Finland

Estonia ferry disaster inquiry backs finding bow door was to blame
Preliminary findings appear to reject claims blast or collision may have caused deadly sinking in 1994
Jon Henley Europe correspondent
23, Jan, 2023 @4:09 PM

Ben Wallace and EU defence ministers to press Germany over tanks to Ukraine
UK defence secretary will meet counterparts from Poland and Baltics in drive to get Berlin to agree re-export of Leopard 2 tanks
Dan Sabbagh and Kate Connolly in Berlin
17, Jan, 2023 @6:37 PM

Visiting green spaces deters mental health drug use, researchers find
Positive effects were stronger among those reporting the lowest annual household income, says Finnish study
Damien Gayle
17, Jan, 2023 @6:00 AM

Turkey pushes back vote on Sweden and Finland’s Nato accession
Ratification will have to wait at least until after elections in May or June, says senior official
Ruth Michaelson
14, Jan, 2023 @3:26 PM

Whistles, cracks, hisses: the noises of the northern lights
Study finds some strong auroras are accompanied by noises from changes in the atmosphere
Kate Ravilious
05, Jan, 2023 @6:00 AM

European New Year’s Eve TV staple Dinner for One to get prequel treatment
Based on a British variety sketch, comedy is traditionally shown at new year across swathes of mainland Europe
Philip Oltermann in Hamburg
30, Dec, 2022 @9:46 AM

Rishi Sunak to meet UK troops in Estonia and attend Baltic summit
UK prime minister joins Nordic and Baltic leaders at summit on countering Russian aggression
Jessica Elgot Deputy politics editor
18, Dec, 2022 @10:30 PM

Finland PM Sanna Marin says Europe is ‘not strong enough’ without the US
Speaking in Sydney, Marin says Europe needs to build its own defence capabilities and says Finland is preparing for cyber-attacks from Russia
Helen Sullivan
02, Dec, 2022 @6:23 AM

Jacinda Ardern and Sanna Marin dismiss suggestion their age and gender was reason for meeting
Finland’s PM says she met Ardern in New Zealand because they are both ‘prime ministers’ after journalist asks whether it was due to similar age
Eva Corlett in Wellington
30, Nov, 2022 @12:29 AM

Finland and Sweden call on Hungary and Turkey to ratify Nato applications
Erdoğan demands action against ‘terrorist’ Kurdish militants as Nordic pair maintain united front
Jon Henley, Europe correspondent
01, Nov, 2022 @1:06 PM

Finland’s main parties back plans to build Russia border fence
Structure would protect areas identified as posing potential risk of large-scale migration from Russia
Jon Henley and Patrick Wintour
19, Oct, 2022 @3:46 PM

UN rebukes Finland for violating rights of its children held in Syria camps
Child rights committee says Helsinki must do more to repatriate those detained as relatives of suspected Islamic State fighters
Oliver Holmes
12, Oct, 2022 @3:35 PM
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