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UK, Finland, Estonia practice subsea infrastructure protection in Baltic Sea

Though the exercise is being conducted under the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) defensive cooperation of NATO, which includes the Nordic and Baltic states, the Netherlands, and Britain, all three participants are members of the military alliance

Kremlin warns of tensions if Poland sends troops to monitor Finnish-Russian border

Finland infuriated Russia earlier this year when it joined NATO, ending decades of military non-alignment, due to the war in Ukraine. After Poland offered to send military advisers to help Helsinki monitor the frontier, Moscow indicated that it would be perceived as a threat

Russia warns Poland against sending troops to Finland border

On Wednesday, Finland declared that it was not aware of the Polish proposal. In an attempt to stop an exceptionally high number of asylum seekers, Helsinki has blocked its whole 1,340 km border with Russia for two weeks

Turkey likely to ratify Sweden’s NATO accession bid ‘within few weeks’, confirms Swedish minister

Both Sweden and Finland sought to join NATO last year after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. But Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, whose country is a NATO member, raised objections over what he said was the two countries’ protection of groups that Ankara deems terrorists

EU sends reinforcements to Finland amid suspicions of Russian involvement in migrant surge

Frontex anticipates a 'significant reinforcement' consisting of 50 border guard officers, support staff, patrol cars, and supplementary equipment, to be operational by next week

India's engagement with Nordic-Baltic Eight countries expanded in past few years, says S Jaishankar

Jaishankar highlighted the increase in mobility between India and Finland. "Direct flights between India and Finland and India to Denmark are facilitating mobility between our countries."

Finland accuses Moscow of organising flow of migrants, to place barriers at 4 border crossings with Russia

Finnish authorities said this week that Russia has in recent months started allowing undocumented travellers to access the border zone and enter crossing stations where they can request asylum in Finland.

Finland to close border crossings with Russia over migrant influx

The flood of migrants "poses a serious threat to national security... burdening the operations of the authorities in the eastern border area," according to Markku Hassinen, deputy chief of the Finnish border guard

'Historic agreement': Israel announces sale of David’s Sling air defence system to Finland

This cutting-edge system, a collaborative effort between Israeli and US companies, boasts the capability to intercept a range of threats, including ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as aircraft and drones

Anti-Black racism is rising in EU countries, led by Germany, study finds

Racism towards Black people is growing in Europe, with Germany, Austria and Finland showing the highest rates of discrimination and harassment, a survey of first- and second-generation Black immigrants in 13 EU countries published on Wednesday found