STORY: Just 10 miles from the Russian border, Finnish voluntary reservists are sharpening their shooting and drone skills, as the Nordic country’s drive to beef up its already sizeable reservist force. Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine prompted ...

BRITISH troops join a major exercise on Nato’s border with Russia as Finnish soldiers prepare to defend their country. Around 50 from the Edinburgh-based 3 Rifles spent six weeks training in the

NUIJAMAA, Finland (Reuters) -Finland has completed the first 35 km (22 miles) of a 4.5-metre (15-ft) high fence it is building on its closed eastern border with Russia to stop migrants from crossing via the wilderness, the Finnish Border Guard said on ...

Finland is "closely monitoring and assessing Russia’s activities and intentions" near the Finnish border, the country's Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen told AFP on May 22. Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, NATO officials have increasingly ...

Defense cooperation agreements between the United States and Northern European countries pose a direct threat to Russia’s Northern strategic forces. If the United States deploys advanced short-range ballistic missile systems to Norway’s Finnmark or Finland’s Lapland regions,

The European Court of Human Rights said Finland stayed within human rights limits by ordering children back to Russia, stressing that asylum and child-abduction law serve different purposes.

LAPPEENRANTA, Finland (Reuters) -At a shooting range 10 miles from the Russian border, Finnish army reservist Janne Latto opened the trunk of his car and unpacked a small surveillance drone and controller, equipment he sees as vital for any future conflict ...

The EU "eastern flank" meeting includes leaders from Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, ‌Poland and Romania, hoping to send ​a strong ‌signal ahead of ‍a ⁠summit in Brussels next week, host nation Finland has said.