Finland

Xi says China, Finland should uphold international system, advance multipolar order

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China January 27, 2026. China Daily via REUTERS

Finland hopes to prevent cable damage with new surveillance centre

A member of the Finnish Border Guard's Special Intervention Unit takes part in an exercise on an offshore patrol vessel, Turva, near Helsinki on the Baltic Sea, Finland, January 26, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Anne Kauranen

Elderly man found living in windowless Helsinki basement for decades

Finnish police are investigating after the 80-year-old man was found in "poor physical condition" during a house search.

Dutch Foreign Minister calls Trump’s Greenland tariff threat ‘blackmail’

Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel speaks to the media, on the day of a Council of Europe diplomatic conference to launch a convention establishing the International Claims Commission for Ukraine, aimed at handling compensation claims related to Russia's war in Ukraine, in The Hague, Netherlands, December 16, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

Finland to acquire anti-personnel landmines and start training staff

A Finnish soldier participates in an exercise, in Rovajarvi, Finland, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov/File Photo

Finnish police release Russia-linked ship held in cable sabotage case

The vessel Fitburg, suspected of damaging subsea communication cables in the Gulf of Finland, at Kantvik harbour in Kirkkonummi, in this undated handout courtesy of Finnish Border. Finnish police on Wednesday seized a ship sailing from Russia on suspicion of sabotaging an undersea telecoms cable running from Helsinki to Estonia across the Gulf of Finland, an area hit by a string of similar incidents in recent years. The seized cargo vessel \"Fitburg\" was en route from the Russian port of St Petersburg to Israel at the time of the incident, Finland's Border Guard authority told a press conference in Helsinki. Finnish Border Guard/Handout via REUTERS

Finland makes progress in cable breach investigation, police say

A Border Guard helicopter and a Coast Guard patrol ship Turva seize the Fitburg vessel suspected of a subsea cable breach in the Gulf of Finland on 31 December 2025, in this handout picture obtained on January 1, 2026. Finnish authorities seized a vessel suspected of having breached the Elisa subsea cable between Helsinki and Tallinn. Two people have been arrested in the Gulf of Finland cable breach investigation, and two other people have been placed under a travel ban. Finnish Police/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Finland to allow wolf hunting in 2026 as environmental groups criticise move

Amendments to Finland’s Hunting Act will allow wolf hunting during restricted periods based on regional quotas, set by Finland’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

3 dead as Storm Johannes batters the Nordics, leaving thousands without power

Snowy and windy conditions led to cancelled departures at the Are train station in Sweden, on Dec 27.

Finland stuck in doom loop with highest jobless rate in decades

The data adds to a grim picture for Finland, which has been Europe’s worst-performing economy since 2020.

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