The debate over whether Finland should join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has shifted following Russian forces invading Ukraine, a top Finnish official said on Feb. 24. “Finland is not currently facing an immediate military threat, but it is also now clear that the debate on NATO membership in Finland will change,” Prime Minister Sanna Marin told…
Debate on NATO Membership ‘Will Change’ After Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Finnish Official
Finland Signs Deal to Buy 64 US-Built Stealth Jets
HELSINKI/WASHINGTON—Finland signed a $9.4 billion agreement on Friday to buy U.S. F-35 fighter jets, reaching a deal to bring 64 radar-evading warplanes to a country bordering Russia at a time of high tensions between Moscow and the West over Russian troops massed near the Ukrainian border. However it will be some years before the planes…
Bail Hearing Continues for Canadian Fashion Designer Peter Nygard
TORONTO—A bail hearing for Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard, who faces charges of sexual assault and forcible confinement, continued for a second day Friday before being adjourned to late next week. Nygard, born in Finland, faces charges in both Canada and the United States in connection with incidents that allegedly occurred between 1987 and 2006. He has denied all wrongdoing. The 80-year-old appeared…
Finland Man Blows Up His Tesla Car After Facing $22,000 Replacement Battery Bill
A man in Finland has blown up his Tesla vehicle with 66 pounds of dynamite in defiance over the cost of a new battery after he was faced with a $22,000 repair bill. Tuomas Katainen, who lives in Jaala village in south Finland’s Kymenlaakso, exploded his 2012 Tesla Model S at a former quarry in a…
US Urges Americans to Avoid Travel to Spain, Finland Over COVID-19 Concerns
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday advised Americans against travel to eight destinations including Spain, Finland, Chad, and Lebanon. The CDC also added Bonaire, Monaco, San Marino, and Gibraltar to its “Level 4: Very High” classification. It now lists about 85 countries at its highest level, including nearly all of…
Finland Orders 64 Lockheed F-35 Fighter Jets for $9.4 Billion
HELSINKI/WASHINGTON—Finland has chosen U.S. defense giant Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighters to replace aging F/A-18 combat jets and plans to order 64 planes with weapons systems in a $9.4 billion deal, the government said on Friday. Lockheed Martin competed in a tender for the deal with Sweden’s Saab, U.S. rival Boeing, France’s Dassault, and Britain’s BAE…
A National Passion: Sauna in Finland
Sitting outside, they steam. A whole line of them, leaning on railings and sitting on a bench, cold beers in hand, an incongruous sight here in the heart of Helsinki. While Saturday shoppers and happy couples and little families stroll by on the nearby sidewalks, decked out in casual yet practical Nordic fashions, these soggy,…
Origami Artist Creates Mind-Blowing Medieval Knight With Sword and Shield From Single Piece of Paper
The Japanese artform of origami is a craft of elegant simplicity, and any hopeful origami practitioner knows the challenges in creating artwork from folding a single piece of paper. One professional origami artists from Finland, Juho Könkkölä, who’s enjoyed origami from a very young age, started innovating sophisticated origami fantasy figures “out of boredom” in…
Finland Follows Sweden and Denmark in Halting Use of Moderna Vaccine for Younger Age Group
Finish health authorities have paused the use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine on Oct. 7 for men under the age of 30, just one day after Sweden and Denmark announced a similar measure due to side effects. Mika Salminen, head of the Finnish health institute, said the Nordic country would instead give the Pfizer vaccine to men…
Finland Halts Deportations to Afghanistan After US Troops Leave
HELSINKI—Finland will temporarily halt deportations to Afghanistan because of potential instability there following the withdrawal of U.S. and other foreign troops, its immigration service said on Monday. Jaakko Purontie, head of the immigration service’s legal department, told Reuters no time frame had been set for the suspension of deportations. “For the time being, we do…
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