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15 hours ago

Ukraine has launched up to 2,500 attack drones at Russian targets near Finland, according to the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF).

17 hours ago

The Finnish media tries to make sense of US President Donald Trump’s mixed-message address on Wednesday evening.

2 days ago

Authorities are investigating the matter and the area has been evacuated.

2 days ago

Drones keep falling from the skies over Finland.

2 days ago

The investigation was suspended because investigators were unable to establish who had committed which acts, according to police.

3 days ago

The US embassy criticised the Finnish supreme court’s conviction of Päivi Räsänen as a troubling precedent for religious and free speech rights.

3 days ago

The aid will go towards supporting refugees and internally displaced persons in the country, according to the foreign ministry.

3 days ago

The drones were not targeting Finland under any circumstances, according to a Ukrainian representative.

4 days ago

The expert characterised the AN-196 as a long-range attack drone and suggested that it could have been carrying around 50kg of explosives.

4 days ago

Ukraine has intensified drone strikes on Russian oil refineries and export routes.