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How snowy Finland keeps flights on track during winter
Helsinki Airport clears runway snow in just 11 minutes. Why can’t the UK and Germany always do the same? ADVERTISEMENT…
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Finland to close all borders with Russia after migrant surge
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo told a press conference in Helsinki that the last remaining border post, in the Arctic, would…
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Frontex to send 50 more officers to guard Finland-Russia border
Finland will close all but one of its eastern border crossings with Russia, accusing the Kremlin of waging “hybrid warfare”…
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Thousands march silently though Paris, calling for peace in Middle East
Holding blank white banners, 500 French entertainment stars marched from the Arab World Institute to the Museum of Art and…
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Finland’s Russian community angry over border closures
Helsinki’s decision to close four of the country’s nine border crossings with Russia to stem the flow of undocumented migrants…
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Finland shuts down multiple border crossings to stop migrants coming from Russia: PM Petteri Orpo
Finland shut down four of its nine border crossings with Russia late Friday to stop a sudden influx of Middle…
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Finland to close border crossings after Russia migrant ‘malice’
The move comes after an uptick in undocumented migrants showing up at Finnish checkpoints. PM Petteri Orpo says they are…
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Finland says Russia is ‘helping’ migrants make their way to the border
Although overall numbers are still low, the increase amounts to a sharp uptick. ADVERTISEMENT The Finnish Border Guard says there…
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Baltic herring population threatened by warming sea temperatures
Finns have been fishing for herring for generations, but new reduced EU quotas are threatening the traditional livelihoods of coastal…
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State funeral for Finland’s Martti Ahtisaari, former president and Nobel Peace Laureate
Crowds lined the route of the funeral cortege as it made its way from the city’s Lutheran Cathedral to the…
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