Finland

Zelenskyi, Finland’s president discuss escalation in eastern Ukraine President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi has held a telephone conversation with President of Finland Sauli Niinistö, the Ukrainian president’s press service reports. 15.04.21 15:55 1 784 50 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Ukraine must do everything in its power to ensure that drones do not reach Finland, — Prime Minister Orpo Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo stated that the government is taking all necessary measures to prevent further incidents involving drones. He also spoke about communication with Ukraine regarding efforts to prevent UAVs from entering Finnish territory. 12.04.26 18:18 5 364 82 Previously in trend: Fallen drones in Finland

Finland to close Lenin Museum, which has been operating since 1946. PHOTOS The Lenin Museum, which has been operating in the Finnish city of Tampere since 1946, will be closed. The exhibits will be dismantled. 23.04.24 16:55 6 207 48

Finland urges US not to call security guarantees for Ukraine "Article 5-like" - Politico Finland has called on US officials not to refer to future security guarantees for Ukraine as "similar to Article 5" of NATO, as this could undermine the mutual defense clause that underpins NATO. 05.02.26 09:12 5 522 47 Previously in trend: Security guarantees for Ukraine

War in Ukraine has shown that Europe is "not strong enough" - Finnish Prime Minister Marin Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin believes that Vladimir Putin’s invasion and occupation of part of Ukraine revealed both European weaknesses and strategic mistakes in relations with Russia. 02.12.22 12:23 2 970 46 Previously in trend: War

Finland has completed installation of first 35 km of fence on border with Russia, according to Reuters. PHOTO Finland has completed the construction of the first 35 kilometres of fence on its eastern border with Russia. 21.05.25 18:25 11 483 45

Finland allowed Ukraine to use its weapons for strikes on Russian territory Finland does not restrict the use of the weapons transferred to Ukraine - they can be used to attack targets located in the territory of the Russian Federation. 29.02.24 06:34 16 532 44

Finland cancelled meeting of Joulupukki and Santa Claus at border due to Russia’s attack on Ukraine Finnish Joulupukki and Russian Santa Claus no longer meet on Finland’s eastern border because of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. 23.12.22 20:30 4 593 43 Previously in trend: War

Finland has completed construction of test section of fence on border with Russia. PHOTO Finland has completed a pilot project to build a fence on the border with Russia. 26.10.23 22:45 9 710 42

Finland demands from Russia to stop hybrid attacks on border Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said that Russia’s sending of illegal migrants to the Finnish border should stop. 24.11.23 18:45 2 907 41

Finnish Prime Minister Marin allows discussion of Hornet fighter jets to Ukraine Finland may start discussing transfer of its Hornet fighter jets to Ukraine. But there are conditions for such deliveries. 10.03.23 22:33 8 370 40 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine War

Finnish President Niiniste has personally informed Putin of plans to join NATO Finnish President Sauli Niiniste spoke with Putin on May 14. He said the country would soon apply to join NATO. 14.05.22 15:43 14 045 40 Previously in trend: War

Finland plans to introduce humanitarian visas for Russians who oppose war The Finnish government is considering the possibility of introducing a new type of humanitarian visa for Russian citizens. They will be issued to people who oppose the war in Ukraine. 31.08.22 22:16 3 348 39

Russia has cut off gas supplies to Finland Following Helsinki's refusal to pay for gas in rubles, Russia's Gazprom has stopped exporting gas to the country. 21.05.22 15:02 7 896 39

Prime Minister of Finland Marin: "War would not have happened if we had reacted more sharply to seizure of Crimea" Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin called the world’s insufficiently strong reaction to the Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014 a big mistake. 18.02.23 12:36 4 235 39 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Hungary will ratify applications of Sweden and Finland to join NATO by end of year, - Minister Gulyash Hungary and Turkey are the only NATO countries that have not yet ratified the accession of Sweden and Finland to the alliance. 23.10.22 18:05 3 525 38

Finland does not exclude involvement of Russia to disruption of Sweden’s introduction into NATO Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto does not exclude Russia’s involvement in burning the Koran during a protest in Sweden last week, which is why Turkey refused to support this country’s accession to NATO. 28.01.23 17:57 5 933 38

NATO can guarantee security for all its members only together with Ukraine, - Zelenskyy Ukrainians have been proving their strength every day since the beginning of the war. By accepting Ukraine as a member, NATO will be able to guarantee the security of all its members. 03.04.24 17:20 1 693 37

Europe needs special envoy for Ukraine - Stubb Europe should have its own negotiating team for a peaceful settlement of the war in Ukraine. A special envoy for Ukraine should also be appointed separately. 29.03.25 14:27 1 717 37 Previously in trend: Coalition of the willing

Possibility of sending foreign troops to Ukraine should not be ruled out, - Finnish Foreign Minister Valtonen Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said that French President Emmanuel Macron was right to make Russia guess about the limits of Western support for Ukraine when he spoke about the possibility of sending troops into the territory of the warring state 31.03.24 13:23 5 720 37

There is no reason for Finland to send troops to Ukraine, - President Stubb Currently, Finland sees no reason to send its own troops to Ukraine. 03.04.24 15:19 1 533 36 Previously in trend: War

Official ceremony of Zelensky’s meeting in Finland. VIDEO President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived on an official visit to Finland. 03.05.23 13:20 6 200 35

In Russia, heads of Finnish companies are intimidated to prevent them from leaving market: threatened, called for questioning Directors of Finnish companies operating in Russia are called for questioning by the prosecutor's office, threatened with deadlines, trying to prevent them from leaving the Russian market. 30.03.22 15:46 9 490 35 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Russia will respond if Finland deploys nuclear weapons on its territory, Kremlin says Russia has said it will respond if NATO member Finland deploys nuclear weapons on its territory, claiming that such a step would make the Nordic country "more vulnerable." 06.03.26 18:26 4 079 34 Previously in trend: Nuclear weapons Nuclear proliferation

Finnish model is as follows: we in NATO and EU support Ukraine in fight against Russian aggression - Prime Minister Orpo Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo told what the "Finnish model" means for Ukraine. 07.11.24 12:08 3 890 33 Previously in trend: War

Stoltenberg: NATO is serious about Turkey's security concerns During the meeting with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said NATO was serious about Turkey's security concerns. 12.06.22 21:42 12 339 33

Cable between Estonia and Finland was damaged by people, - Prosecutor’s Office of Estonia The telecommunications cable connecting Finland and Estonia in the Baltic Sea, which was damaged on the night of October 8, together with the Balticconnector gas pipeline, was damaged by human hands. 20.10.23 08:37 34 629 33

Russia conducted exercises simulating possible attack on Finland and Baltic states Russia has carefully rehearsed an attack on the eastern part of NATO and has demonstrated its willingness to take significant risks regardless of losses. 02.01.25 08:09 6 162 32

Zelensky arrived on visit to Finland President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will pay an official visit to Finland today. 03.05.23 12:03 5 216 32

Finnish Prime Minister Orpo: Russia is waging hybrid attack against us on border Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo believes that the government should develop a systematic solution to the problem of the influx of asylum seekers at the border with Russia and called it a hybrid attack against his country. 16.12.23 17:18 3 668 32

In one week, 88% more Russians entered Finland than before Queues of cars lined up at all checkpoints on the border between Finland and Russia. 24.09.22 15:38 3 337 32

Ukraine must use all means to win war, - Finnish President Stubb Ukraine must use all means to win the war with Russia. 28.07.24 18:24 2 603 31 Previously in trend: War

Ukraine and Finland launch Shelter Coalition Ukraine and Finland signed a joint statement on launching the Shelter Coalition. The plan is to mobilize around €14 billion in resources for the development of shelters. 28.05.25 21:46 1 910 31 Previously in trend: Shelter Coalition

German and Finnish Foreign Ministries call damage to cables in Baltic Sea hybrid attack Germany and Finland have expressed concern about the failure of a data cable between the two countries, emphasizing the need to better protect critical infrastructure. 19.11.24 17:43 35 996 30

Finnish MPs are overwhelmingly against sending European troops to Ukraine - Finnish media Most members of the Finnish parliament are against sending troops to Ukraine. 09.04.24 18:12 2 011 30 Previously in trend: War

Ukraine can strike on territory of Russia with weapons provided by Finland - head of Foreign Ministry Valtonen A country waging a defensive war may strike military facilities on the aggressor’s territory if necessary for self-defense. 29.05.24 16:02 3 522 30 Previously in trend: War

Finland has officially decided to apply to NATO Finland made a formal decision on Sunday to apply for NATO membership. 15.05.22 14:06 5 033 30

Finland advocates preservation of sanctions against Russia until full implementation of Minsk deal President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko had a meeting with President of Finland Sauli Niinistö in the framework of the NATO Summit in Warsaw. 08.07.16 21:40 4 714 29 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Finland stops allowing cars with Russian licence plates As of 16 March, it is no longer possible to drive cars registered in Russia in Finland without a special permit. 16.03.24 18:50 3 521 28 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Finland is ready to announce restrictions on entry of Russians The Finnish authorities will announce a principled decision regarding Russian visas and tourists. Entry will be severely restricted. 23.09.22 19:57 4 311 28 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Our message to Russia is clear - Ukraine will become member of NATO and EU - Finnish President Stubb President of Finland Alexander Stubb said that the main topics of the NATO summit in Washington will be support for Ukraine, promotion of Ukraine's membership in the Alliance and security guarantees for Kyiv. 05.07.24 15:48 1 591 28

Heads of foreign affairs of Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden arrived in Kyiv. PHOTOS The foreign ministers of Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden arrived in Kyiv. 28.11.22 13:21 9 103 28 Previously in trend: War

Finnish Parliament has supported country's accession to NATO The Finnish parliament on Tuesday (May 17th) backed the country's accession to NATO. 17.05.22 16:21 2 633 27

Now whole world has understood that there is only one side that does not want to participate in peace talks. And that is Russia - Finnish Foreign Minister Valtonen Russian dictator Vladimir Putin does not want to participate in meaningful and serious negotiations on the peaceful end of the aggressive war against Ukraine. 15.05.25 13:24 1 770 27 Previously in trend: Negotiations in Turkey

Estonia-Finland gas pipeline was damaged mechanically, - Pevkur The damage to the Balticconnector gas pipeline between Estonia and Finland was caused by "quite brute force". The investigation is still ongoing. 11.10.23 14:03 10 465 27

Russia is preparing for long conflict with West, - Finnish Prime Minister Orpo Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said that Russia is preparing for a prolonged conflict with the West, calling on European countries to increase defence spending and improve coordination in this area. 13.03.24 17:51 3 420 27 Previously in trend: War

Finland offers Ukraine "security measures", but not guarantees, - Prime Minister Orpo Finland is not prepared to provide Ukraine with security guarantees, but it is prepared to participate in organizing security measures for Ukraine, which is different from providing formal security guarantees. 04.12.25 09:45 2 693 27 Previously in trend: Security guarantees for Ukraine

Provision of Leopard tanks to Ukraine will be discussed in Ramstein, - Finnish Defense Minister Savola On January 20, at the meeting of Ukraine’s allies at the Ramstein airbase in Germany, the issue of supplying Leopard main battle tanks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be on the agenda. 16.01.23 16:03 4 694 26