The Latest Breaking News from Finland

Satellite images show long queues out of Russia as enlistment centre reportedly established at Georgia border

As Russian men line up for kilometres at border crossings to avoid President Vladimir Putin's mobilisation efforts, some have reportedly been issued draft notices at the Georgian border.

ABC News · Sep 28, 2022

Swedish police open investigation into possible sabotage of Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline

Seismic stations in Sweden, Norway and Finland registered two explosions near the leaks

Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2022

Slovak parliament approves NATO membership for Finland, Sweden

Slovakia's parliament on Tuesday ratified the entry of Finland and Sweden to NATO, becoming one of the last countries to back the military alliance's expansion.

Reuters · Sep 27, 2022

More Russians travelled to Finland during weekend, border data shows

Almost 17,000 Russians crossed the border into Finland during the weekend, an 80% rise from a week earlier, Finnish authorities said on Monday, as the influx of people continued in the wake of Russia's announcement of military mobilisation.

Reuters · Sep 26, 2022

Russia announces exemptions from Ukraine war mobilisation

IT workers, bankers and journalists are among the professionals to be excluded from the draft, says defence ministry.

Al Jazeera · Sep 23, 2022

Thousands of men flee Russia after Putin’s call for military mobilisation

Finland and Georgia reported heavy traffic on their borders

Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2022

James Stavridis: Putin’s new cannon fodder won’t win the Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin tripled down on the war in Ukraine in a short but defiant televised speech on Tuesday. Politically, he announced that a series of referendums on joining Russia would be held in the conquered territories of eastern Ukraine this week. Militarily, he repeated previous not-so-veiled threats to…

Tribune News Service · Sep 23, 2022

'I am leaving Russia': young men flee draft, Finland to restrict entry

When 27-year-old Nikita watched Russian President Vladimir Putin announce a military mobilisation while visiting his uncle in St Petersburg, he decided to leave his homeland.

Reuters · Sep 23, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: Russians flee to avoid draft as west says Putin faces ‘major challenges’ to recruit 300,000 – as it happened

Western officials say true target could be higher but significant hurdles remain to mobilise stated target of 300,000

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 212 of the invasion

Zelensky urges Russians to resist mobilisation; traffic at Russian border crossings surges amid exodus; Putin reportedly directing generals in the field

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022