Russia’s renewed military buildup near Finland may look like preparation for a future conflict, but the reality is far more complicated. Satellite imagery, troop movements, and strategic positioning reveal a project that could be more about signaling than strength.

Finland and Britain on Saturday wrapped up the Northern Axe 25 joint military exercises, one of several early winter drills held by the Northern European nation and attended by NATO allies this year. Northern Axe 25 saw some 3,000 personnel, including 70 ...

The Finnish authorities urgently need to take measures to restore relations with Russia. This was announced on March 23 by Tuomas Malinen, a professor at the University of Helsinki, on the social network X (former.

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 accused Moscow of "hybrid warfare" in orchestrating a ...

The former nursing home in Kankaanpää in southwestern Finland wasn’t exactly prime real estate. Partially derelict, it was located in a swampy region far from the picturesque Lake District where many Finns and foreigners keep their holiday properties.

By Ben Aris in Berlin Finland’s President Alexander Stubb has added his voice to the growing number of calls from EU members to reengage with Russia. An ardent Ukraine-supported, he said the EU may soon need to reopen political dialogue with Russia.

The European Union is providing Finland with 17 million euros to improve surveillance along its eastern border and the Gulf of Finland. The money comes from the EU’s Border Management and Visa Policy Instrument,

Russia is reporting that it has shot down hundreds of Ukrainian drones in a massive overnight attack across its regions and Crimea