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Finland, USA sign defence co-op deal
Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen and United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday signed a bilateral Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) between…
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2 asylum seekers arrive from Russia after border closure
Two asylum seekers arrived in Finland after closures of border crossing points completely with Russia late Friday night, said Finnish Border Guard on Sunday.…
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Ministers visit USA to sign defence co-op deal on Monday
Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen and United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will sign a bilateral Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) in Washington…
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Finland probes into alleged war crimes in Ukraine
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has started investigation into alleged war crimes committed in Ukraine, said NBI in a press release on Friday.
The investigation…
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208 seek asylum on last day as Finland closes all borders with Russia
Finland has closed all the border crossing points at eastern border late Friday night as influx of asylum seekers from Russia continued.
The border crossing points at…
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Finland closes entire land border with Russia again
Finland on Thursday decided to close all the border crossing points with Russia again just after one day of resumption of border crossing points of Vaalimaa and Niirala…
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Strike paralyses rail, road traffics across country
Almost all kind of public transport services will remain suspended all over the country on Thursday as the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) and its…
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Finland doubles production of heavy ammunition
Finland is set to double its production capacity for heavy artillery ammunition, reported Xinhua, quoting Finnish Defense Forces on Tuesday.
Defence Minister Antti…
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Parliament passes bills cutting social, housing benefits
The parliament on Tuesday passed two bills placed by the Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP) led four-party alliance right-wing government with the view…
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Eastern border closure worries EC Human Rights Commissioner
The Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović expressed concern over the situation of asylum seekers following closure of all border…
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