Finland used to follow a policy of neutrality, staying out of military alliances, especially to avoid upsetting Russia. That ...

STORY: Just 10 miles from the Russian border, Finnish voluntary reservists are sharpening their shooting and drone skills, as the Nordic country’s drive to beef up its already sizeable reservist force ...

Sergey Tihanovski is a Belarusian political activist and former presidential candidate. “Politics is a dirty business! You ...

HELSINKI—Finnish President Alexander Stubb is up by 5 a.m. most mornings for triathlon training, a sauna—and, lately, a call from Donald Trump. “Why are you up already?” Trump asked in a recent ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is turning to Finland to bolster America’s icebreaking fleet — a move driven by growing concern that the United States is falling behind global rivals in the race for Arctic ...

HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish authorities said Monday they have charged the captain and two senior officers of a Russia-linked vessel that damaged undersea cables last year between Finland and Estonia. The ...

HELSINKI — Finland’s parliament voted overwhelmingly to pull out of a major international treaty on antipersonnel land mines Thursday as the Nordic country seeks to boost its defenses against an ...

MOSCOW, April 6. /TASS/. Moscow and Helsinki would never go back to the previous format of cooperation, with Finland being member of the aggressive military bloc of NATO, Russian Ambassador to Finland ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

LAPPEENRANTA, FINLAND - At a shooting range 10 miles from the Russian border, Finnish army reservist Janne Latto opened the trunk of his car and unpacked a small surveillance drone and controller, ...

LAPPEENRANTA, Finland (Reuters) -At a shooting range 10 miles from the Russian border, Finnish army reservist Janne Latto opened the trunk of his car and unpacked a small surveillance drone and ...