The Latest Breaking News from Finland

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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…

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

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

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.

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