page 7
Finland's President Sauli Niinisto, 73, tested positive for COVID on Tuesday, his office said in a statement. "Despite the infection, President Niinisto is well and continuing to work remotely," it said, adding his planned …
Finland will make a decision about whether to apply to join the 30-member NATO alliance in the next few weeks, Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Wednesday. "There are different perspectives to apply (for) NATO membership or not to …
Finland will clarify next steps regarding a possible decision to seek NATO membership in the coming weeks, Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto told reporters after attending a NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels on Thursday. He …
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expressed confidence in Finland's quick gainining of Alliance membership in case it decides to apply to join NATO. This was stated in his annual report on the activities of the …
Passenger train service between Finland and Russia will be suspended on March 28, the Finnish state-owned railway company VR said on Friday. "The Allegro train service will be discontinued from Monday, March 28," the company …
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö believes that the country's application to join NATO is fraught with a "serious risk" of escalation in Europe. "I understand very well that, for example, joining NATO may …
For the fifth year in a row, Finland is the world's happiest country, according to World Happiness Report rankings based largely on life evaluations from the Gallup World Poll. The Nordic country and its neighbors Denmark, Norway, …
Russia will resume railway service with Finland starting December 12, with trains running twice per day between St. Petersburg and Helsinki, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Tuesday. "Moreover, it was decided to …
Teemu Pukki scored twice to break Jari Litmanen's international goals record for Finland in their World Cup qualifying victory over Kazakhstan. Norwich forward Pukki netted in each half to take his international tally to 33, one …
Turkey’s foreign minister on Thursday discussed the latest situation in Afghanistan with his Finnish and British counterparts, according to diplomatic sources. In separate phone calls, Mevlut Cavusoglu exchanged views with Finnish …
Researchers in Finland have conducted a study showing that the neutralizing antibodies generated following infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease …
Finland has lifted restrictions on entry to the country for residents of Azerbaijan, according to Finnish media. Starting July 12, Finland lifted the border crossing restriction for citizens of Azerbaijan, Moldova, Lithuania, Slovenia …
The first train jointly operated by the Azerbaijani, Russian, and Iranian railway companies left this week the Finnish capital Helsinki for India’s largest port of Nhava Sheva via the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), …
Russia was beaten by Denmark 1-4 in the match in Copenhagen on Monday during the third round of Euro 2020's group stage and was unable to make it to the knockout stage. Russia’s Artem Dzyuba (70) scored from the penalty spot. …
The Russian national football team defeated on Wednesday the national squad of Finland 1-0 in the group stage match of the 2020 UEFA Euro Cup. The only goal in the match was scored by Russia’s attacking midfielder Alexei …
Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen suffered cardiac arrest during a Euro 2020 match on Saturday, Morten Boesen, Denmark's team doctor, confirmed. "He was gone, and we did cardiac resuscitation," Boesen said at a …
For the fourth year running, Finland has come out on top in the annual list powered by data from the Gallup World Poll, with Iceland, Denmark, Switzerland, and the Netherlands following in second, third, fourth and fifth position …
The Finnish coronavirus strain appears to be the most recently discovered variant over the past several months across the world, though almost all of them are somewhat similar to the British, South African, Brazilian or Japanese variants. …
Russia will lift restrictions on entry for the citizens of Finland, Vietnam, India and Qatar and flights with these countries will resume on January 27, the Russian cabinet’s press service said. Russian citizens will be also able …
The U.S. Treasury Department said it imposed sanctions on six Russian nationals and two Russian legal entities. "Today’s action targets eight individuals and seven entities directly involved in furthering [Russian …
