75 Years On Russia Again Engaged in a Winter War
byStaunton – Seventy-five years ago today, Moscow launched what became known as the Winter War against Finland. It used much the same propaganda and…
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Same-Sex Marriage Approved By Finnish Parliament
byMembers of Finnish Parliament have passed a citizen initiative to legalize same-sex marriage after a close vote where 105 members voted for, while 92…
Finnish parliament debates same sex marriage legislation before Friday vote
byHelsingin Sanomat reports that the Finnish parliament is preparing for a debate about Finnish same sex legislation before voting on an amendment to existing…
Niinistö: Finland missed opportunity to join NATO 20 years ago
byFinnish President Sauli Niinistö told the Washington Post in a weekend interview that “it would have been a very easy step” for Finland to…
Markov: Baltic States Should Be Very Afraid Of Russia
byIn an interview with Swedish national television, SVT, Russian political scientist and “personal advisor” to Vladimir Putin, Sergey Markov, has said that while Sweden…
Finnish demonstrators gather to block construction of Russian-funded nuclear power plant
by“The thing that has annoyed me most in this discussion is a certain attitude, even Russophobia, that has been evident in several speeches,” Stubb…
A Timeline of Renewed Finlandization
byTracking Finnish foreign policy as it ricochets wildly between East and West has become a challenge for even the most seasoned observers of Finnish…
YLE: Finland at a crossroads developing new Russia policy
byFinland’s approach to Russia is at a crossroads. After decades of following the Paasikivi-Kekkonen doctrine, which held thatFinland should always be seen by Russia…
Nordic and Baltic foreign ministers demand release of Eston Kohver from Russia
byNordic and Baltic Foreign Ministers met in Tallinn on Friday where they issued a stern statement demanding the release of Estonian officer Eston Kohver…