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Finland to stop rail freight traffic to Russia by year-end

Finland to stop rail freight traffic to Russia by year-end

The Finnish state company VR Group will completely stop the transportation of goods to Russia by the end of the year, Elisa Markula, CEO of the company, announced. "Freight traffic to the east will completely stop by the end of …

Finland and Turkey to discuss NATO membership on October 25

Finland and Turkey to discuss NATO membership on October 25

The delegation of the Ministry of Justice of Finland will arrive in Ankara on October 25 within the procedure for obtaining the country's NATO membership, Anadolu Agency reports. Finland and Sweden applied for NATO membership on 18 …

US Marines go to Finland

US Marines go to Finland

US Marines from the Maritime Logistics Unit will arrive in Finland in early October. This is reported by the Finnish Navy. As noted, the US Marine Corps will be in Finland for just over two months - until early December. About …

Türkiye, Sweden, Finland to meet on August 26

Türkiye, Sweden, Finland to meet on August 26

With Sweden and Finland agreeing to cooperate on Türkiye's fight against terrorism, the three countries are set to convene on Aug. 26 for the first meeting of the joint mechanism committed under the trilateral memorandum, Turkish foreign …

Finnish PM urges EU to restrict Russian tourism

Finnish PM urges EU to restrict Russian tourism

The Finnish prime minister on Monday urged EU countries to impose additional sanctions to restrict Russian tourists’ entry into the Schengen countries. Speaking to Finnish state broadcaster YLE, Sanna Marin said that it's not …

Finland warns energy crisis may shut down factories

Finland warns energy crisis may shut down factories

Finnish manufacturers have warned they may be forced to scale down production if natural gas prices continue to rise, national broadcaster Yle reported. While Finland's industrial sector is not as heavily reliant on natural gas …

Turkey may freeze process of Sweden, Finland joining NATO

Turkey may freeze process of Sweden, Finland joining NATO

Ankara may freeze the process of Sweden and Finland joining NATO if the two Nordic countries fail to meet its demands, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. "I would like to reiterate that if Sweden and Finland …

NATO allies sign accession protocols for Finland and Sweden

NATO allies sign accession protocols for Finland and Sweden

NATO Ambassadors signed the Accession Protocols for Finland and Sweden at NATO Headquarters on Tuesday, in the presence of Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto and Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde. "This is truly an historic …

Volodin: NATO bases to put Finland, Sweden in danger

Volodin: NATO bases to put Finland, Sweden in danger

NATO bases in Finland and Sweden would not protect the two countries but would endanger the cities hosting military infrastructure facilities, Russian State Duma (the lower house of parliament) Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin wrote on Telegram on …