Finland International

The Finnish military has banned a Russian cadet training ship from putting into port in the demilitarized Åland Islands in September. The story was first reported in the Swedish-language daily newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet HBL. The Kruzenstern was due to arrive in Mariehamn…

Editorial by Janne Strang for News Now Finland President Sauli Niinistö’s eagerly awaited meeting with US President Donald Trump was moved forward from Tuesday to Monday, due to Hurricane Harvey. But it is still unclear what the substance of the…

A meeting in Washington DC between US President Donald Trump and Finnish President Sauli Niinistö has been moved forward by a day. The pair had been scheduled to meet at the White House on Tuesday, but Trump has now said…

Finnish customs authorities have launched a criminal investigation into vintage cars that belonged to former presidents, that may have been smuggled out of the country illegally. The investigation centres around President Kyösti Kallio’s 1938 Buick Special Eight, and President JK…

Russia has appointed a new ambassador to Finland, according to official Russian state publications, and reported by STT News Agency. Veteran diplomat Pavel Kuznetsov has been named to the Helsinki post, and replaces Aleksander Rumyantsev who served as ambassador since…

Finland’s former President Tarja Halonen says Estonia has no reason to fear Russia. The two-term Social Democrat president made the comments in an interview with Eesti Päevaleht newspaper. Halonen points out that Estonia is in the EU and NATO, and uses…

Three of the main Nordic region airlines have enjoyed a positive start to 2017, but there can still be turbulent skies ahead. SAS enjoyed a share jump of more than 40% on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Finnair welcomed 1.1 million passengers…

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to pay a one day visit to Finland today, as part of the country’s 100th independence anniversary celebrations, hosted by Finnish President Sauli Niinistö. The visit begins with bilateral talks at Hotel Punkuharju in…

Three Finnish men have been injured and taken to hospital after a waterway crash on the Russian side of the border. The accident happened around 9:30am on Wednesday morning near the Pälli lock system on Lake Nuijamaa. Officials say an…