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Stray Ukrainian drone that fell in Finland had a warhead, police say

The image of a drone is displayed on a screen during a press conference in Kouvola, Finland March 29, 2026. Finland reported a suspected territorial violation by unmanned aerial vehicles in the southeast of the country, which the Finnish prime minister said was likely linked to Ukrainian drone attacks against Russia. Lehtikuva/Sasu Jarnstedt via REUTERS

Finland reports territorial violation by drones, at least one from Ukraine

The image of a drone is displayed on a screen during a press conference in Kouvola, Finland March 29, 2026. Finland reported a suspected territorial violation by unmanned aerial vehicles in the southeast of the country, which the Finnish prime minister said was likely linked to Ukrainian drone attacks against Russia. Lehtikuva/Sasu Jarnstedt via REUTERS

Finland's Supreme Court fines MP for calling homosexuality 'developmental disorder'

Finnish Member of Parliament Paivi Rasanen, accused of incitements against a minority group, arrives to attend a court session at Helsinki District Court in Helsinki, Finland January 24, 2022. Lehtikuva/Antti Aimo-Koivisto/via REUTERS

Finland’s top court fines ex-minister for remarks on homosexuals

Paivi Rasanen wrote a pamphlet in 2004 in which she said same-sex relationships “challenge the Christian idea of humanity”.

Finland shelves plan to move election data to Amazon servers

The Nordic country will keep its electoral system running on existing servers in Finland until after the April 2027 general election.

UK, Finland, Netherlands consider joint defence financing, procurement

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at 10 Downing Street,, December 8, 2025. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes

Uncapped Bayliss gets chance to audition for New Zealand World Cup squad

Finland does not intend to host nuclear weapons in peace time, president says

Finnish President Alexander Stubb made his comments after Finland’s government last week unveiled plans to lift a longstanding ban on nuclear arms on its territory.

No sign of sabotage in Finland-Sweden power outage, operator says

"The cause of the failure is being investigated," Fingrid said in a statement.

In Finland, kids take hovercraft to school over frozen Baltic Sea

An hovercraft used also to bring home kids from school, floats on the ice of the Finnish archipelago on March 3, 2026 in Pargas, Finland. Due to unusually thick ice this winter, a hovercraft called "Snovit" ("Snow White") has replaced the ferries that normally transport 12-year-old Hugo Wickstrom, nine-year-old Julia Jalkanen and eight-year-old Nils-Johan Ostman to the islands where they live in southwestern Finland's Pargas archipelago. (Photo by Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP)

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