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Finland attends as member for 1st time as NATO summit begins
Finland is participating in the summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) beginning on Tuesday in Vilnius for the first time as a full-fledged member.…
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Bandit held after robbery at Mikkeli grocery shop
Bandit took away cash from a grocery store at Laajalampi area in Mikkeli on Saturday afternoon, police said in a press release.
The alleged masked robber stormed into a…
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Man killed in road mishap in Joensuu
One person was killed and another injured in a road accident at Tuupovaara in Joensuu on Saturday morning.
Police said that the accident took place at about 9:00 am when…
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President to join NATO Summit in Vilnius
President Sauli Niinistö will participate in the NATO Summit scheduled to be held on July 11-12 in Vilnius, Lithuania, said the President Office in a press release…
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Finland tightens travel restrictions on Russian citizens
Finland will continue to impose restrictions on the travel by citizens of Russia, said the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in a press release on Thursday.
The government on…
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Russia expels 9 Finnish diplomats, closes St Petersburg Consulate
Russia on Thursday announced that it would expel nine Finnish diplomats and cancel the authorisation of Finland's Consulate General in St Petersburg, said the…
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Rydman to become Economic Minister replacing Junnila
The radical rightist Perussuomalaiset (Finns Party), the second largest component of the four-party alliance government on Wednesday selected its lawmaker Wille Rydman as…
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PM visits Estonia on Wednesday
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will travel to Tallinn on Wednesday at the invitation of his Estonian counterpart Kaja Kallas, said a government press release.
During the…
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Perussuomalaiset MP refused entry into Seinäjoki rock festival
A lawmaker of the radical rightist Perussuomalaiset (Finns Party), the second largest component of the four-party alliance government has been refused entry into a rock…
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Biden to visit Helsinki on July 13
President of the United States Joe Biden will visit Finland on July 13, said the Finnish President Office and the White House in separate press releases on Sunday.…
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