% of Russians in Finland voted for Putin, exit poll says

Only 10 percent of Russian citizens in Finland told an online exit poll that they voted for President Vladimir Putin in Russia’s weekend election.
March 18, 2024

Thousands may be waiting to cross Finnish-Russian frontier, border official says

Finland closed its eastern border with Russia in December due to an influx of undocumented migrants.
February 05, 2024

Moscow blames Finland, West for border issues

The Kremlin official claimed it is possible that the “collective West” is urging migrants to leave Russia for Finland.
January 14, 2024

Finland suspects 1,000 asylum seekers of committing border offences

Finnish authorities have begun investigating about 1,000 asylum seekers over suspicions that they committed a border offence when they entered the country.
January 14, 2024

Russia recruiting migrants near Finnish border to fight in Ukraine

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has reported that Russian authorities are allegedly enticing migrants seeking to enter Finland with expired visas to stay in Russia, only to later deploy them to the conflict in Ukraine.
December 08, 2023

Livelihoods and nature at risk as Lapland warms quickly, irrevocably

According to the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke), many species could disappear as temperatures rise over the next few decades.
September 29, 2023

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