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2 days ago

Finnish, German presidents call for new Helsinki Act in Middle East peace effort

“The lesson we draw is simple: you do not need trust to begin a process,” the leaders said in a joint opinion piece in the Financial Times.

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5 months 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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5 months 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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5 months ago

Finns waiting to evacuate Middle East criticise foreign ministry

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