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Finland, Sweden set to join NATO as soon as summer - The Times

Russia has made a "massive strategic blunder" as Finland and Sweden look poised to join NATO as early as the summer, The Times reported on Monday, citing officials.

Reuters

Payment scheme on the table for families who open homes to Ukrainian refugees

“Nothing is ruled out,” the Taoiseach said on a state visit to Finland yesterday.

Irish Mirror

Finland’s Center Party opens door to NATO application

A key member of Finland’s ruling coalition opened the door to a potential NATO membership bid in yet another sign the Nordic country is nearing an application to join the defense alliance following neighboring Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

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Swedes, Finns worry about security risk on the path to NATO

As Sweden and Finland deliberate joining NATO, the two countries are seeking more clarity on how to bridge the gap between filing their applications and when the military alliance’s security guarantees would kick in with full membership.

Tribune News Service

Sweden Democrats leader wants party to change on NATO membership if Finland applies to join alliance

The leader of Sweden's second-biggest opposition party will, should neighbour Finland apply to join NATO, suggest that his party change its stance towards favouring a Swedish membership, he told daily Svenska Dagbladet.

Reuters

Finland to apply for Nato membership ‘within weeks’, former PM claims

It comes after Moscow warned a bid for Nato membership would result in ‘the destruction’ of the country

The Independent UK

Finland to Return Seized Art Works to Russia

Finland will return to Russia some Russian art works seized by Finnish customs, the country's foreign ministry said on Friday. Finnish customs had stopped three shipments of art works worth around 42 million euros ($46 million) to check whether they were classed as luxury goods and were therefore subject to…

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Fur Real: Rare Flying Squirrel Mom And Babies Caught On Camera

Zenger News spoke to Ossi Saarinen and he said: "I took the video in Espoo, Southern Finland, in the summer of 2021".

Zenger

Finland may apply for Nato membership ‘within weeks’

Finland could submit its application for Nato membership within weeks, its Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto has suggested.

Evening Standard

Finnish government websites hit by cyberattack

Finland's government website and those of several ministries were hit by a cyberattack on Friday, the government said, at the same time that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi gave a video address to the Finnish Parliament.

Reuters

Russia says paintings seized in Finland to return this weekend

Russian paintings seized in Finland this week will return to Russia at the weekend, Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova said on Friday.

Reuters

Finland's NATO application could be imminent

Finland shares a 830-mile border with Russia.

Axios

Prospect of Finland, Sweden joining NATO discussed at Brussels meeting: State Dept. official

The prospect of Finland and Sweden joining NATO was part of the discussion during a meeting of foreign ministers from the military alliance in Brussels this week, a senior U.S. State Department official said.

Reuters

Russia says it would have to 'rebalance' if Finland and Sweden join NATO

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that if Finland and Sweden joined NATO then Russia would have to "rebalance the situation" with its own measures.

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Finland to clarify next steps on possible NATO entry within weeks -foreign minister

Finland will clarify next steps regarding a possible decision to seek NATO membership in the coming weeks, Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto told reporters after attending a NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels on Thursday.

The Independent UK

NATO chief says Finland, Sweden welcome to apply to join

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military alliance would quickly welcome Finland and Sweden into the fold if they decided to apply

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4-star Finland OL includes UGA football in top 4

The 6-foot-6, 315-pound tackle plays high school football for The Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut

The Independent UK

How Nordic wines became the latest trend for savvy travellers

Thanks to an emerging set of forward-thinking winemakers, Nordic wine-tasting breaks are becoming ever more commonplace, finds Lucy Thackray

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If Finland and Sweden apply to join NATO, they would be welcomed, Stoltenberg says

NATO allies would welcome Finland and Sweden into the alliance if they decided to join but any such move is up to the two nations, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Why Putin faces "more NATO" in the Arctic after Ukraine invasion

The sound of gunfire echoed around the Norwegian fjords as a row of Swedish and Finnish soldiers, positioned prone behind banks of snow, trained rifles and missile launchers on nearby hills ready for an enemy attack.

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Four-star offensive lineman puts Ohio State in final list of four

Ohio State hopes to add a big-time talent from the country of Finland.

France 24

Sweden 'needs the security of NATO membership': Leading Swedish MEP

As a recent poll shows that six in 10 Swedish people support joining NATO alongside neighbour Finland, leading Swedish MEP Tomas Tobé tells FRANCE 24 why he backs ending two centuries of military neutrality in Sweden. "It is clear that Sweden needs to build security together with others. It is…

The Guardian - UK

‘You really hope they don’t have sex’: meet the man behind the Finnish answer to Lost in Translation

Juho Kuosmanen’s new film Compartment No 6 won the Cannes Grand Prix last year. He talks of how it was received in Russia, his underdog status and whether he is a romantic

The Guardian - UK

‘Our traditions have been criminalised’ – the Arctic artists bringing protest to the Venice Biennale

They’re threatened by loggers, miners, global heating and culling laws – but the Sámi are fighting back with art. Our writer meets them in the frozen tundra as they prepare for the art world’s biggest global gathering

Reuters

Finland resumes rail link to Russia

Finland's national railway operator VR Group said on Wednesday it would resume services between Helsinki and Saint Petersburg in Russia on March 30, less than a week after having halted the service.

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