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

By Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW, March 6 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that Finland's plan to lift a ban on hosting nuclear ...

Northern Europe is seeing a major military build-up as NATO strengthens its presence in the Arctic.

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 ...

Russia has threatened the nation with 'appropriate measures' if the NATO member lifts its ban on nuclear weapons, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov sending a warning ...

Russia warned Finland’s move to lift its ban on hosting nuclear weapons would stoke tensions in Europe and trigger a response from Moscow.

The government says the nation's defence environment has "significantly changed" since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The proposed law change would bring the country in line with NATO's nuclear-deterrence architecture, the government argues.

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.

HALVALA, Finland — A ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before the spring and European allies need to keep up support despite a corruption scandal that has engulfed Kyiv, President Alexander Stubb of ...