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U.S. State Dept OKs potential sale of tactical missiles to Finland

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of AIM 9X Block II tactical missiles, AGM-154 Joint Stand Off weapons and related equipment to Finland for an estimated cost of $323.3 million, the Defense Department said on Monday.

Reuters

'We humiliated ourselves': Sweden’s bid to join NATO meets continued resistance from Turkey

May 18, 2022, was a big day for Sweden. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and more than 200 years of non-military alignment, the Nordic country finally broke with tradition and applied for NATO membership along with Finland. But what was supposed to be an easy accession has proven to be…

France 24

Hungary to back Finland and Sweden NATO bids in 2023, Orban says

Hungary’s parliament will approve Finland’s and Sweden’s bids to join NATO at the legislature’s first session next year, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.

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Friend or foe: Hungary delays ratifying Sweden and Finland’s bid for Nato membership

Hungary has delayed ratifying Finland and Sweden’s bid for Nato membership – but prime minister Viktor Orban said it would be approved early next year.

The Independent UK

Finland to introduce new tax on excessive profits of energy companies

It comes as continent battles a crippling energy crisis

The Independent UK

Hungary to ratify NATO membership for Finland, Sweden early next year - PM Orban

Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday that Hungary's parliament would ratify NATO membership for Finland and Sweden early next year.

Reuters

EU preparing new Russia sanctions package, von der Leyen says

The European Union is pressing ahead with a ninth sanctions package on Russia in response to Moscow's attack on Ukraine, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said during a visit to Finland on Thursday.

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Verge TS Electric Motorcycle Begins Making Its Way To Eager Customers

Finland-based Verge Motorcycles is finally beginning deliveries of the highly anticipated TS electric motorcycle in the European market.

RideApart

Christian Eriksen makes emotional major tournament return 18 months after cardiac arrest

Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch during Denmark's Euro 2020 opener against Finland, but recovered after his cardiac arrest and was in the starting line-up for the World Cup clash with Tunisia

Daily Mirror

Finland to start building fence on Russian border next year

Finnish border guard officials say construction of a planned barbed-wired fence on the Nordic country’s long border with Russia will start early next year

The Independent UK

Finnish daily cancels trip to Qatar World Cup over workers' rights

Finland's largest daily Helsingin Sanomat has cancelled its journalists' assignment to Qatar to cover the soccer World Cup after finding out they would be accomodated in apartments from which migrant workers had been evicted, the paper's editor said on Friday.

Reuters

Finland to spend $143 million on Russia border fence

Finland's government on Thursday proposed spending 139 million euros ($143.4 million) to build fences along parts of the country's border with Russia, fulfilling a promise made in the wake of Moscow's February invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Why is Erling Haaland not playing against Ireland for Norway?

Norway have opted not to play their star man in Dublin, but have left the door open to him featuring against Finland this weekend

Irish Mirror

UK women ‘more likely to die’ around pregnancy than women in Norway or Finland

It comes after a new review suggested that maternal mortality in the UK is on the rise

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Coolbrook is making progress on decarbonizing 'hard to abate' heavy industries

Finland's Coolbrook has developed an electric heating system that it says can forge steel and cement.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Sweden and Finland are right to give up their neutrality in the face of Russia’s war

History is linear, yet it is punctuated by discontinuities. Things that seemed like fixtures in the firmament of the global order sometimes vanish overnight. On Dec. 26, 1991, the Soviet Union disappeared after 69 years. On Sept. 11, 2001, American security vanished in the blink of an eye. This year…

The National (Scotland)

Rangers suffer Glen Kamara injury blow as midfielder withdraws from Finland squad

RANGERS have suffered another injury blow after Glen Kamara was withdrawn from the Finland squad because of a 'leg problem.'

Wales Online

Every Wales player issued with challenge as boss Gemma Grainger bids to shake up 'predictable' starting XI and grow depth

Wales marked their final match of the calendar year with a 1-1 draw against Finland in Pinatar, Spain

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Daily Record

Glen Kamara in furious Rangers 'disagreement' with Gio van Bronckhorst as post St Mirren altercation details emerge

The Finland international was taken off at half-time during the lacklustre performance in Paisley.

Reuters

Finland's coalition frictions spill over in Sami rights dispute

A dispute over the rights of the Sami people living in the Finnish Arctic has brought the frictions in Finland's coalition government into sharp focus just months before a parliamentary election.

Reuters

Germany to Hungary: no grey area on ratifying Sweden, Finland NATO accession

Germany has made it clear to Hungary that there is no grey area when it comes to the ratification of Sweden and Finland's accession to NATO, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said in Berlin on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Sweden and Finland can ‘count on’ Hungary in Nato bid

Hungary said it would ratify the Nordic countries’ accession before the end of the year

Reuters

Hungary: Finland and Sweden 'can count on us' in NATO bid

Hungary's parliament will discuss the ratification of Sweden and Finland's accession to NATO during its autumn session after a series of EU-related bills have been passed, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on Wednesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Erdogan Announces New Meeting on Sweden's NATO Bid

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said another meeting on Sweden's NATO membership bid would be held later this month after hosting Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Ankara on Tuesday. Kristersson was hoping to persuade Türkiye to drop its opposition to Sweden joining the US-led military alliance, with Ankara accusing…

The National (Scotland)

Scotland could ‘match Finland for happiness’ with independence

AN independent Scotland could match Finland on wellbeing and become one of the happiest countries in the world, a new paper has suggested.

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