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3 weeks ago

Orpo joins Nordic-Canadian summit in Oslo, Stubb heads to London

President Alexander Stubb begins a two-day working trip to London, but there has been no official announcement of meeting with UK government officials.
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3 weeks ago

Nato prepared to operate in southern Finland, general says

Finland is part of three areas identified by Nato for rapid response.
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4 weeks ago

Thousands of Nato troops in Finland for Cold Response 26 exercise

A shopkeeper of a roadside store and petrol station says soldiers seem to particularly favour energy drinks, crisps and sweets.
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4 weeks ago

About 160 Finns arrive on evacuation flight from Middle East

“It’s really nice to be here,” said Otso Friström, who arrived on an evacuation flight to Finland with his family early on Monday morning.
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4 weeks ago

Finns arrive from Middle East on Swedish evacuation flight

Finland is scheduled to organise a repatriation flight on Sunday for Finnish citizens departing from Oman.
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4 weeks ago

Israel blocked his Middle East role. Now, Haavisto becomes UN envoy to Sudan

Last year Israel rejected Haavisto’s bid to become UN Middle East coordinator due to the Secretary-General’s criticism of the war in Gaza.
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4 weeks ago

Finland lifts ban on nuclear weapons imports

The plan is to remove the prohibition on their import by this summer.
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4 weeks ago

Finland plans more Middle East evacuations, drops ticket price of first flight

There are around 600 Finns in Dubai who want to leave the region. The flight scheduled on Sunday can only accommodate around 160 of them.
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4 weeks ago

In Delhi, Stubb and Modi praise ties but differ on Russia

Vladimir Putin made a high-profile visit to New Delhi last December.
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4 weeks ago

Finns waiting to evacuate Middle East criticise foreign ministry

Nearly 350 Finnish citizens in Dubai are demanding to be taken home.
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