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Finland welcomes NATO warships for drills

NATO members Latvia, Estonia and the Netherlands will hold joint naval exercises with Finland in the Baltic Sea, the Finnish military said, noting the drills will focus on “mine countermeasures.”  The training mission will be held between Thursday and Friday following a visit to Turku, Finland by NATO’s Mine Action …

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Finland opens up about NATO membership

Finland is “highly likely” to apply for NATO membership, the country’s Minister of European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen told Sky News on Friday.  “At this point I would say it is highly likely, but a decision has not yet been made,” she said. She claimed a “huge majority” of Finns wanted …

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Finland and Sweden expand on NATO plans 

Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin and her Swedish counterpart Magdalena Andersson have expanded on their countries’ possible NATO bids following bilateral talks on security in Stockholm on Wednesday. Helsinki’s decision on whether to apply for the US-led military bloc or not “will happen quite fast,” Marin said during a joint …

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Finland reveals timeline of possible NATO accession

The Finnish government will provide the country’s parliament with a review of possible NATO accession by the middle of this month, the country’s Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said. Moscow’s attack on Ukraine has prompted Finland, which has a common border with Russia, to intensify the discussions on potential benefits of …

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Finland & Sweden in NATO would trigger response – Russia

The persistent attempts by NATO to “draw those countries into the orbit of its interests and opportunistic policies” haven’t gone unnoticed by Russia, Maria Zakharova, the ministry’s spokeswoman, said. “It’s quite obvious that Finland and Sweden joining NATO … would have serious military and political consequences that would require an …

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Biden welcomes Finland buying US jets amid ‘Russia concerns‘

Speaking with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö on Monday, Biden praised Finland’s decision to buy 64 jets from Lockheed Martin, to replace its aging American-made F/A-18s, calling the purchase “a strong foundation for even closer bilateral defense ties for years to come.” The two leaders also “discussed their shared concerns about …

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Finland records first-ever case of suspected far-right terrorism

The members of the group, which operated in the southwestern town of Kankaanpää, were arrested on Tuesday, having been under surveillance for two years. On Friday, the court ruled that they should remain in custody. The suspects are aged “around 25,” and most of them have a previous criminal record, …

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