The Nordic country has a network of underground shelters unmatched in the West and the largest number of reservists in the ...

Finland's eastern border-crossing points were closed in November 2023, following a rapid increase in the number of asylum seekers after Russia began allowing people without valid travel documents to ...

He confirmed that all border crossing points between Finland and Russia were closed in 2023 and will remain closed for the foreseeable future. Since Finland does not issue visas to Russians, and the ...

we clearly understand that Russia is a danger – a military and non-military danger to all its neighbors, including Finland,” he said. Finland is monitoring the situation, but at the moment, military ...

The United States and Canada have the longest peaceful, undefended border in the world, running 5,525 miles between 8 ...

Every day Russian fertilisers move from the Vainikkala border crossing point to the Port of HaminaKotka in southeast Finland, where the major Russian fertiliser company Fosagro operates. For food ...

Finland, which shares the European Union's longest border with Russia, joined the Western military alliance NATO in 2023 and drew its Nordic neighbour Sweden to follow in March 2024, both in ...

The alliance has stepped up intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance activities around the Baltic Sea amid concerns of Russian gray zone warfare.

"We are taking the suspected border violation seriously and have immediately launched an investigation," Finland's Defence Minister Antti Häkkinen noted. Earlier this week, Norwegian F-35s intercepted ...