3 years agoRussia to cut electricity to Finland from Saturday, supplier says, as tensions rise over Helsinki's NATO bid
3 years agoWhite House says Biden spoke with Finland President and Sweden PM over their bid to join NATO
3 years agoSweden, Finland to discuss NATO bid with Turkey in Berlin Saturday: ministers
3 years agoNATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg welcomes "the joint statement by President @niinisto and Prime Minister @MarinSanna supporting an application for NATO membership without delay. This is a sovereign decision by Finland, which NATO fully respects
3 years agoJoint statement by the President of the Republic and Prime Minister of Finland on Finland's NATO membership: Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay
3 years agoFinland joining NATO 'would not be against anyone', its president says
3 years agoBritish Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has made clear that Britain would defend Finland and Sweden if either of the countries were attacked regardless of NATO membership
3 years agoSweden has confirmed today that one of its citizens travelling as a tourist has been detained in Iran
3 years agoU.S. would be able to provide more military aid to Sweden and Finland ahead of accession to the NATO alliance if they are threatened by Russia: Pentagon
3 years agoThe Home Guard on Gotland is trained in anti-tank missiles 57 NLAW
3 years agoRussian Mil Mi-17 violated Finnish airspace today before midday
3 years agoWhite House on Sweden and Finland potentially joining Nato: President Biden has always supported 'open door policy' of the alliance, Psaki says
3 years agoFinnish media reporting that Finland will officially apply to join NATO on May 12
3 years agoRussian reconnaissance plane violated Swedish air space, Stockholm says
3 years agoRussian Foreign Ministry: 3 diplomats were expelled from the Norwegian Embassy in Moscow
3 years agoCroatian President Zoran Milanović said that the country will block Finland's membership in NATO until the election law in Bosnia and Herzegovina is changed
3 years agoActivists from Greenpeace are blocking the oil tanker Ust Luga, preventing it from offloading thousands of tonnes of Russian oil into the port. The action takes place in the Oslo Fjord, by Slagentangen port owned by Esso, a Norwegian subsidiary of ExxonMobil
3 years agoPower grid operator in Finland to restrict transmission capacity in cross-border connections with Russia from Sunday due to "the changing international situation"
3 years agoNorway has donated an air defense system to Ukraine. Mistral air defense system is an effective weapon that has been used in the Navy, and which will be of great benefit to Ukraine, - says Minister of Defense of Norway @Bjornarildgram
3 years agoFinland is shipping a third military aid shipment to Ukraine. No details are provided about the contents of the shipment, but equipment sent has been coordinated with Ukraine to fit their needs
3 years agoMode S 007617 28514 C/S UAV active near StPetersburg
3 years agoRussian Foreign Ministry: Finland and Sweden joining NATO will destabilize the Arctic
3 years agoFinland to make a decision on joining @NATO within weeks, says @MarinSanna
3 years agoSweden will apply for NATO membership - SVD
3 years agoFinland will adopt a report about the national security environment at a government session tomorrow. That report does not contain policy proposals but is expected to start discussions in Finland's parliament about whether to pursue membership in NATO
3 years agoDenmark's Health Agency, concerned by the war in Ukraine, will buy 2 million iodine tablets to protect people in the event of a nuclear accident close to the Nordic country, it said on Monday
3 years agoWhen the President @ZelenskyyUa addresses to the Parliament of Finland, one bank and government websites were under cyber attack
3 years agoMinistry of Defense of Finland: The Department of Defense website is currently undergoing a denial-of-service attack. We are currently investigating.
3 years agoA Russian state aircraft is suspected of violating Finnish airspace this morning. The Border Guard is investigating the matter
3 years agoProspect of Finland and Sweden joining @NATO was discussed this week in Brussels, confirms a senior @StateDept official