Beyond, up a gentle slope, looms Russia. Finns used to drive across here to fill up on half-price gasoline. That was before ...

Finland's intelligence agency warned Tuesday that Russian spies could boost their efforts to target and destabilise the new NATO member once the Ukraine war ends. "Russian intelligence and influencing ...

(Fixes typo in headline) By Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW, March 6 (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday it would respond if Finland ...

The Kremlin has reacted angrily to Finland's plans to lift a decades-old ban on hosting nuclear weapons on its territory ...

Finnish president Alexander Stubb has branded Russia’s war in Ukraine a “complete strategic failure for Vladimir Putin” in a scathing attack on the Russian leader. Speaking at a panel at the World ...

A decades-old security policy is under renewed scrutiny as governments reassess their defense strategies in a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape. The discussion reflects broader concerns about ...

Finland’s President Alexander Stubb said Ukraine stands to see some benefits from the conflict in the Middle East, which may hamper Russia’s ability to cooperate militarily with Iran.

A deserted cafe and petrol station near the Niirala border crossing to Russia shows how life has been on hold since Finland shut the frontier with its giant neighbour in December 2023. Helsinki had ...

Finnish law has historically prohibited the importation or deployment of a nuclear weapon anywhere on its territory—but this is expected to change soon.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Combat has changed dramatically in the 86 years since the Winter War between Finland and Russia. Lessons from the war still apply ...