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After Plunging Into Icy Waters, Swedish and Finnish Prime Ministers Talk About Defending the EU’s…
The prime ministers’ agenda included bilateral relations between the two countries, the security situation and other current international and EU issues. Recent events on…
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Government Closes Entire Eastern Border for Two Weeks; PM Orpo: Russia Created It. It Can End It.
The decision means that all border crossing points on the land border between Finland and Russia will be closed until December 13. THE GOVERNMENT has decided to close…
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Read Prime Minister Orpo’s New Year Address in Full
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s (NCP) New Year speech included remarks on NATO, Russia, the European Union, Hamas, Gaza … the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Finland as a country “with a…
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Read President Sauli Niinistö’s Last New Year’s Speech Word for Word
In his New Year’s address, President Sauli Niinistö touched on climate change, the fact that “things have to get better,” Ukraine, Gaza, Russia, Europe, NATO, and…
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President Niinistö Had a Conversation with Chinese President Xi; Here’s What They Talked About
In addition to the dialogue between the countries, President Sauli Niinistö and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the Baltic Sea pipeline incident and Ukraine.…
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Finnish Eastern Border Remains Shut
The Finnish government has decided that the border crossing points on the land border between Finland and Russia will remain closed. IT WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE to submit…
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Finnish Parliament Approves EU’s Recovery Fund
Parliament approved the EU’s resources decision by a vote of 134-57. On Tuesday, Finland approved the European Union’s €750 billion recovery fund, a spending…
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Government Proposes a New Law on Clothing and Shoe Labeling to Satisfy EU Rules
Penalty payments because of incorrect or deficient labels have not been possible before. The EU already requires that footwear and textile products clearly indicate…
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‘Never Again Alone’ Finnish Parliament Votes 188-8 in Favor of Joining NATO
On May 17, Parliament adopted an opinion on government reports on the changing security environment and Finland’s application to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,…
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Finnish Parliament Approves NATO Bid
The proposal was approved by a vote of 184–7. The Finnish Parliament approved the government proposal on Finland’s accession to NATO on March 1, 2023.…
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