Finland

Poroshenko was invited to visit Mannerheim Line by Finnish president Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has reiterated the need for the deployment of a peacekeeping mission in Donbas. 14.05.15 21:11 35 099 539 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russian delegation will not participate in PA OSCE session in Helsinki Russian delegation in full decided not to participate in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly session, which will take place in Khelsinki on July 5-9. 01.07.15 17:16 26 792 288 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Russia deploys troops on border with Finland after its applications to join NATO, - media Heavy weapons, including missile systems, were spotted in Russia on the border with Finland, hours after the Kremlin warned Helsinki against joining NATO. 12.04.22 18:14 55 668 188

Helicopter violates Finnish airspace from Russian territory An unidentified helicopter violated Finnish airspace from the direction of the Russian border on Thursday morning. 10.12.15 22:44 37 419 188

Trump, Putin summit kicks off in Helsinki After blaming Washington’s own past "foolishness and stupidity" for the hostile ties between Russia and the U.S., President Donald Trump sat down with Vladimir Putin for a long-awaited summit on Monday saying he wanted good relations with the Russian Federation. 16.07.18 16:55 30 342 157

"Stop killing Ukrainians and leave our territory!" - Poroshenko refused to speak to Russian journalists in Helsinki President Petro Poroshenko refused to give an interview to Russian journalists in Helsinki. 24.01.17 20:44 63 372 140

Zelenskyi receives credentials from five ambassadors. PHOTOS Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has received credentials from the ambassadors of the Republic of Korea, South Africa, Finland, Slovenia, and Germany, the presidential press service has reported. 25.07.19 11:42 5 443 135

West is tired of supporting Ukraine and increasingly hopes for settlement of conflict, - Finnish Foreign Minister Valtonen Western countries are increasingly tired of supporting Ukraine and are increasingly hoping for a settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian war in one form or another. 15.10.24 13:47 17 705 131

There will be nothing left for the EU except imposition of sanctions if Normandy quartet negotiations fail – Finnish prime minister If the negotiations of the Normandy Four fail in Minsk, the EU would be left with sanctions only. 11.02.15 18:44 21 446 130 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Sanctions against Russia

Russia occupies entire Luhansk region in response to accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO - Shoigu In response to the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO, Russia intends to occupy the entire territory of Luhansk region and to form new military units in the west of the country. 20.05.22 16:14 42 588 127 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Finland must have real nuclear deterrent - new President Stubb The new President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, after being sworn in today, March 1, said that NATO’s nuclear deterrent should be a realistic option for his country. 01.03.24 21:55 8 446 126

Decision is historically wrong, - Zelenskyi on refusal to accept Ukraine to NATO President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi considers the refusal to admit Ukraine to NATO "a historically wrong decision". 08.07.22 13:34 12 329 118 Previously in trend: War

Finnish metal band Apocalyptica played Ukraine’s national anthem during its concert. VIDEO Finnish band Apocalyptica played the national anthem of Ukraine during the concert in Kyiv Dec. 1. 03.12.15 10:00 41 189 114

"We don't care how many countries to destroy - 28 or 32," - State Duma Deputy Zhuravlyov on accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO. VIDEO Russian State Duma deputy Alexei Zhuravlyov said Russia's war with NATO would be nuclear and he did not care how many countries joined the alliance. 19.05.22 11:51 26 443 111

Putin's threats towards Finns disappoint. Russia may not decide who will join NATO, - Vershbow Russia has no right to decide for Finland or Sweden whether these countries may join NATO. 08.07.16 10:46 38 441 107

Ukraine will have to make territorial compromises to end war, - Finnish President Stubb President of Finland Alexander Stubb believes that Ukraine may have to make territorial concessions to end the war. 29.04.25 17:17 6 940 107 Previously in trend: Territorial concessions

Turkey opposes Finland and Sweden joining NATO as "refuge for terrorist organizations", - Erdogan Turkey does not view the intention of Sweden and Finland to join NATO. Because he considers the Scandinavian countries a refuge for "terrorist organizations". 13.05.22 15:13 21 060 100

Turkey has blocked start of talks on Finland and Sweden joining NATO Turkey has blocked NATO's initial decision to process Finland's and Sweden's applications to join the Alliance, calling into question hopes that the two Scandinavian countries will join soon. 18.05.22 17:31 9 114 99

Finland became 31st member of NATO Finland became a member of NATO. 04.04.23 15:53 6 369 95

President of Finland Niiniste: "Risk of using nuclear weapons is huge" Finnish President Saule Niiniste considers the risk of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine to be huge. 17.09.23 17:37 9 449 94 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

MH17 crash investigators held covert missile tests in Finland Dutch-based international Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the crash of the Malaysian Boeing 777 in Donbas secretly held test launches in Finland. 27.09.16 23:58 89 868 92 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Ukrainian girl forced to sing "Kalinka" in Finnish school: mother outraged. VIDEO The mother of an 11-year-old Ukrainian girl, Iryna Horkun-Silen, said that her daughter was forced to sing in Russian at a Finnish school during a music lesson. 06.11.25 09:21 11 726 86 Previously in trend: Russification of Ukrainians Ukrainians in Finland

Russian General Kartapolov: "Finland is becoming hotbed of fascism faster than Ukraine". VIDEO Russian General and head of the State Duma Defense Committee Andrei Kartapolov has accused Finland of "fascism" and declared Moscow’s intention to "defend its interests" in the country. 09.09.25 15:58 13 992 85

Finland and Sweden joining NATO will not bring security to Europe, - Peskov Russian President Dmitry Peskov's spokesman said Sweden and Finland's intentions to join NATO would not bring security to the European region. 11.04.22 13:52 25 006 85

Finland's accession to NATO will be quick, - Stoltenberg NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that Finland's membership will strengthen both the alliance and the country itself. 12.05.22 14:52 6 498 84

Finland has declared its readiness to go to war with Russia Finland has been preparing for a possible Russian attack for decades. So the country is ready to fight if that happens. 22.06.22 15:15 24 016 80 Previously in trend: War

Russian, US leaders reached no agreements on Ukraine in Helsinki, Envoy Volker says U.S. President Donald Trump did not reach any agreements on Ukraine during last week's two-hour private meeting with his Russian counterpart in Helsinki, Finland. 25.07.18 11:18 3 423 80

Russian imperialism must be answered by force, - the speaker of the Finnish parliament Jussi Halla-aho spoke in perfect Ukrainian in the Rada. VIDEO On the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor, a special meeting of the Verkhovna Rada was attended by speakers of the parliaments of Belgium, Ireland, Finland, the Czech Republic, Poland and Estonia. Finnish Speaker Jussi Halla-Aho gave his speech in perfect Ukrainian. 26.11.23 11:54 14 594 80 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Erdogan strongly opposes Sweden's and Finland's accession to NATO Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said he will "say no" to Sweden's and Finland's NATO membership. 19.05.22 18:22 14 201 78

Eight countries at UN condemn Russia's aggression against Ukraine Eight Nordic and Baltic states strongly support Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. 21.02.20 11:23 5 581 78

Zakharova threatens Sweden and Finland because of possibility of joining NATO: Negative consequences are obvious The Russian side claims that the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO could have negative consequences. In particular, to instability in northern Europe. 15.04.22 14:36 24 697 77 Previously in trend: War

Putin will not accept any defeat in Ukraine, - President of Finland Niinisto Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto has warned of a dangerous moment in the war in Ukraine, as Russian president Vladimir Putin has invested too many resources in an invasion that has turned against him. 26.09.22 10:12 16 842 72 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russia has again threatened Finland with joining NATO The Russian Foreign Ministry has again threatened Finland with NATO membership. Russia has said that the country is waiting for a "surprise" in response to accession. 18.05.22 19:07 17 984 71

Putin threatens "response" to NATO's military infrastructure expansion in Alliance territories The expansion of NATO's military infrastructure in the territories of the member states will provoke a response from Russia. 16.05.22 15:40 18 629 71 Previously in trend: War

Finland is not afraid of Russian invasion, we are well prepared – Prime Minister Orpo Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said that his country is not afraid of a Russian invasion. 19.01.24 18:21 5 417 70 Previously in trend: War

If Ukraine was in NATO, there would be no war, - Finnish Prime Minister Marin Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin believes that Russia would not have invaded Ukraine if it were a NATO member. 17.01.23 22:14 4 831 69 Previously in trend: War

Turkey will support Finland's and Sweden's membership in NATO at Madrid summit. VIDEO Turkey will support the invitation of Finland and Sweden to become members of NATO. 28.06.22 21:46 9 708 67

Medvedev: "Finland’s got to pay for its vile Russophobia" Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev said that Finland "has got to pay" for its Russophobia, commenting on the New Year’s address by Finnish President Alexander Stubb. 02.01.26 14:47 11 998 66 Previously in trend: Support for Ukraine Finland’s aid to Ukraine

Finland declines Turkey's demand to extradite Kurds made by Ankara for Helsinki's accession to NATO Finnish officials have declined to extradite Kurds that Turkey considers terrorists. 11.06.22 19:56 8 944 65

Russia threatening Baltics with nuclear weapons through NATO enlargement If Sweden and Finland join NATO, Russia could withdraw nuclear weapons from the Baltic. In particular, ships with appropriate missiles. 14.04.22 13:40 23 620 63

Finland will not join NATO without Sweden, - Niiniste Finland does not plan to join NATO separately from Sweden if problems with Turkey slow down the accession of a neighboring country. 12.06.22 18:38 8 649 63

President of Finland doubts efficiency of anti-Russian sanctions President of Finland Sauli Niinistö expressed doubt about the efficiency of sanctions against Russia. 13.09.19 15:00 3 056 59 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Putin miscalculated in Ukraine, like Stalin in his attack on Finland, - Finnish President Niinistö Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, when invading Ukraine, miscalculated in exactly same way as Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin when attacking Finland in 1939. 01.01.23 22:09 8 387 59 Previously in trend: War

In Finland, candidate Devyatkin, who refused to condemn Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, was excluded from election In Finland, Ivan Devyatkin, a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), was excluded from the list of candidates in the municipal elections in Lappeenranta. He refused to condemn Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 02.12.24 22:49 9 744 57 Previously in trend: War

Finnish Foreign Minister Valtonen: Without overcoming corruption, Ukraine’s path to EU will be closed Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen considers it obvious that if Ukraine does not continue its fight against corruption, EU membership will be impossible. 24.07.25 20:32 2 312 55 Previously in trend: Ukraine’s Membership in the EU Abolition of NABU and SAPO independence

Finnish Foreign Minister Valtonen proposes three steps to end war Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen reacted to the Russian missile strike on Sumy and proposed three steps to end Russia's war against Ukraine. 13.04.25 16:38 9 047 53 Previously in trend: Ending the war ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia Strike on Sumy

In Finland, they showed test version of fence on border with Russia. PHOTOS The border guard of Finland has shown what a test version of the fence that will be erected on the Finnish-Russian border looks like. 30.05.23 15:27 11 440 53

Finland increased its patrols in the Baltic Sea due to the Russian Federation Navy activity The Finland Navy activity significantly increased due to the Russian Navy presence in the Baltic Sea. 22.12.14 21:21 8 681 51