Large-scale illegal immigration is still the biggest risk on Finland's eastern border, says Colonel Marko Saareks, the new commander of the Kainuu Border Guard District. On 1 February, Colonel Marko ...

The bloc announced new steps to prevent threats to undersea lines after Sweden discovered damage to one east of Gotland ...

A 200-kilometre fence being built on Finland's eastern border with Russia will be completed sooner than expected, and months ahead of schedule, reports Maaseudun Tulevaisuus "The fence will mostly be ...

However, there is so far no agreement on funding for the long-delayed cross-border rail project ... been that Finland's track gauge is wider than the standard gauge used in Sweden and most of the rest ...

Russia crossed the border. The narrative that NATO has ... That was the case in Finland and Sweden. We did not join because we want to threaten Russia. We invite Russia to return to a position ...

As ageing and deficient tankers in the "Russian shadow fleet" traffic the shallow waters of the Baltic Sea, a major oil spill ...

The general mistrust of Russia and the difficult history between the two countries prevents its propaganda from resonating with the majority of the population. The issue is not as concerning for ...

Over the past couple of years, a number of allied aircraft, including surveillance planes and bombers, have made flights along Finland’s border to Russia. It is military unit 28278 that runs the ...

Finland, which shares a 1,340-kilometre (830-mile) eastern border with Russia last year blocked several real estate acquisitions by private individuals and companies linked to Russia, citing ...