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Foreign policy

3 months ago
Individualism and one-upmanship on social media have helped people emphasise their own feelings and personal rights, experts say, but the effects often result in disagreements.
3 months ago
Several European countries have sent soldiers to the region in the past few days on reconnaissance missions.
3 months ago
Finland’s former president Sauli Niinistö oversaw the country joining Nato just a few years ago.
3 months ago
Finnish officials spoke with the Iranian embassy’s chargĂ© d’affaires, as the ambassador’s flight from Tehran was cancelled, while protesters outside the embassy called for US intervention in the crisis.
3 months ago
President Alexander Stubb will be joining around 60 heads of state and government, as well as around 3,000 participants from 130 countries.
3 months ago
Domestic media span stories from unrest in Iran to the challenges of plus-size shopping.
3 months ago
The countries have also proposed new export restrictions to Russia, for example on luxury items.
3 months ago
Finnish President Alexander Stubb has urged Iranian authorities to refrain from using violence against its own people.
3 months ago
Finland’s Prime Minister told Yle that the recent White House rhetoric on Greenland is likely a negotiation tactic.
3 months ago
What do Donald Trump’s Greenland threats mean for Finland’s celebrated icebreaker deal?