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1 week ago

Defence spending needs to double, working group says

The opposition Left Alliance has submitted a dissenting opinion about the matter.

All News | Antti Häkkänen | Defence policy | Finnish Defence Forces | Foreign policy | Ministry of Defence | National defence | Russia | Russian attack on Ukraine | Ukraine

1 month ago

Finland’s Defence Minister Häkkänen condemns Ukrainian drone incursions

A drone expert and former CIA officer said shooting down a drone that falls into Russian territory would carry risks.

All News | Defence | Defence policy | Finnish Defence Forces | Foreign policy | National defence | Russian attack on Ukraine | Ukraine

1 month ago

Finland joins Ukraine’s Corpus arms procurement group

Ukraine initiated the Corpus initiative and its founding members include Finland, Denmark, Italy, Norway, Sweden and the UK.